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Kentaro Suzuki

Kentaro Suzuki is an official of the Ministry of Defense in Japan, and has worked as a researcher for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

September 14, 2012
3:01 pm

Toward a new phase in Israel-Japan relations

Israel and Japan celebrated the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year. A Japanese high school student visiting Israel told me, “The food, the culture, the people; everything......