A ceremony was held in Istanbul on Thursday to celebrate the formal opening of a large hospital built in Turkey's largest city with cooperation from trading house Sojitz Corp. and others. Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital is expected to play a key role in ...
Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed gratitude to his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, for Ankara's efforts in securing the release last month of journalist Jumpei Yasuda from a militant group in Syria. During a joint appearance with Cavusoglu in Tokyo on Monday, Kono said Turkey is ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday to try to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement "at an early date." During their talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Abe said he wants to enhance bilateral ties ...
Turkish ambassador urges Japan to crack down on businesses backing Gulen
The Turkish Ambassador calls for Japan to crack down on Turkish businesses thought to be raising funds for U.S.-based fugitive cleric and alleged coup mastermind Fethullah Gulen.
Abe, Erdogan agree to cooperate on refugees, fighting terrorism
Meeting in Istanbul ahead of the G-20 summit, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Turkish counterpart agreed to jointly assist Syrian refugees while working to prevent terrorism.
Japan and Turkey began their first round of negotiations Monday for a bilateral free trade agreement, aiming to further strengthen economic cooperation. The meeting, to be held over two days in Tokyo, follows an agreement reached in January between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and then-Prime ...
