Japan

Japanese culinary curiosity gives hummus moment in the rising sun

No fewer than eight Israeli restaurants have opened in Japan in the plast five years, serving the classic Middle Eastern staple to a novelty-oriented and health-obsessed urban elite.

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 8, 2015 2:45 pm

From the Archive: Life in the ‘Shanghai Ghetto’

Over 20,000 Jews fled to Shanghai during World War II. While they found shelter from the Nazis, it was hardly a Shangri-La.

February 8, 2015 10:32 pm

After decades of distance, Japan and Israel establish closer ties

With its dependence on Arab oil waning, Japan — under the leadership of its center-right prime minister Shinzo Abe — is pushing economic and security cooperation with the Jewish state.

January 5, 2015 5:37 pm