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

[zhiwei]

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.

PHOTO: AFP

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

 

[Truthspeak]

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

 

[syed putra]

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