Japan
Arkia sold tickets to Tokyo without approval from Japan - and is now being sued for millions
Thousands of Israelis who purchased tickets for the direct route to Japan were forced to deal with flight cancellations after authorities in the country failed to approve their operation.
Japan launches uncrewed space mission to become first to gather samples from Mars' moon Phobos
The forgotten German who saved Jews in Japan - and the diary that resurfaced 80 years later
Arkia cancels long-awaited direct route to Tokyo
Rahm Emanuel meets Herzog, calls for ‘historic agreement’ on Israeli-Palestinian future
Emanuel said Arab states’ push for regional stability, Israel’s security needs, and Palestinian self-determination could be brought together in a diplomatic framework.
China expands coast guard patrols off Taiwan’s coast, as Taiwan tracks 'upward trend' of movement
China launched a new coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, prompting Taipei to deploy vessels and vow to expel Chinese ships from its waters.
Wreck of Japan's WWII 'Hellship' carrying Allied POWs found off Philippine coast after 80 years
The discovery, announced by the Hellships Memorial Foundation, was also aired in early June on the Discovery Channel’s Expedition Unknown program.
Iran begins talks with Japanese firms on oil sales under temporary US sanctions waiver
A senior Iranian official said any deal would require the US to extend the current waiver given the shipping time between Japan and Iran.
'Kotsuji's Gift': The Japanese scholar who rescued Jewish refugees during World War II - review
The picture is cropped. A Japanese man standing to one side has been cut away. That man is Kotsuji, and the book is the long work of putting him back.
Israel must seize the opportunities created by Japan's strategic awakening - opinion
Together, Japan and Israel can cooperate on issues that will define the 21st century.
USS Herring’s final resting place confirmed 82 years after being lost in WWII
Herring and her 83 crew were presumed lost after failing to report to Midway on July 13, 1944. She was stricken from the Navy Register four months later.
‘Independence by force’ is a dead end for Taiwan - opinion
Spokesperson for the People’s Republic of China’s Embassy in Israel: Reunification is the only path forward.
Israel’s long-term challenge requires strategy beyond military power in Iran rivalry - opinion
Israel has already demonstrated that it can strike Iran; the harder task is building the coalition needed to outlast it.
Voices from the Arab press: Attacking civilians is never justified
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
