{"id":22881,"date":"2025-05-13T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=22881"},"modified":"2025-05-13T17:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:00:05","slug":"eastward-bound-as-israel-and-japan-reconnect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/eastward-bound-as-israel-and-japan-reconnect\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastward Bound as Israel and Japan Reconnect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar began an official visit to Japan this morning (Tuesday), marking the first visit by an Israeli foreign minister to the country in 15 years. This visit is considered strategically important, with the goal of strengthening cooperation with Tokyo \u2014 one of the most influential countries in the global economic, legal, and diplomatic arenas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Honored to meet Japanese FM Takeshi Iwaya in Tokyo. I conveyed our deep appreciation for Japan\u2019s support after October 7th. Israel and Japan are two ancient nations, with glorious traditions and promising futures. I look forward to further strengthening our relations!\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XtXPoPSOQ4\">pic.twitter.com\/XtXPoPSOQ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gideon Sa&#8217;ar | \u05d2\u05d3\u05e2\u05d5\u05df \u05e1\u05e2\u05e8 (@gidonsaar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gidonsaar\/status\/1922226027373469763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Japan, a member of the G7 and the world\u2019s fourth-largest economy, was among the countries that expressed clear solidarity with Israel following Hamas\u2019s brutal massacre on October 7. It recognized Israel\u2019s right to self-defense, imposed sanctions on senior Hamas officials, and called for the immediate release of all hostages.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22884\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22884 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2webp-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2webp-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2webp-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2webp-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2webp.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Japanese Ambassador to Israel Yutaka Aoki, archive | Photo: Haim Zach, GPO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Public Diplomacy and Independence Day Celebrations<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the visit, Minister Sa\u2019ar is expected to meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and hold a series of additional high-level meetings with top members of the Japanese government. These discussions will focus on strengthening diplomatic and security relations, expanding technological and economic cooperation, and reinforcing Japanese support for Israel\u2019s positions on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside these diplomatic engagements, Sa\u2019ar will give extended interviews to the Japanese media and hold a special press conference aimed at amplifying Israel\u2019s narrative in the local press \u2014 particularly in relation to the legitimacy of Israeli actions in Gaza and the issue of the hostages.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the visit, Sa\u2019ar will deliver remarks at a reception celebrating the 77th anniversary of the State of Israel\u2019s independence, to be held at the residence of the Israeli ambassador in Tokyo. He will also meet with members of the Japan\u2013Israel Parliamentary Friendship Association, which works to promote cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar arrives in Japan for a diplomatic visit, during which he will meet with Japan\u2019s foreign minister and senior government officials in Tokyo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":22883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2241,8,85,65],"tags":[4562,3351,5553,2205,1477,1482,5551,5550,5479,1514,5552],"class_list":["post-22881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-israel-advocacy","category-politics","category-positive-moment","category-world","tag-diplomacy","tag-foreign-minister","tag-g7","tag-gideon-saar","tag-hamas","tag-hostages","tag-israel-japan-relations","tag-japan","tag-middle-east-policy","tag-october-7","tag-public-diplomacy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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