“Villa Dwellers” opens Iranian Film Festival in Tokyo

TEHRAN – The Japanese capital of Tokyo is hosting the 3rd Iranian Film Festival, which opened on Monday at the Akasaka Civic Hall in Minato City with screening Monir Qeidi’s debut feature film “Villa Dwellers” on the Iran-Iraq 1980-1988 war.

Iranian freestyler Hadi aims Olympic medal

TEHRAN – Iranian heavyweight wrestler Parviz Hadi is going to win a medal at the next year’s Olympic Games.

Tokyo to host 3rd Iranian Film Festival 

TEHRAN – The 3rd Iranian Film Festival in Tokyo will open in Minato City on August 10 by screening “Villa Dwellers”, Monir Qeidi’s debut feature film on the Iran-Iraq 1980-1988 war.

Father of Iran wrestling Abolmolooki dies

TEHRAN – Kyoomars Abolmolooki, the father of Iran’s modern wrestling, passed away on Sunday.

Hadadi assures of winning second Olympics medal

TEHRAN – Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi says that he can win his second medal in the Olympic Games.

Japan, Austria downgrade Iran travel warning

TEHRAN – Japan and Austria have significantly downgraded their travel warnings on Iran, a caution they, amongst some other countries, issued following the deadly crash of a Ukrainian plane near Tehran last month.

Tokyo exhibit features ancient Iran-Japan cultural ties

TEHRAN – Sets of valuable historical relics from ancient Iran have been recently put on show by International Network for Japanese Art at Tokyo National Museum along with exquisite objects from the formative Asuka and Nara periods (593–794), showcasing the deep cultural ties of the two countries rooted in the historical past.

Iran, Japan to continue close consultations on key issues: Araqchi

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced on Saturday that Tehran and Tokyo are resolved to continue their consultations over key international and regional issues more closely than ever. 

Ex-Iran wrestler Khodabandeh passes away

TEHRAN – Former Iran freestyle wrestler Abdollah Khodabandeh passed away at the age of 83 on Wednesday.

Iran’s Araqchi attends international summit in Tokyo

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi visited Japan on Monday to participate in the 1st Tokyo Global Dialogue Summit.   

Iran expresses sympathy with Japan over deadly typhoon

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has issued a message expressing sympathy with the Japanese government and people over destructive typhoon which has left at least 42 people dead.

Senior Japanese diplomat says Tokyo attaches great importance to ties with Tehran

TEHRAN – Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori said on Saturday that his country highly prioritizes ties and consultations with Iran.

Iran, Japan discuss legal co-op in Tokyo

TEHRAN – Iran and Japan have held legal consultations in Tokyo, where the two sides highlighted the need to forge closer cooperation on major issues related to international law, According to the Foreign Ministry website reported on Tuesday.

Abe’s high-profile visit to Tehran

TEHRAN – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Tehran on Wednesday afternoon for talks with top Iranian leaders.  

By Chen Yang 

Bluebook reflects Tokyo fine-tuning diplomacy

According to Asahi Shimbun, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) released the 2019 Diplomatic Bluebook on April 23. As the last bluebook of the Heisei period, it uses new expressions such as playing down the significance of Japan-South Korea relations, sending friendly signals to North Korea and showing a proactive attitude on ties with Russia. Positive statement over the China-Japan relationship also emerged in the Bluebook.

Japanese tour operators weighing Iran’s Kerman as a new destination

TEHRAN – A number of Japanese tour operators and ecotourism associates have recently visited natural attractions in Iran’s Kerman province, mulling over it to become a new destination.

Ambassador hails tourism for stronger Tehran-Tokyo ties

TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani-Movahed has welcomed development of tourism as a way to boost ties between Tehran and Tokyo.

Envoy lauds historic Iran-Japan ties

TEHRAN – Iranian ambassador to Tokyo Morteza Rahmani-Movahed has lauded Iran’s historical relations with Japan, saying the two nations’ ties date back to a thousand years ago.

Iran, Japan to boost economic co-op: Larijani

TEHRAN – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that his trip to Japan is aimed to boost economic cooperation between Tehran and Tokyo, Mehr reported.

Iran wants to be among top 10 at 2020 Paralympic Games: official

TEHRAN – President of Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa says they are going to be among the top 10 countries in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Iran holds tourism session in Tokyo

TEHRAN – Iran’s Tokyo embassy on Wednesday hosted a tourism session with the aim of promoting Iranian culture and travel destinations.