Japan

The Greek community in Japan recently came together to celebrate Christmas at a festive party hosted by the groups ''Greeks of Japan'' and the ''Japan-Greece Society.'' The December 9th festivities took place in the country's capital of Tokyo. The Greek...

The citizens of the city of Misato, Japan now have the opportunity to enjoy Greek moussaka sold at the city's IKEA store. The Swedish chain has added moussaka to its array of foods next to the standard Swedish meatball and...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday welcomed an agreement protecting the market for Greek feta in Japan, following a meeting with Economy Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou and Agricultural Development Minister Vangelis Apostolou. "Whoever negotiates with a plan achieves his goals,"...

Greek Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Balafas visited with Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuo Kishi at the refugees hosting center of Eleonas on Sunday. Kishi, who is paying a three-day official visit to Greece talked with the refugees for...

Who says you need to pay for culture and entertainment? Athens is abuzz with free things to see and do courtesy of municipalities, embassies and businesses. Look carefully and you'll find free museum openings and gift performances. There are...

As of early Wednesday, Tropical Storm Malakas was centered 650 miles east of Manila, Philippines, and was moving gradually west-northwestward towards Japan. Named "Malakas" meaning storm in Tagalog, whereas the same word means "wanker." Social media caught fire with...

Yiannis Papadatos, President of the Estia organization in Nea Smyrni, offered an honorary plaque to Japanese Ambassador to Greece, Masuo Nishibayashi, for the assistance of a Japanese ship to Greeks during the Asia Minor catastrophe in 1922. The Asia Minor catastrophe, as...

The Apollo is an award winning modern Greek restaurant from Sydney Australia that has found itself a new home and new patrons in Tokyo Plaza Ginza. In spring of 2016, Sydney restaurateurs Jonathan Barthelmess and Sam Christie, both of Greek heritage, announced...

U.S. President Barack Obama said that the Greek debt crisis has "eased" during his meeting with reporters on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Shima, central Japan. "The fact that the Greek debt crisis has been resolved for...

  German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble ruled out another financial crisis for Greece. Speaking ahead of the Group of Seven finance ministers meeting with central bankers in Sendai, northern Japan, Schaeuble said on Thursday that he was confident that the Eurogroup of...