Iranian Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif urged Japan to release the Iranian assets blocked under US sanctions. In an interview with Japan’s Kyodo News, Zarif called Japan an old friend of Iran and noted its good relations with the United States. “We expect Japan to act as a ...
A large earthquake shook a broad area across eastern Japan late Saturday night, with its epicenter off the coast of Fukushima, near where three nuclear reactors melted down after a quake and tsunami nearly 10 years ago. The Japanese weather service reported the quake’s preliminary magnitude as 7.1, but said ...