Japan

Between Japan and Scandinavia: How a developer apartment in Ra’anana became a calm family home

A six-room developer apartment in Ra’anana was transformed for a young family, with fewer rooms, more light, smart carpentry, and a focus on order, calm, and daily flow.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Interior Design and Planning: Noa Kuperman.
Tetsuya Yamagami, suspected of killing former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, is escorted by police officers as he is taken to prosecutors, at Nara-nishi police station in Nara, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 10, 2022.

Japanese Court sentences man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former PM Shinzo Abe

Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested on the spot in July 2022 after fatally firing at Abe with a homemade gun while he was delivering a campaign speech in the western city of Nara.

|ByREUTERS
LOVE ON TRIAL will be the opening film of the festival.

Aki-no Japanese Film Festival features cinematic

For the past decade, Aki-no has been one of the capital’s most eagerly anticipated cultural events; this year, it will present works from celebrated auteurs as well as rising talents.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi at his Jerusalem office, January 11, 2026.

Netanyahu, Sa'ar meet with Japanese FM in his first bilateral diplomatic visit to Israel

Netanyahu congratulated Motegi and the delegation members on their visit to Israel and thanked them for their support.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, TPS

Assassin’s creed shadows: A grand adventure in Japan | Game review

The latest installment in the series, set in feudal Japan, delivers stunning visuals, abundant content, and an engaging storyline featuring two unique and distinct protagonists.

MARCH 25, 2025ByLIOR NOVIK/MAARIV
Assassin’s Creed – New Game

How Chinese Han bronze mirrors were recycled in ancient Japan

Researchers model production of Kofun-period imitation mirrors from imported Han Chinese materials.

MARCH 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
How Chinese Han bronze mirrors were recycled in ancient Japan.

Volunteer discovers over a thousand World War II casualties’ remains which await identification

Over 180,000 remain unidentifiable.

MARCH 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sawaka Nakano, 42, a soldier with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), stands on the flight deck under a rainbow on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's amphibious transport ship JS Osumi (LST-4001) in waters close to Okinawa (illustrative)

Scientists develop cyborg cockroach swarms for search-and-rescue missions

In lab tests, swarms of 20 cyborg cockroaches navigated complex terrain using a new algorithm mimicking human group strategies.

MARCH 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Search and rescue missions. Illustration.

Grapevine February 26, 2025: Diplomatic stand-ins

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR Arai Yusuke addresses his guests, while former president Reuven Rivlin, former prime minister Ehud Olmert and his wife, Aliza, and Chief of State Protocol Gil Haskel sit alongside.

Japan will accept wounded Gazans on humanitarian grounds, PM tells parliament

Prime Minister Ishiba denied that the move had anything to do with Donald Trump's comments on the relocation of Gazan's and stressed that this was only a temporary move.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, February 7, 2025.

Korean-Japanese dive probes fate of 183 drowned at Josei coal mine in WWII

Japanese government says it's 'practically difficult' to conduct an investigation due to unclear burial location.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Chiuna Sugihara: The Japanese diplomat who proved 'even one person can change the world'

Even 125 years after his birth, Japanese diplomat Chiuna Sugihara, who saved thousands of people during the Holocaust, is far from forgotten.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
CHIUNE SUGIHARA, the 'Japanese Schindler.'

Osaka bans smoking on public streets ahead of 2025 World Expo

The move comes "to improve the environment and beautify the city in a way that is appropriate for an international tourist city," according to the statement. 

JANUARY 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cigarette Smoke

Queen Lu: The fusion restaurant offering Thai, Japanese menus - review

Queen Lu, a fusion restaurant with separate Japanese and Thai menus.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByGLORIA DEUTSCH
Queen Lu.