Japan and Israel agree to join hands on defense, Internet security

Japan's Prime Minister Abe with Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu

“I am determined, together with Prime Minister Netanyahu, to make further efforts to strengthen Japan-Israel relations, so that the potentials are fully materialized,” Abe said.

The two leaders confirmed their intent to bolster economic cooperation on investment and joint industrial research and development.

Praising Japan’s advanced technology and innovations, Netanyahu stressed that both nations can prosper even more by joining hands in R&D.

“Japan is a global industrial and technological power. And it’s a world leader in innovation. Israel is smaller, but it is also a global center of innovation and creativity,” said Netanyahu. “And I’m convinced that by systematically pulling our resources together . . . we can make both our countries more prosperous and even more advanced.”