Japan’s top diplomat on Tuesday reiterated Tokyo’s concern over a strike on Iran’s nuclear program in an interview published as he began a two-day trip to the Zionist entity and the Palestinian territories

Japan's top diplomat on Tuesday reiterated Tokyo's concern over a strike on Iran's nuclear program in an interview published as he began a two-day trip to the Zionist entity and the Palestinian territories.
  
"Japan is very concerned over the Iranian nuclear issue," Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba told the top-selling Yediot Aharonot daily, in remarks translated into Hebrew.
  
"The international community, including Japan, is putting unprecedented pressure on Iran, and the renewal of talks between the world powers and Iran is a result of this pressure," he said.

"The military option will not only give Iran an excuse to expedite its nuclear program, but could also increase the instability in the region, which would threaten Israel," Gemba warned.
  
Gemba was due to arrive in occupied Palestinian territories around midday for a two-day visit, which will see him meeting his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman in occupied Jerusalem.
  
On Wednesday he was to meet senior Palestinian officials in the West Bank city of Ramallah.