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».
