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Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2016

Justice elusive for slain aid workers worldwide

In a massacre that shocked the world's humanitarian community, 17 aid workers were killed a decade ago outside their office in northeast Sri Lanka — executed at point-blank range with automatic weapons in one of the worst attacks on humanitarians.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2016

Federal judge seeks criminal contempt charges against Arizona sheriff Arpaio over racial profiling

A federal judge recommended on Friday that prosecutors bring criminal contempt charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, finding that the controversial sheriff had violated court orders stemming from a 2007 racial profiling case.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 18, 2016

Data elude as Italy, Greece grope to ID nameless drowned migrants

Mose tapped the screen of his mobile phone to zoom in on a photograph of his wife, Yordanos, pointing to a mole under her eyebrow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2016

China seeks closer military ties with Syria

China wants to have closer military ties with Syria, state media on Tuesday cited a senior Chinese officer as saying during a rare visit to the war-torn Middle Eastern country.
WORLD
Aug 15, 2016

U.S. mulls long-term, bomb-grade uranium exports to Belgium

The U.S. nuclear regulator is considering long-term shipments of weapons-grade uranium to a medical research reactor in security-challenged Belgium, something critics say would set back global anti-proliferation efforts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2016

Better THAAD than dead

China and Russia should welcome Seoul's plan to deploy an advanced missile-defense system because it alleviates the need for South Korea or Japan to pursue other defense options, which could include the development of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2016

Forgoing visit, Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine on war anniversary

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe avoids visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine and instead dispatches a proxy.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 15, 2016

Islamic State faces uphill 'branding war' in Afghanistan, Pakistan

The U.S. drone strike that killed the Islamic State group's commander for Afghanistan and Pakistan was the latest blow to the Middle East-led movement's ambitions to expand into a region where the long-established Taliban remain the dominant Islamist force.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2016

More airline travel disruptions likely as carriers grapple with aging technology

Airlines will likely suffer more disruptions like the one that grounded about 2,000 Delta flights last week because major carriers have not invested enough to overhaul reservations systems based on technology dating to the 1960s, airline industry and technology experts have said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 13, 2016

New looks for fall and winter

Mintdesigns finds a new, bigger home
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2016

Argentina's 'Loony Radio' making waves

A radio program in Argentina that draws 12 million listeners is produced by patients at a psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires.
WORLD
Aug 13, 2016

Drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. says

The leader of the Islamic State group's branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike on July 26, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday after the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan announced the news to Reuters.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2016

Kaneto victorious in 200-meter breaststroke; Phelps beats Hagino for 22nd gold

Rie Kaneto won gold in the women's 200-meter breaststroke but failed in her mission to break the world record at the Rio Olympics on Thursday night.
Reader Mail
Aug 12, 2016

Lesson from Sagamihara: Coexisting and growing together

On July 26, an unbelievable tragedy occurred at a care home in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nineteen were killed and dozens injured in a knife attack. I pray from the bottom of my heart for the repose of the 19 innocent souls and quick recovery of those injured.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 10, 2016

Training of British troops on Okinawa bases may violate Japan-U.S. Security Treaty

The U.K. government reveals that two Royal Marines have been deployed to U.S. bases in the island prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 9, 2016

The colorful combination of power and art

Each part of Italy has its own character, but Venice has always been something special and unique. While much of Italy was reduced to insignificant statelets, for much of the peninsula's history Venice was quite the reverse. It projected power far across the Mediterranean and ran a large commercial empire...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 9, 2016

Refugee reluctance clashes with labor realities as asylum seekers, banned from working, build Japan's roads

Mazlum Balibay paves Japan's roads, digs its sewers and lays its water pipes — all for a country that doesn't want him.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2016

Japan plans to search for, mine metals deep beneath the ocean

As deep as 1,600 meters under water and 1,500 km from Tokyo, work has begun on the new hunting ground for metals in Japan, a country so devoid of natural resources that most of what it needs has to be imported.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2016

Xi Jinping is no Mao Zedong

Much of the world is watching Chinese President Xi Jinping with suspicion as he re-centralizes authority and pursues a radical anti-corruption campaign that many think is a fig leaf for a political purge.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2016

Separating fact from fiction in migration debate

Developed countries must realize that the best way to ensure orderly migration is to open legal channels for refugees and migrants.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Kyoto University researchers find mechanism behind malignant pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer death in Japan, has the lowest five-year survival rate of any cancer at just 8.5%.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Japan's average life expectancy in 2024 almost unchanged from 2023, data shows
The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens in 2024 is 81.09 years for men and 87.13 years for women, according to the health ministry.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.

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