In recent years, the Lithuania-based diplomat who issued thousands of visas to Jews became a household name - but is his lionization part of a familiar post-Holocaust phenomenon?

The city aims to attract foreign talent in technology and research to become a powerhouse beyond Japan’s shores

Defense minister meets with Japanese counterpart and inks deal to increase cooperation on military equipment and technology as the two nations celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties

Defense minister will meet with high-ranking Japanese government and security officials, as well as with US ambassador Rahm Emanuel

60th year of annual Jerusalem event aims to break down walls between performers and audiences

'The city of Jerusalem sends its condolences to the Japanese people and mourns the death of a friend of Israel, a great leader of his people and the entire world,' mayor says

Lapid laments 'heinous murder' of 'true friend of Israel,' while Herzog lauds Abe as 'one of Japan's most preeminent leaders' and Netanyahu recalls their 'brave friendship'

Fusako Shigenobu, draped in keffiyah, apologizes for hurting innocents; 3 Japanese Red Army members recruited by Palestinian terrorists, killed 8 Israelis, 16 tourists

Japan accounts for 15.8% of all foreign investment in Israeli high-tech, compared just 1.8% in 2016, data compiled by consulting firm Harel-Hertz shows

A Jerusalem ceremony highlights the ever-widening impact of the only Japanese citizen honored as Righteous Among the Nations... and the folly of obtuse adherence to bureaucracy