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ASSANGE

Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2019
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police at Ecuadorian Embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was expelled from his hideout in Ecuador's embassy in London Thursday and promptly arrested by London police as his lawyer said he faces extradition to the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019
Assange shouldn't be extradited to U.S.
Leave it to European courts to decide whether to treat him as a spy or an investigative journalist.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2019
Ecuador leader says WikiLeaks' Julian Assange breached terms of London embassy asylum
President Lenin Moreno of Ecuador told radio stations Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has "repeatedly violated" the terms of his asylum in the nation's London embassy, where he has lived for nearly seven years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2019
Roger Stone's arrest may hurt Trump's 'love' of Wikileaks
"WikiLeaks," Donald Trump said at a campaign rally on Oct. 10, 2016. "I love WikiLeaks."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2019
Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone hints he may cooperate with Robert Mueller's Russia probe
Roger Stone, an ally of President Donald Trump and a longtime Republican operative, did not rule out on Sunday cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2019
WikiLeaks tells reporters 140 'false and defamatory' things not to say about Julian Assange
WikiLeaks on Sunday advised journalists not to report 140 different "false and defamatory" statements about its founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since June 2012.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2018
Ecuador to no longer act on Julian Assange's behalf in negotiations with British government, foreign minister says
Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to negotiate a way for him to leave the South American country's embassy in London, where he has lived under asylum since 2012, Ecuador's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2018
'I've never been in favor' of Wikileaks' activities, Ecuador president says
Ecuador's president, signaling his government's desire to end the long sojourn of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in its London embassy, said on Friday he had never supported Assange's leaking activities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2018
U.K. judge refuses to stop legal action against WikiLeaks' Assange
A British judge refused on Tuesday to halt legal proceedings against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for jumping bail and fleeing to the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2017
Axed Google memo writer draws jeers, cheers and job offer from Assange
The male Google engineer fired for circulating a memo decrying the company's diversity hiring program became the center of a heated debate on sexism, drawing scorn, cheers and even a job offer on Tuesday from WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
WORLD
May 30, 2017
Assange a 'hacker' but can stay at London embassy, Ecuador's new president says
Ecuador's new leftist President Lenin Moreno said on Monday Julian Assange is a "hacker," making his strongest comments to date against the WikiLeaks founder while still stressing he could stay on in the country's London embassy.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2016
WikiLeaks to release 'significant' Clinton campaign records
WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange said on Wednesday his organization planned to release "significant" information linked to the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton before the Nov. 8 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 11, 2016
Ecuador will let Sweden interview Assange in London over rape allegations
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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2014
Julian Assange hopes to exit embassy in London if U.K. lets him, spokesman says
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent over two years inside Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden, said on Monday he planned to leave the building "soon," but his spokesman said that could only happen if Britain lets him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Jul 31, 2013
WikiLeaks' founder may be next target
The conviction of U.S. Army Pvt. Bradley Manning on espionage charges Tuesday makes it increasingly likely that the United States will prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a co-conspirator, according to his attorney and other civil liberties groups.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2013
Snowden assisted by WikiLeaks' 'gatekeeper'
He didn't have the space for it, but Gavin MacFadyen needed more bodies. The American running a British think tank for investigative journalism had eight employees crammed into a 4.5-by-3.5-meter office in east-central London, trying to crack a story on wrongdoing at a multinational company.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2013
Standoff costs London police millions
London AFP-JIJI
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
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.

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