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Members of the LGBTQ community and supporters celebrate in front of the Greek parliament, after a vote in favor of a bill that approved allowing same-sex civil marriages, in Athens on Thursday.
WORLD / Society
Feb 16, 2024
Greece among first Orthodox Christian countries to legalize same sex marriage
While the ruling party abstained or voted against the bill, it gained support from the opposition in a rare show of cross-party unity despite tense debate.
Stella Belia (right), a member of the Rainbow Families of Greece, an organization which focuses on LGBTQ parents, poses for a portrait with her son, Yannis, in Athens, on Jan. 30. Greek lawmakers are set approve a historic bill legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption this week, having previously been condemned for anti-gay discrimination by the European Court of Human Rights in 2013, after gay couples were excluded from a prior civil unions law in 2008.
WORLD / Society
Feb 14, 2024
No longer invisible, Greek same-sex couples await landmark law
The issue is a strong taboo for a large part of Greek society — and for the powerful Orthodox Church of Greece.
The U.S. government on Friday approved the sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden's NATO membership.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2024
Washington approves $23 billion sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey
Ankara will get 40 new F-16s and upgrades to 79 of the jets in its existing fleet, the U.S. State Department said in a news release.
The two tankers Turba (right) and Simba side by side during secretive maneuvers off the coast in the Laconian Gulf on Sept. 19
WORLD
Sep 29, 2023
Fake coordinates and tanker tricks expose shadowy Russian oil trade
Estimates vary, but at least half of Russia’s oil is thought to flow out through shadow-fleet tankers.
Birds fly away from rising flames and smoke as a wildfire burns at Dadia National Park in the region of Evros, Greece, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 30, 2023
Wildfire in Greece destroys area bigger than New York City
Fueled by gale force winds and hot weather, the fire quickly spread across the Evros region, killing at least 20 people last week.
A helicopter sprays water over a fire on the southern part of the Greek island of Rhodes on Tuesday. Wildfires have been raging in Greece amid scorching temperatures, forcing mass evacuations in several tourist spots including on the islands of Rhodes and Corfu.
WORLD
Jul 26, 2023
Wildfires bring death and destruction to Mediterranean
Greece has been particularly hard hit, with authorities evacuating more than 20,000 people in recent days from homes and resorts in the south of the holiday island of Rhodes.
A satellite image showing an overview of Rhodes wildfires, Greece, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jul 24, 2023
Tourists flee wildfires on Greek island of Rhodes
Thousands spent the night on beaches and streets during what Greece said was its biggest safe transport of residents and tourists in emergency conditions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023
Survivors of Greece boat disaster say coast guard tow toppled boat
A disastrous coast guard towing attempt was recounted in six of the nine statements from survivors submitted to Greek judicial officials investigating the causes of the tragedy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023
Five deaths at sea gripped the world. Hundreds of others got a shrug.
On one vessel, five people died on a very expensive excursion. On the other, perhaps 500 people died on a squalid and perilous voyage. But it was the first that drew the world"s attention.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2023
At least 79 die as boat carrying migrants sinks near Greece
More than 100 people were rescued, but the Greek coast guard warned that the death toll would probably increase.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2023
Greece's ruling conservatives win election but fail to secure majority
The result was a stunning boost for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose administration has faced a wiretapping scandal, COVID-19, a cost of living crisis and outrage over a rail crash.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2023
Anger boils in Greece over deadly rail disaster
Thousands of people demonstrated across Greece to demand justice for at least 57 people killed in the country"s worst rail disaster, with some protesters condemning the tragedy as "a crime."
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2023
Greek train tragedy sheds light on chronic state failures
For decades, Greece"s 2,552-kilometer rail network has been plagued by mismanagement, poor maintenance and obsolete equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
Two trains collide in Greece, killing 26 and injuring at least 85
An intercity passenger train traveling from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki collided with a cargo train outside the city of Larissa in central Greece.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2023
Four ancient truths to help you lead a modern life
The old Greek philosophers struggled with the same hard questions weu2019re still asking today: What makes life worth living? What makes us thrive as human beings?
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 11, 2022
How 'chief heat officers' keep cities cool as the world warms
The role is focused on protecting vulnerable residents u2014 mainly women, the elderly and low-income communities u2014 from rising temperatures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2022
Japan and Greece vow to resolutely deal with Russian invasion of Ukraine
Japan's foreign minister said at a press event in Tokyo that the foundation of the international order has been threatened by Moscow's invasion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2021
Greece pulls out of artistic swimming over first Olympics cluster
The exit marks the first time an entire team from any nation has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics in the middle of a competition.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2020
Turkey tells Greece to pull troops from island at heart of rift
Kastellorizo became part of Greece in 1947, but Turkey has reacted angrily to Greek military activities there.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2020
Europe’s broken tourism industry struggles to save the summer
On the Greek island of Mykonos, Mayor Kostas Koukas is desperately trying to revive the tourism that is the life blood of the local economy.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world