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'There are times it’s unhealthy to remember': novelist Kazuo Ishiguro on war, trauma and recovery

Childhood in the shadow of the atomic bomb, life between cultures and a career shaped by memory and forgetting: Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro reflects on postwar Japan, Israel after Oct. 7 and why 'living too much in the past can destroy a nation’s future'

Amir Kaminer, Cannes | 02.06.26

ספינת הקידוח היפנית "צ'יקיו", שביצעה כריית יסודות נדירים מעומק של 6 קילומטרים באוקיינוס השקט

Amid tensions with China, Japan extracts rare earth elements from deep ocean

Sediments containing elements vital to multiple industries were extracted from 6,000 meters in the Pacific by a Japanese drilling ship to curb reliance on China, as environmental groups warn deep-sea mining threatens ecosystems

Yogev Israeli, AFP | 02.02.26

Trebitsch Lincoln: the Jewish Nazi who became a British MP and the Dalai Lama

A Hungarian born con artist, Trebitsch Lincoln moved from the British Parliament to Nazi circles, espionage and Buddhist monastic life before dying under mysterious circumstances in wartime China

Liran Friedmann | 01.22.26

Japan’s booming ‘rent-a-family’ industry explores loneliness as a business in Hikari’s new film

After helping bring Asian American rage to the screen in the hit series Beef, director turns her lens to a different Japan, where families, love and emotional presence can all be rented for a fee

Amir Kaminer | 01.19.26

Why you feel exhausted at work: social jet lag may be the reason

A large Japanese study tracking sleep data from nearly 80,000 workers found that irregular sleep patterns, especially ‘social jet lag’ between weekdays and weekends, are linked to lower productivity and billions in economic losses

News Agencies | 01.17.26

Less is more: the Japanese art of flower arranging finding new roots in Israel

Ikebana is a minimalist Japanese flower-arranging art rooted in Zen philosophy, where every branch and leaf carries meaning, the process matters more than the result and Israeli experts are now teaching the craft locally

Miri Ben-David Livi | 01.11.26

Warming ties with Japan: parliamentary delegation visits Israel ahead of foreign minister’s arrival

Ahead of Japan’s foreign minister visit, 15 lawmakers toured southern Israel, met massacre survivors and visited the Nova site, signaling Tokyo’s intention to deepen ties with Israel under its new government

Itamar Eichner | 01.09.26

מיה ודניאלה. מובילות מהפכת המאצ'ה בארץ | צילום: ריאן פרויס

‘I did not want money from my parents’: The young founders behind Israel’s matcha revolution

Born into Israel’s economic elite, Maya Schneidman and Daniela Kolber chose an independent path. The childhood friends built Mix and Matcha into a multimillion-shekel brand and are now setting their sights on the United States

Anat Lev Adler | 01.07.26

Japanese lodge refuses to host Israeli tourists, prompting protest from Jerusalem

Israel’s envoy to Japan protested after a Nagano lodge refused Israeli tourists for political reasons; Nagano Prefectural Office confirmed action violated Japanese law, with officials issuing clear instructions to prevent future discrimination

Itamar Eichner | 12.14.25

In the heart of Israel’s complex reality, Lolita continues to bloom

Photographer Cadya Levy captures Israel’s Lolita fashion scene, blending Japanese style with local settings; her work, highlighting creativity and identity in challenging times, will be featured in the Edut Mekomit exhibit with 64 other photographers

ynet Global | 12.13.25

From samba to street food: The world’s 30 coolest streets of 2025

No gimmicks, no souvenir shops, no mega chains, and no crowds; Time Out’s annual ranking reveals the most authentic, local, and vibrant streets around the world

Roy Elman | 12.04.25

How the Land of the Rising Sun cracked the longevity code — why the Japanese live so long

Japan has ranked among the world’s longest-living countries for decades, consistently topping global charts since the 1980s; what drives its remarkable life expectancy? we set out to uncover the factors behind the Japanese longevity advantage

Eitan Gefen | 11.30.25

A lifelong dream realized: Israeli aikido teacher heads to Japan for samurai-era training routine

After 30 years of waiting, aikido instructor Dvir Ben-Ami flew to Japan to live as an uchi-deshi, a live-in dojo disciple training from dawn to night. He describes punishing drills, injuries and the moment the dream felt real

Assaf Kamar | 11.29.25

The Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled war now taking Japan by storm

Big in Japan: Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler Aonishiki Arata, who fled the war in Ukraine, won Japan’s Kyushu tournament and is set to become an 'ozeki; arriving broke in 2022, he rose rapidly through the ranks, becoming a national sensation and symbol of hope

Zeev Avrahami | 11.29.25

From fridges to EVs: Japan's Sharp reinvents itself with a bold move into electric cars

Compact minivan, called LDK+, is meant to serve as an extension of the home, functioning as a mobile space that can double as a movie room or office

Noam Rhein | 10.26.25

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