Netanyahu sought visit to boost his campaign ■ With Israel's Foreign Ministry on strike, Japanese mobilized to help ■ Prime Minister Abe cleared his schedule ■ So what made Netanyahu cancel the visit? Two theories
High labor costs and a lack of local supplies discouraged the Japanese; Riyadh must now look elsewhere for a partner
'Iran has no intention of making or using nuclear weapons,' Iran's top leader was quoted as saying by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who traveled to Iran to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran
The public broadcaster NHK identified the ship as the Kokuka Courageous, one of two that were hit in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman on Thurdsay
Prime minister called for 'more patience' on all sides of crisis, which he warned could spiral out of control
Iranian official says he hopes Abe, arriving in Tehran for a rare visit, 'can help ease the ongoing tensions' that were sparked since Washington pulled out of nuclear deal
Iranian daily's front page depicts a mushroom cloud and the caption, 'How can you trust a war criminal?' referencing the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Abe is due to hold talks with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rohani during his upcoming three-day trip to the Islamic Republic
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will arrive Wednesday in Iran after an earlier meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump
The Japanese premier is keen to serve as an intermediary and is expected to hold talks with both Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rohani
Japan 'wants to do all that it can' to resolve conflict, PM Shinzo Abe says after a four-day visit by Trump and ahead of a June meeting with Rohani
Trump, who has said he's open to having a dialogue with Iran, has sought to downplay fears of military conflict, but the Iranians have said they have no interest in communicating with the White House
Trump and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe are expected to discuss trade in a visit meant to showcase strong ties as Washington mulls tariffs on Japanese auto exports
A grove planted in honor of Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat who helped save thousands of Jews during World War II, was destroyed to build a residential neighborhood in Beit Shemesh
The U.S. military ended a search on Tuesday
The U.S. Marine Corps said that the 2 a.m. crash involved an F/A-18 fighter jet and a KC-130 refueling aircraft during regular refueling training
Past hostages have faced similar criticism upon returning to Japan, where those who act independently are often considered selfish and receive little sympathy when they fail
The launch marks progress in the Gulf nation’s fledgling space program, as the United Arab Emirates aims to send a probe on its way to Mars in 2020 and to build a science city there by 2117
Jumpei Yasuda, a freelance journalist, went missing after entering Syria in June 2015 to cover the country's civil war. He was reportedly held by a group linked to the al-Qaeda-associated Fatah al-Sham, previously known as the Nusra Front
If the deal goes through, this will be one of the biggest and most important in the field of start-ups over the past decade
The casino mogul, a Netanyahu ally, has a quid-pro-quo relationship with Trump, nonprofit news group ProPublica reports
The quake was the latest in a string of natural disasters to batter Japan after typhoons, flooding and a record-breaking heat wave within the past two months
The bomb, dropped by a U.S. bomber, instantly killed tens of thousands and ushered in the nuclear age
Journalist Jumpei Yasuda was last seen in Syria in 2015; Japanese officials believe he is still alive following a video posted on the internet
The Japan-EU trade deal is also a sign of shifting global ties as Trump distances the United States from long-time allies like the EU, NATO and Canada
Unlike in the United States where execution dates are set in advance and made public, inmates in Japan are notified on the morning of their execution, usually about an hour before
The decision to cancel the trip was made in light of President Donald Trump's push to isolate Tehran and choke off its oil exports
The talks indicate that planning for the unprecedented summit, initially scheduled for June 12, is moving ahead
Sharon Stern's parents believe a butoh master named Katsura Kan brainwashed and abused her
'Did you hear anything' about Shinzo Abe's visit 'in the media? Nothing!' Netanyahu claims, despite extensive Israeli coverage of the visit