​Israeli Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Yaakov Peri, has visited Japan in order to further increase economic and scientific cooperation  between the countries.

In his stay, Minister Peri has attended the annual STS forum in Kyoto, and also met with MEXT Minister Mr. Hakubun Shimomura.

Mr. Peri has also met with the Japan-Israel Parliamentary Friendship League, and visited the Jewish Community Center and Synagogue in Kobe.

In Kobe, the Israeli Minister was impressed to see the K Computer – The most capable computer in the world, in RIKEN's Advanced institute for Computational Science.