World Sep 12, 2021
At 9/11 ceremonies, moments of silence, tributes and tears
by Michael Gold and Katie Rogers
Even as time has passed, the people who gathered across the U.S. and the globe said the wounds from 9/11 have remained fresh.
People | 20 QUESTIONS Sep 12, 2021
Kasumi Abe: ‘We have to tell younger generations what happened here’
by Spencer Cohen
On the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Japanese journalist Kasumi Abe reflects on her love for the city she now calls home.
World Sep 11, 2021
What does it mean to ‘never forget’?
by Dan Barry
For all its slogan-like simplicity, these twinned words seem freighted with the complexities of guilt, obligation and even presumption — as if we could ever forget.
World | ANALYSIS Sep 11, 2021
20 years on, the 'war on terror' grinds along with no end in sight
by Mark Landler
The 'war on terror' waxes and wanes, largely in the shadows and out of the headlines — less an epochal clash than a low-grade condition and one that flares up occasionally.
World | FOCUS Sep 11, 2021
20 years after the fall of the twin towers, the U.S. comes full circle
There are two to three times as many radical jihadis identified now worldwide compared to 2001.
Commentary | Perspectives Sep 11, 2021
What a Japanese diplomat learned from 9/11
by Kuni Miyake
The terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, diverted Washington's attention away from China.
National Sep 8, 2021
Father of Japanese 9/11 victim to publish translation of U.S. report
Kazusada Sumiyama, 84, spent around 10 years working on the translation of the 567-page final report after his eldest son perished in the incident.
World Sep 8, 2021
Report says there were more deaths from 9/11-linked illnesses than in attack
More people are believed to have died from illnesses related to 9/11 than were killed on the actual day of the al-Qaida attacks on New York and Washington.
Commentary / Japan | API Geoeconomic Briefing Aug 22, 2021
Private sector key to the success of Japan's digital agency
by Jun Mukoyama
In order to breathe life into the agency, it is necessary to break away from longstanding bureaucratic practices.
National Aug 11, 2021
Painting transformed by 9/11 attacks displayed at memorial museum
A Japanese artist's painting transformed by the Sept. 11 terror attacks in 2001 has been displayed at a memorial museum built at ground zero in New York.
Commentary / World Mar 3, 2021
The Guantanamo nightmare has to end
by Cesar Chelala
U.S. President Joe Biden’s avowed intention to close the Guantanamo detention camp offers hope to end an embarrassing episode in the most recent history of the United States.