by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 29, 2016 | World
The Japanese yesterday welcomed their Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor and considered it a historic gesture and a political message to the next US president Donald Trump. Japan’s official Japanese television channel NHK broadcasted live the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 10, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh–Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met on Sunday with a Japanese delegation during which the partnership between the two countries was reviewed in light of Saudi Vision 2030. The Deputy...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 10, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh-The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at al-Yamamah palace on Sunday the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kentaro Sonora and their accompanying...
by Amir Taheri | Mar 4, 2016 | Opinion
To the Cartesian mentality of the west every question can have only two answers: “yes” or “no”. Further east, however, other possibilities emerge. Arabs might answer a question with a curt “God knows best.” The Iranians have their own word for escaping the “yes” or...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 27, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
The EU executive arm has slapped a $150 million fine on two Japanese car part producers for running a cartel to fix prices for alternators and starters for over half a decade. Three firms ran the cartel, Mitsubishi Electric (Melco), Hitachi and Denso, but Denso was...
