Japan won’t recognise a Palestinian state given US ties, says report

Japan won’t recognise a Palestinian state given US ties, says report​

Published Sep 17, 2025, 08:26 AM
Updated Sep 17, 2025, 12:03 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to skip a Sept 22 meeting on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians during the UN gathering in New York, according to Asahi newspaper.

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Japan will not recognise a Palestinian state for now, likely to maintain relations with the US and to avoid a hardening of Israel’s attitude, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sept 17, citing unidentified government sources.

Several governments, including Britain, France, Canada and Australia, have said they would recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, adding international pressure on Israel over its actions in the territory.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to skip a Sept 22 meeting on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians during the UN gathering in New York, Asahi said.

The US had prompted Japan to forgo recognising a Palestinian state through several diplomatic channels, while French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot had strongly urged his Japanese counterpart to recognise it, Kyodo news agency reported last week.

Japan has been conducting a “comprehensive assessment, including appropriate timing and modalities, of the issue of recognising Palestinian statehood”, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a news briefing on Sept 16.

At a UN meeting on Sept 12, Japan was among 142 nations that voted in favour of a declaration outlining “tangible, time-bound and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution.

Within the Group of Seven nations, German and Italian officials have called an immediate recognition of Palestine “counterproductive”. REUTERS

Both Japan and Germany are WW2 losers. They surrendered unconditionally and are required to comply to NWO agenda. They can never be anti-Jews and anti-Israel again

Japan and south korea are still Colonised by the US even now.