Tokyo

At age 25: Olympic medalist Avishag Semberg retires

After a stellar career highlighted by an Olympic bronze in Tokyo, the taekwondo fighter who became one of Israel’s most beloved athletes will announce her retirement at a press conference.

NOVEMBER 1, 2026|ByYANIV TUCHMAN

Avishag Semberg, Taekwondo bronze medalist.

The company urged ticket holders to decide within 12 hours whether they wanted an alternative flight on another airline with a layover or to receive a financial refund. Arkia.

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.

OCTOBER 20, 2026|ByYOAV ETIEL

Peter Kurz wears his Israel baseball shirt with pride.

'Where Traditions Meet': The inside story of Israeli baseball's rise from nonexistent to Olympics

Peter Kurz recounts the improbable journey of Israel’s baseball team to the Tokyo Olympics, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, challenges, and personal triumphs.

OCTOBER 18, 2026|ByHOWARD BLAS

Willy Rudolf Foerster with his children, Willy Jr. and Erica.

The forgotten German who saved Jews in Japan - and the diary that resurfaced 80 years later

A child’s wartime diary has reopened the story of Willy Rudolf Foerster, a German industrialist who helped Jewish refugees reach Japan.

OCTOBER 18, 2026|ByLIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI

Israel's El Al to offer direct flights to Tokyo and Melbourne

Following Saudi Arabia opening its airspace, Israel’s top airline has announced that new routes to Japan and Australia are in the works.

JULY 27, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY

: An Israel El Al airlines plane is seen after its landing following its inaugural flight between Tel Aviv and Nice at Nice international airport, France, April 4, 2019.

The loss of Shinzo Abe, a Pacific titan - opinion

“To defend freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law” are the principles Shinzo Abe declared to stand on.

JULY 13, 2022ByJUDAH WAXELBAUM

THEN-US president Barack Obama meets with then-Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, 2013.

Japan bids farewell to assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe

Hundreds had filed into the temple on Monday evening to pay their respects to Abe, a polarizing figure who dominated politics as Japan's longest-serving premier.

JULY 12, 2022ByREUTERS

Mourners pray for late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, at Headquarters of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022

Mourning Abe, Japan's ruling party secures somber election win

Liberal Democratic Party led by Kishida wins elections amid assassination of Shinzo Abe

JULY 11, 2022ByREUTERS

Opioids may be a new treatment for inflammatory disease - study

A press release from the Tokyo University of Science described the study as "an important milestone."

DECEMBER 11, 2021ByEMILY CRASNICK

Japan's Joker assailant wanted to 'kill lots of people' - police

The attacker behind a stabbing and arson attack on a Tokyo train said he "wanted to kill lots of people."

NOVEMBER 2, 2021ByREUTERS

People escape through windows of a Tokyo train line following a knife and arson attack in Tokyo, Japan, October 31, 2021, in this still image obtained from a social media video.

Man dressed as Joker terrorizes Tokyo train, injuring 17

A man was unconscious and in critical condition after being stabbed, while witnesses also said the attacker had spread fluid around the train and started a fire, according to media.

OCTOBER 31, 2021ByREUTERS