Japan

When asked what has been the most exciting international appearance, Palestinian-Japanese soprano, Mariam Tamari, quipped that there was nothing like performing with her fellow Palestinian musicians. "We work with...

The female co-founder of the once-feared radical leftist militant Japanese Red Army group, Fusako Shigenobu, was released from prison yesterday after serving a 20-year sentence in connection to a...

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has acquired a five per cent stake in Japanese gaming giant Nintendo, worth $2.98 billion. According to a filing with Japan's Ministry of Finance...

The US plans to remove a radical Jewish group and a Palestinian group which has fought against the occupation from its list of terror organisations. According to AP, US State...

Japan, on Wednesday, said it will cooperate with Qatar on efforts to stabilise global energy markets reeling due to the Russia-Ukraine war, Anadolu News Agency reports. Prime Minister, Fumio...

Turkey and Japan aim to strengthen bilateral cooperation on multilateral platforms, Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Cavusoglu, said on Saturday, Anadolu News Agency reports. According to the report, in a joint...

Japan has asked the UAE to help stabilise international crude oil supplies amid growing uncertainty due to the Ukraine war and measures against Russia, Anadolu News Agency reports. In...

The European Union has joined a number of countries who have called on Sudanese authorities to commit to defending media freedoms and respecting the right to peaceful assembly. The...

The National Library of Palestine received the first collection of rare historical photographs today belonging to the Japanese photographer Ryuichi Hirokawa who has documented Palestine since 1967. The photographs were presented...

The ambassadors of the G7 group called on Egypt to issue a "clear condemnation" of the unjustified Russian invasion and support "the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine," stressing...

Neither Qatar nor any other single country has the capacity to replace Russian gas supplies to Europe with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the event of disruption due to...

In the kingdom's latest venture into the lucrative gaming industry, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has purchased a five per cent stake in the iconic Japanese games developer Capcom...

Western countries have condemned the alleged killings of former Afghan soldiers and police, as rights groups demand a probe, the Guardian reported. The US led the chorus of condemnation,...

Japan has provided a $10 million grant to support Palestinian efforts to reach independence. The funds will be spent on local government, agriculture, civil society and in other fields....

Japan, on Thursday, said it will continue to have "working-level discussions with the Taliban", who are leading an interim government in Afghanistan, Anadolu News Agency reports. "Japan will continue...

An Algerian farmer has won international recognition for his organically produced olive oil, having won both the Extra Virgin Early Harvest category in the Dubai Olive Oil Competition in...

The world's biggest climate change culprits spend on average a staggering 2.3 times more on border bolstering than climate finance, Transnational Institute (TNI) revealed in a report. The report,...

Qatar and UAE are reportedly looking to host this year's Club World Cup following Japan's decision to withdraw from holding the competition last month due to coronavirus concerns. Football...

The ambassadors of the Group of Seven (the G7) countries yesterday called on Tunisian President Kais Saied to "appoint a new prime minister as soon as possible, and return...

It can't have been easy for someone to be born in one country, grow up in another, live in a third and represent a fourth in the Olympics. That,...

The UAE's Mohamed Al-Hammadi won bronze in the men's 100 metre T34 race in the Tokyo Paralympics yesterday. Australian Rheed McCracken raced to gold in 15.37 seconds, followed by...

Hanna is 1 of 5 athletes representing Palestine at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics the occupied country's 7th appearance at the games

Turkey's Recep Ciftci bagged a bronze medal in men's Judo – 60kg, defeating Marcos Dennis Blanco of Colombia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games today, scoring Turkey's first medal...

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi called on Japan to release Iranian funds frozen in the country because of US sanctions, Iranian state TV reported after the president met on Sunday...

Swimmer Dania Nour carried the Palestinian flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics this summer, showcasing her culture on a world stage is the best thing she’s ever done

Japan and Egypt have agreed to cooperate on maintaining stability in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of British and NATO forces from the country, the Japan Times reported. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah...

A Turkish referee has received death threats on social media by Saudi trolls after he disqualified a Saudi karateka during the men's final event at the Tokyo Olympics last...

Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit tasked new state Public Prosecutor Amit Eisman to investigate allegations that former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen had received bribes during his tenure, the Times of...

Syrian table tennis prodigy Hend Zaza, the youngest athlete at the Tokyo Olympics, has accepted an invitation to train in China next month by the country's Olympic Committee, according to...

Two Arab athletes at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games made headlines when they pulled out rather than participate alongside their Israeli counterparts. A third, however, was celebrated by...

When the Palestinian Olympic delegation of five athletes – adorned in traditional Palestinian attire and carrying the Palestinian flag – crossed into Tokyo's Olympic Stadium during the inauguration ceremony...

Iran will respond promptly to any threat against its security, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, after the United States, Israel, and Britain blamed Tehran for an attack...