An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday afternoon.
Iranian Labour News Agency
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday afternoon.
Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Tamaki Tsukada has called for development of cooperation with Iran, while referring to the existence of good grounds for deepening bilateral relations in various areas.
The chairman of the Iran-Japan Joint Trade Committee says details of talks for Japan’s purchase of Iran oil have not been revealed yet but since the past, there have been some countries like Japan and South Korea which used to use Iran oil and the whole system of their refineries had been designed based on Iran’s oil.
The chairman of the Iran-Japan Joint Committee of Commerce Mr. Bahram Shakouri says that the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has recently prepared a package of cooperation with Iran, and this indicates that the Japanese see a positive future for cooperation with Iran.
Parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf pointed to the nine decade old Tehran- Tokyo ties which he said show the depth and length of bilateral historical relations and urged Japan to release Iran's assets.
The first consignment of vaccines against COVID-19 disease sent by the Japanese government arrived in Tehran on Friday.
Japan's Foreign Minister plans will visit Iran to build ties with its new government, diplomatic sources in Tokyo said Friday.
Japanese refiners will need at least three months to resume Iranian oil imports even if Tehran's nuclear talks with world powers lead to an agreement and a lifting of sanctions, the head of the Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ) said on Thursday.
China and South Korea have consulted Japan about easing border controls on business travelers to help revive business activities, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday without citing sources.
The Japanese government is considering a period of six months for the state of emergency that it is preparing to call in response to the coronavirus pandemic, broadcaster TBS reported on Monday.