Japan says no to Palestinian state recognition, citing U.S. ties

Japan is unlikely to recognize a Palestinian state in the near future, according to local media reports, with officials citing the country’s strategic alignment with the United States as the primary reason behind its stance. While Japan has long supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the reports suggest Tokyo is hesitant to take […]
Japan Remembers 80 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings

As bells rang out over the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Wednesday, the world paused to remember a moment that changed history forever. Eighty years ago today, on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in war, unleashing devastation on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, on […]


