Iran-Japan

Iran’s amb. to Japan:

S Arabia always popular with US, despite backing terrorism

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Japan Morteza Rahmani- Movahed said that although Saudi Arabia apparently supports terrorism, it has always been popular with the United States.

Envoy says Japanese companies remain in Iran despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Despite the US sanctions, Japanese government and companies will retain ties with Iran, said Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Mitsugu Saito in a meeting with President Rouhani

Iran, Japan sign MoU on training Afghanistan Customs staff

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iran and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly conduct training course for the personnel of Afghan Customs Department.

Iranian NOC president meets with Japanese counterpart in Argentina

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) Reza Salehi Amiri has met with his Japanese counterpart Tsunekazu Takeda in Argentina.

Iran, Japan stress scientific coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami stressed the expansion of cooperation with Japan in the field of technical and vocational education.

Iran’s Petrochimi crowned at FIBA Asia Champions Cup

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Iranian basketball club Petrochimi has won the title of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup after beating the Japanese rivals in the final match.

Japan’s intake of Iranian crude soars by 65%

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Japan's crude oil imports from Iran jumped by 65% year on year in August, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase, preliminary data from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed.

Iran plays crucial role in establishing peace, security in ME: Japanese politician

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Japanese former vice minister for Foreign Affairs Akitaka Saiki said that Iran has an essential role in establishing peace and stability in the Middle East region.

Japan, a model for developing Iran’s tourism industry

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Japan is one of the successful countries in the field of attracting tourists and Japan’s tourism industry, as one of the main pillars of growth and development of gross national product (GNP), is a successful model for attracting tourists to Iran.

Iran amb. visits Japan’s leading news agency Kyodo HQ

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – The Iranian Ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani-Movahed paid a visit to Japan’s leading news agency ‘Kyodo’ headquarters and sat down for holding talks with its CEO.

Japan’s Abe planning talks with Rouhani in NY later this month

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Japanese media have reported that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to meet with Iranian president on the sidelines of the UN Security Council General Assembly later this month.

Panahandeh’s ‘The Nikaidos' Fall’ to open Japan’s Nara Filmfest.  

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – ‘The Nikaidos’ Fall’, directed by Iranian filmmaker Ayda Panahandeh and produced by Naomi Kawase, will premiere in Japan as the opening film for the 5th Nara International Film Festival.

Iran proposes to hold tourism expo in Japan

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani Movahed proposed holding of an exhibition featuring Iran’s tourism potentials and handicrafts in Japan.

Tehran, Tokyo call for boosting environmental coop.

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – In a Friday meeting between Japan’s Minister of Environment Masaharu Nakagawa and Iranian Ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani Movahed in Tokyo, the two sides discussed ways to increase environmental cooperation.

Iranian prof. awarded with Japanese ‘Order of the Rising Sun’

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – ‘The Order of the Rising Sun’ along with flower motif was awarded by the Japanese government to Prof. Reza Yousefi Faculty Member of Sharif University of Technology for his outstanding cultural and scientific activities.

Iranian computer scientists bag 4 medals at IOI 2018

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s brightest young computer scientists took home four medals after competing at the 2018 International Olympiad in Informatics in Japan.

Japan CCI eyes broadening ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – 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.

Japan Parl. speaker calls for broadening Tehran-Tokyo ties

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Tadamori Ōshima Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan called for enhancing and broadening ties between Tehran and Tokyo.

Iran’s basketball routs Japan, advances to semifinals

JAKARTA, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Iranian men’s national basketball team trounced Japan 93-67 in the quarterfinals of 2018 Asian Games underway in Indonesia and advanced to the semifinals.

Japan eyes broadening ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Chairman of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation Nobuo Tanaka said that his country is ready to broaden and develop its relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Japan eyes broadening ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – 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.”

Iran beach volleyball team beats East Timor in Asian games

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – The national Iranian men's beach volleyball team A has defeated East Timor national team in the 2018 Asian Games.

Iran, Japan to celebrate 90th anniversary of diplomatic ties

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The cultural attaché of the Japanese embassy in Tehran and the president of Iranian National Wrestling Federation agreed to hold a wrestling match in 2019 in Tehran to mark the 90th anniversary Iran-Japan diplomatic ties.

Japan eyes importing Iranian crude despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Deputy Prime Minister of Japan Tarō Asō pointed to the US oil sanctions on Iran and said that his country is willing to import Iranian crude despite sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran.

Japan keen on doing business with Iran despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – 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.

Iran downs Japan at FIBA U18 Asian C’ships

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian junior basketball team defeated Japan 71-64 in the 2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championships.

73 yrs later, US militarism still as strong: Zarif

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Mon. that US militarism and total disregard for human life have not faded 73 years after the country nuked Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Iran Navy commander meets with Japanese, Pakistani military attachés

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi held separate meetings with military attachés of Japan and Pakistan in the Iranian Army Navy’s headquarters Mon.