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In Japan, observing Sukkot requires creativity — and sometimes a bit of smuggling

What's a Jew to do with shortages in the four species? Some cooperate interdenominationally, others break the rules.

When Japanese Christians Sing Israeli Folk Songs

In 1938 in northeastern China, a Japanese man named Takeji Otsuki heard God, and was given four commandments: Pray for the independence of the state of Israel Pray for the spiritual redemption of the people of Israel Pray for the peace of Jerusalem Pray for the coming of the Messiah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fgEqoieGt8 Reverend Otsuki took […]

Meet Shalo-um Chan, Japan’s Curiously Israeli Anime Web Series

When you think Anime, you probably don’t think of Israel. Anime movies and TV shows are traditionally made in Japan, or at least in a Japanese style. But, as part of a push for more Japanese tourists, the Israeli Embassy in Japan has gotten in on the anime game, by creating an online anime […]

The Japanese Tampon Named for Anne Frank

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In Japan, observing Sukkot requires creativity — and sometimes a bit of smuggling

When Japanese Christians Sing Israeli Folk Songs

Meet Shalo-um Chan, Japan’s Curiously Israeli Anime Web Series

The Japanese Tampon Named for Anne Frank

What if the Nazis had won? Amazon’s new drama answers that question — slowly

Japanese culinary curiosity gives hummus moment in the rising sun

From the Archive: Life in the ‘Shanghai Ghetto’

After decades of distance, Japan and Israel establish closer ties

Netanyahu said to be seeking alternatives to status quo in West Bank

Behind Japanese fascination with Anne Frank, a ‘kinship of victims’

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