Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Monday laid a wreath at Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem and called for stronger ties between the two countries. He wrote in the memorial’s guest book that he prayed « from the bottom of my heart that such a tragedy will
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Monday laid a wreath at Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem and called for stronger ties between the two countries.
He wrote in the memorial’s guest book that he prayed « from the bottom of my heart that such a tragedy will never be repeated ».
At a joint press conference with President Reuvin Rivlin, he said Japan « regards Israel as a country full of talent, not just a state of technology, but humanity, art and science ».
