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EXTREMISM

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2021
The U.S. military and the Capitol mob
I saw the events of Jan. 6 as the predictable culmination of a growing disconnect between the U.S. military and civilian society.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2019
The global threat of white terrorism
Atrocities committed by white supremacists are not isolated attacks. They're part of a broader pattern of far-right terrorism, and they demand a response on par with all other counterterrorism efforts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2019
White nationalism is a terrorist threat, but not like radical Islam
The U.S. can't use the same tactics against white supremacists as it uses against Islamist terrorists.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2019
Madness and savagery in New Zealand
We must all stand with New Zealand, and against the ignorant hatred that motivated last week's attacks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2019
Treat far-right terrorism as the serious threat it is
White supremacists should finally receive the government attention they deserve
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2019
German spy agency to launch anti-extremism probe into far-right opposition party AfD
Germany's domestic spy agency will investigate Alternative for Germany (AfD) to see whether the anti-immigrant party's policies breach constitutional safeguards against extremism, its chief said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 14, 2018
China is 'educating' Muslims to avoid extremism's spread, not mistreating them: Beijing official
China is not mistreating Muslims in Xinjiang province but is putting some people through training courses to avoid extremism spreading, unlike Europe, which had failed to deal with the problem, a Chinese official told reporters on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2016
The Islamic State group's European strategy
Europe needs its democracies to unite around a common strategy to defend against manifold security challenges.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2016
Japanese man who reportedly tried to join Islamic State group arrives back home
A 23-year-old Japanese man who was reportedly trying to join the Islamic State militant group has returned to Japan after being deported by Turkish authorities who captured him close to the Syrian border.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2015
An education antidote to Islamic radicalization
The way to counter Islamic extremism is to increase educational and employment opportunities for young Muslims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2015
Japan to focus on African health system, extremism at 2016 summit: Abe
During the Tokyo-led African development summit next year, Japan will seek ways to improve Africa's health system and curb extremism.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2015
How to root out the poison of extremism in Pakistan
The intertwining of religious terrorism, the colonization of the state by the army and the obsession with India as an existential threat has mutated into a virulent toxin feeding parasitically on Pakistan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2014
Moderate defense of what they call extremism
Few words are less meaningless in political discourse than 'extremism,' as people are extremists only in comparison to what is mainstream at the moment. Today's extremism becomes tomorrow's moderation under a different system.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2014
The damage done by 'moderates'
Every day the insipid overlords of America's inane corporate news media put out the same message: Extremism is extremely bad. But might the so-called moderates be worse?
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2013
Could the PTA and bowling leagues breed extremists?
What if exposure to civic organizations — and not social isolation, per se — is more likely to contribute to the rise of extreme movements, including fascism?
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2013
The West's absurd beliefs about Syria's needs
Western notions of channeling assistance to certain elements of the Syrian opposition are absurd, as is the concept of 'nonlethal' aid. Syria is now an enclave for extremism.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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