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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2013
Riyadh vows to make up Egypt aid shortfall
Saudi Arabia is emerging at the forefront of a forceful effort by Persian Gulf monarchies to back Egypt's new military leaders, exacerbating a fierce struggle for influence in the chaotic and increasingly leaderless Arab world and putting the Saudis at odds with the U.S., a long-standing ally.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 13, 2013
Iraqi al-Qaida group widens influence in Syria
A rebranded version of Iraq's al-Qaida affiliate is surging onto the front lines of the war in neighboring Syria, expanding into territory seized by other rebel groups and carving out the kind of sanctuaries that the U.S. military spent more than a decade fighting to prevent in Iraq and Afghanistan.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2013
Iran ready for 'serious negotiations' on nuclear program, says new president Rouhani
In his first news conference since taking office, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, the man known as the 'diplomat sheik,' reiterated his willingness to participate in nuclear negotiations with the international community but stopped short of saying he would welcome direct talks with the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2013
Five Indian soldiers killed in border skirmish
India said Tuesday that five of its soldiers died after their border post was attacked in the disputed region of Kashmir, six months after some of the most serious violence in a decade derailed peace talks with neighbor Pakistan.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2013
Rebels launch new offensive on Assad's Alawite heartland
Syrian rebels launched a major new offensive against forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in the country's northwestern Alawite heartland Sunday, claiming to have overrun a string of villages in the mountains overlooking the coastal port of Latakia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2013
Iran's Rouhani sworn in as president, vows shift in relations with West
U.S. diplomatic posts in 19 cities in the Muslim world will be closed through the end of the week as a precaution, the State Department announces.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2013
Bangladesh Islamists barred from next poll
A top Bangladesh court has ruled that the registration of the nation's biggest Islamic group as a political party was illegal, barring it from contesting next year's election and deepening concerns over growing violence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2013
Israeli-Palestinian aim: A peace deal in nine months
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agree to meet again within two weeks to start substantive talks in hopes of reaching a long-elusive settlement within nine months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2013
Papers confirm U.S. planes patrolled around Spratlys
A classified government document seen by Kyodo News on Friday confirmed that U.S. Navy surveillance planes conduct routine maritime patrol to monitor activities in the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2013
Breakneck NSA growth fueled by insatiable demand for its product
Twelve years later, the cranes and earthmovers around the National Security Agency are still at work, tearing up pavement and uprooting trees to make room for a larger workforce and more powerful computers. Already bigger than the Pentagon in square meters, the NSA's footprint will grow by an additional...
WORLD
Jul 23, 2013
Hundreds of al-Qaida-linked extremists freed in bloody Iraq jailbreak
Hundreds of extremists are feared to be on the run in Iraq after al-Qaida's affiliate in the country launched a major assault on the infamous Abu Ghraib prison, offering a fresh boost to the group's resurgent fortunes in Iraq and in Syria.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2013
Hezbollah military wing added to EU terror list
The European Union declares the military wing of Hezbollah a terrorist organization, a move designed to put pressure on the Shiite political and militant group after years of urging from the United States and Israel.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2013
Pyongyang's ties to Havana deep, ship bust shows
When law enforcement agents boarded a rusty, aging North Korean freighter making a rare journey down the Panama Canal last week, they had been tipped off that they would find narcotics, Panamanian officials said.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2013
McCain threatens to block Dempsey from second term over Syria policy
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2013
Time running out for South Korean POWs still in North
Sixty years ago this month, a 21-year-old South Korean soldier named Lee Jae-won wrote a letter to his mother. He was somewhere in the middle of the peninsula, he wrote, and bullets were coming down like "raindrops." He said he was scared.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2013
Bangladesh Islamist, 91, gets life for war crimes
A Bangladesh tribunal sentenced the former chief of the country's biggest Islamic party to spend the rest of his life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during the country's war of independence four decades ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2013
Rebels fear 'side war' with jihadists in Syria
Syrian rebels said Saturday they fear being sucked into a "side war" with jihadists as claims about an overnight attack on a weapons depot at their Idlib headquarters threatened to push the opposition deeper into a spiral of infighting.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2013
Guantanamo hunger strike coming to an end: U.S. military reports
A prolonged hunger strike by more than 100 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appeared to be coming to an end Friday after military officials reported that almost all had started eating again.
WORLD
Jul 13, 2013
Al-Qaida-linked group kills Syrian rebel commander
Syrian rebels said Friday they would retaliate for what they described as the assassination of one of their senior commanders by an al-Qaida-affiliated group, threatening to widen a rift between moderate and jihadist opposition forces fighting to topple President Bashar Assad.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2013
China turns on charm at ASEAN talks
China turned on the charm at a regional security meeting this week, signaling a change in tone as President Xi Jinping seeks to counter a U.S. push for more influence in Asia.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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