Japan on Friday resumed work to relocate a controversial US military airbase in Okinawa, prompting protests and “strong anger” from the local governor. Okinawa residents have for years called for the relocation of a US base in a populated part of the southern island, but they want it moved elsewhere in the country, rather than […]

Ali Daei believes that Iran and Japan are the most likely contenders to reach the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 final, with the continental competition now less than four weeks away. The Iranian legend is the tournament’s record goalscorer, having found the back of the net 14 times over three editions, yet the former striker […]

A Marine refueling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan’s southwestern coast after colliding early Thursday, and rescuers found two of the seven crew members, one of them in stable condition, officials said. The US Marine Corps said that the 2 a.m. crash involved an F/A-18 fighter jet and a […]

Japan’s oil refiners will continue to ask the Japanese government to seek an early extension of the US waiver to import oil from Iran, the head of the Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ), Takashi Tsukioka, said. Now that Japan has received the waiver, it will resume loading Iranian oil, with most shipments expected to be […]

 Iran’s crude oil exports to Japan jumped 65 percent year on year in August, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase, Platts reported citing Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)’s trade data. According to the data released on Thursday, the Asian country shipped in 177,475 barrels per day (bpd) of Iranian crude oil […]

Iran has extended a message of condolences and sympathy to the Japanese government and nation over a powerful quake that triggered a landslide in northern Hakkaido, killing and wounding hundreds of people. In a statement on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi voiced his deepest regret over the deadly quake and landslides that claimed […]

 Chairman of Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Akio Mimura said that his country is ready to expand and broaden economic cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran in relevant fields. He made the above remark in his meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani Movahed on Saturday and pointed to the amicable […]

Executive Acting Secretary General of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Koichi Hagiuda pointed to the age-old relationship between Iran and Japan and said, “Japan is interested in boosting and expanding political-economic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” He made the remark in his meeting with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Japan […]

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko says that his country will negotiate with US to be exempted from Washington’s extra-territorial sanctions against Iran. Worried about Japanese business and trade interactions with Iranians, Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko said at a press conference on Tuesday that his country will try to […]

 Iran’s Khatam Ardakan volleyball club defeated their Japanese rival Toray Arrows in their second match at 2018 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Myanmar. Iranian squad won the Tuesday match 3-0. The Iranian team secured the first and second sets with the same scores of 25-22. The Japanese side didn’t want to surrender and gave […]