TOKYO: A photographic exhibition of Arab life and places, seen through Japanese diplomats’ eyes, was held in Tokyo on Thursday. It was organized by the Council of Arab Ambassadors and Heads of Missions in Tokyo at the Omani Embassy as part of “Arab Week.” The exhibition – “Arabs through Japanese Diplomats’ Eyes” – was inspired by the “Japan through Diplomats’ Eyes” exhibition
TOKYO: Diplomats from Islamic countries and regions took part in a Tokyo policy briefing and discussion meeting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office on Wednesday. Tokyo Gov. KOIKE Yuriko, who has strong ties with Arabic and Islamic countries, made the opening remarks. “It is a great pleasure and honor to welcome you to the ‘Tokyo Networking.’ I am very pleased to have
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Tokyo, May 14 (Jiji Press) The top representative of the Palestinian mission to Japan criticized on Friday a senior Japanese defense official s remark backing Israel over the intensifying Isreali-Palestinian violence.
At a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo, Ambassador Waleed Siam called the Twitter post on Wednesday by State Minister of Defense Yasuhide Nakayama rasist and discriminatory.
Nakayama tweeted that Israel has the right to protect its own citizens from terror attacks.
While stressing that it was so disappointing that such a remark was made by a senior Japanese official, Siam urged Tokyo to keep putting pressure on Jerusalem to stop escalating the conflict and killing Palestinian citizens.