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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
September 19, 2025, 4:02 pm
Japan’s FM pledged not to recognize Palestinian state at UN, Israel says
No immediate confirmation of decision from Tokyo, amid wave of Western countries vowing to recognize Palestinian sovereignty at UN summit set for next week
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, September 7, 2025. (Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP)
September 17, 2025, 6:52 am
Japan won’t recognize Palestinian state at upcoming UN General Assembly — report
Asked about move, which is likely aimed at maintaining relations with US, Tokyo says it is considering ‘appropriate timing and modalities’ of Palestinian statehood recognition
By Reuters
Doves fly past the 'Peace Statue' in Nagasaki, Japan, after being released into the air during the 80th annual memorial for the US nuclear bombing of the city in World War II, August 9, 2025. (JIJI PRESS / AFP)
August 9, 2025, 12:40 pm
Israeli envoy attends Nagasaki 80th atom bomb anniversary, a year after Gaza war snub
Memorial for US atomic bombing of Japanese city during WWII attended by representatives from some 100 countries, amid prayers for global peace, nuclear weapons ban
By Agencies and ToI Staff
An anti-Israel protest in front of the Japan National Press Club, where Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is scheduled to hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2025. (Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
May 14, 2025, 1:34 pm
Protesters chanting ‘genocide’ try to enter Sa’ar press conference in Tokyo
Security personnel keep demonstrators out; FM vows to never be silenced, predicts Abraham Accords will expand after Gaza war
By Nava Freiberg
Israeli Consul in Japan Avinoam Mizrahi, second from right, with three Israeli men who had been stranded in a mountainous ski resort near Japan's Hakuba, after their rescue, January 7, 2025. (Israeli Embassy in Tokyo)
January 7, 2025, 9:38 am
3 Israelis rescued from freezing Japanese mountain where they were stranded
Snowboarders got stuck after venturing off marked trails at Hakuba ski resort; Israeli envoy thanks Japanese for efforts, says trio undergoing medical checks
By ToI Staff
A British Airways flight taking off from Ben Gurion International Airport, September 3, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
December 14, 2024, 12:48 am
UK, Japan and China ease travel warnings to Israel amid ceasefire with Hezbollah
Foreign Ministry said to view announcements as a positive but unclear what effect they’ll have on airlines, some of which have canceled flights until spring
By ToI Staff
Doves fly over the Peace Statue during a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of the US atomic bombing at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)
August 9, 2024, 10:05 pm
Nagasaki marks A-bomb anniversary without US and other envoys after excluding Israel
Six Western ambassadors skip the event, attending an alternative Tokyo ceremony, after mayor leaves Jewish state out of proceedings
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Eighty-five-year-old atomic bombing survivor Takeko Kudo (3rd L) and other representatives observe a moment of silence at the time of the bombing at 11:02 am during a peace memorial ceremony at an indoor facility due to approaching Typhoon Khanun in Nagasaki, Nagasaki prefecture on August 9, 2023, as the city marks the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing during World War II. (Photo by JAPAN POOL / JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT / JAPAN OUT
August 7, 2024, 5:39 pm
Western ambassadors pull out of Nagasaki memorial after Israel not invited
Slamming Japanese mayor’s ‘politicization’ of event, US and British embassies say they’ll send lower-ranking diplomats; Australia, Italy, Canada and EU slated to follow suit
By AFP and ToI Staff
World leaders in Hiroshima, western Japan Sunday, May 21, 2023, on the sidelines of the G7 summit. (Takashi Aoyama/Pool Photo via AP)
July 20, 2024, 6:47 pm
Hiroshima dismisses calls to disinvite Israel from atomic bomb commemorations
Some activists and survivors say it’s a double standard to invite Israel after disinviting Russia and Belarus, but others support the presence of nations at war
By ToI Staff
Representatives of member countries vote on a resolution that would have recognized the Palestinians as a full UN member state, during a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
April 21, 2024, 9:07 am
Israel to summon ambassadors of 6 countries that voted for Palestinian UN membership
Foreign Ministry spokesperson says ‘a strong protest’ will be lodged with envoys of France, Japan, South Korea, Malta, Slovenia and Ecuador
By AFP and ToI Staff
Nobuki Sugihara and family at a ceremony honoring his late father Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania in 1940 who issued transit visas that saved thousands of Jews (Times of Israel)
August 1, 2023, 8:42 pm
Researchers say Japan exaggerated the story of ‘Japanese Schindler’ Chiune Sugihara
In recent years, the Lithuania-based diplomat who issued thousands of visas to Jews became a household name – but is his lionization part of a familiar post-Holocaust phenomenon?
By Jordyn Haime
Defense Minister Benny Gantz (left) and Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada shake hands during a signing of the Japan-Israel defense exchange memorandum of understanding after their bilateral meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, August 30, 2022. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)
August 30, 2022, 3:41 pm
In Tokyo, Gantz signs defense deal with Japan as global tensions simmer
Defense minister meets with Japanese counterpart and inks deal to increase cooperation on military equipment and technology as the two nations celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties
By AP and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz during a visit to Japan to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations between the countries, August 29, 2022 (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 29, 2022, 2:45 pm
Gantz arrives in Tokyo for visit marking 70 years of diplomatic relations
Defense minister will meet with high-ranking Japanese government and security officials, as well as with US ambassador Rahm Emanuel
By Ash Obel
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