Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Thursday that it has lowered its travel alerts for some areas in Israel, Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. The government judged that the Middle East situation has been relatively calm, despite ongoing

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Thursday that it has lowered its travel alerts for some areas in Israel, Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.…

According to Japanese media, the new designations, which further apply to the West Bank, do not apply to the Israel-Lebanon border area or the Gaza Strip.