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North Korea rejects denuclearization, vows 'ceaseless' nuclear buildup over US-led alliance

The spokesman said recent US-South Korean WMD response discussions amounted to an "open declaration of confrontation" and warned such actions could lead Pyongyang to invoke nuclear force provisions.

This picture taken on March 4, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 5, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a sea-to-surface strategic cruise missile test launch conducted on the destroyer Choe Hyon at an undisclosed location.
An aerial view shows the damaged Aeon Mall shopping centre after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 28, 2026.

Death toll from earthquake in southwestern Japan rises to 34, six more reported injured

A woman holds banners denouncing the Iranian regime, June 21, 2026; illustrative.

Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests

Black bear at Yellowstone Park, photographed May 22, 2026. (Illustrative)

Tokyo drift: Black bear that sent Japanese city into lockdown, sparked multi-day search, captured


Israeli directed movie won two prizes at 36th Tokyo International Film Festival

The movie marks the first time an Iranian and an Israeli have co-directed a film.

 GUY NATTIV, director of ‘Tatami’, and his wife, producer/actress Jaime Ray Newman, at the Tokyo Film Festival.

A pastrami sandwich is a new star of Tokyo’s hip food scene

The flavors being served up, though distinctly Jewish and American, are not entirely strange to the Japanese palette.

 An artistic illustrative image of a sandwich sliced in half.

Places to visit during a family vacation in Japan

Check out this list of incredible sites to visit while vacationing in Japan.

 TOKYO DISNEYLAND.

Captivating concert tour: Roi Dayan enchants Japanese audiences with his mandolin mastery


Business and pleasure: Israel and Japan sign a new visa agreement

Visa applicants must meet a number of basic requirements including a clean criminal record, having medical insurance and having a way to support themselves. 

 Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen and Japanese Foreign Minister Kenji Yamada sign the "work-holiday" visa agreement in April 2023.

Team Israel baseball players were filmmakers for new documentary about 2020 Olympic run

A documentary had followed Team Israel’s Cinderella run in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and the filmmakers wanted to make a sequel.

 TEAM ISRAEL won a silver medal this week at the European Baseball Championships in Torino, Italy, after a heartbreaking 9-4 loss to the Netherlands in the final.

Japan to start paying citizens one million yen to leave Tokyo

The financial incentives highlight the challenges that Japan is facing with its low birth rate and long life expectancy.

Rainbow Bridge at night, Tokyo, Japan

Israel and Japan celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations


Israel, Japan make strides towards free trade agreement

Israel and Japan have a relatively large volume of trade, with $1.23 billion in Israeli exports to Japan and $1.51 billion in the other direction.

 Defense Minister Benny Gantz on the first diplomatic visit to Japan since 2012.

‘Tokyo Shaking’ enacts a real-life disaster - film review

The acting, cinematography and production are highly polished, but the script seems designed to mute any real conflict.

 ‘TOKYO SHAKING’