Jews in japan

Israelis in Japan should follow these rules when visiting, expert says

As is the case in every country, Israelis abroad must understand how to behave in different international cities

 Mount Fuji, Japan
Kinori Rosnow has played for Japan's national team in multiple international lacrosse competitions.

Meet the Jewish player on Japan’s national lacrosse team

 Women take part in a ritual event of naked festival, for the first time in its 1250 years of history, at Owari Okunitama Shrine, also known as Konomiya Shrine, in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan February 22, 2024

Women take part in Japan's 1,250-year-old 'naked festival' for first time

TOURISTS TAKE pictures next to the Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, last month.

For Jewish teens in Asia, first BBYO convention in Singapore offers a rare sense of community


This Jewish man survived World War II — in Axis-era Japan

Countless Jews have harrowing stories of growing up under the terror of Nazi rule, but Shapiro has a different tale of growing up under the Axis — he was one of the few Jews living in Japan.

High-rise buildings are seen at the Shinjuku business district during sunset in Tokyo, Japan, May 31, 2018

This Jewish man survived World War II — in Axis-era Japan

Countless Jews have harrowing stories of growing up under the terror of Nazi rule, but Shapiro has a different tale of growing up under the Axis — he was one of the few Jews living in Japan.

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Grapevine: J&J

But there was more to the Jewish-Japanese relationship than is generally known.

AUTHORS ELLIOT JAGER (left) and Azriel Bermant (center) discuss British-Israeli relations with journalist Matthew Kalman in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Japan’s forbidden fruit

How Abe’s landslide victory and Japan’s security challenges open a new door for Israeli security tech

PM Netanyahu and PM of Japan Shinzo Abe‏

L’improbable histoire du sauvetage de juifs par un ambassadeur japonais

L'autre miracle des lumières

Réfugiés juifs en attente de visa devant le consulat japonais à Kauna

Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake, nuclear plant briefly disrupted

A tsunami of up to 1.4 meters (4.5 feet) had been observed around Sendai, about 70 km north of Fukushima, following the quake, which struck at 5:59 a.m local time.

An aerial view shows No.3 reactor building at tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

My father, the soldier of occupation

Lacking the benefit of my father’s first-person perspective has spurred me to do my own research into the US occupation of Japan, a subject I have found holds little interest for most Americans of my acquaintance.

THE AUTHOR’S FATHER

Report: At least 19 dead in knife attack in Japan

Police in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, west of Tokyo have arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Kyodo reported.

People cross a junction in front of advertising billboards in the Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo

The unknown legacy of a Japanese hero: Chiune Sugihara

Against orders from the Japanese government, Consul Sugihara issued the Jews of Kovno thousands of transit visas, allowing the recipients passage through the Soviet Union and Japan.

NOBUKI SUGIHARA, son of Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara (in black and white picture), who helped save thousands of Lithuanian Jews in World War II, speaks during a street-naming ceremony in honor of his father in Netanya, earlier this month.

Tokyo police arrest man in connection with Anne Frank vandalism

Pages ripped from at least 265 copies of the diary and other related books in public libraries and book stores throughout Tokyo.

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