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ETHIOPIA

Sacks of coffee beans at a storage unit in the Sidama region of Ethiopia.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2023
Coffee firms switch sources, evading impact of EU deforestation law
Under the new law, importers of various commodities and products that use them must prove goods did not originate from deforested land.
A partial view of the Lalibela town in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia, in 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2023
Ethiopia just ended one war. Is another one beginning?
For many in the Amhara region, the peace deal's failure to account for their concerns portended another war. Now, that forecast looks to be coming true.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2023
'Modern slavery' worsening and most common in North Korea, study reports
Of some estimated 50 million people "living in situations of modern slavery" in 2021, around 28 million people were in forced labor and 22 million were living in a forced marriage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2023
Scientists show how climate change affected East Africa’s drought
The deadly combination of high temperatures and low rainfall that affected millions in the Horn of Africa was made about 100 times more likely by climate change.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 5, 2023
Deso Gelmisa leads Ethiopian trifecta at Tokyo Marathon
The 25-year-old Gelmisa clocked a winning time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 22 seconds.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2022
WHO slams 'unimaginable cruelty' inflicted on Tigray
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggested racism may be why the situation ranked behind Ukraine in terms of international attention, despite it being "the worst humanitarian crisis."
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2022
Putin’s media blitz on Africa food crisis sparks alarm in Europe
Russian diplomats have gone on a media offensive in recent months to push the narrative that sanctions, rather than Russian blockades, are causing shortages.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2022
Some Ethiopians claim forced recruitment by Tigrayan forces
The war in northern Ethiopia since late 2020 has killed thousands of civilians and uprooted millions, triggering famine and devastating infrastructure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2022
Rights groups accuse Ethiopian forces of war crimes in Tigray
Abuses inflicted on the Tigrayans included murder, torture, rape and sexual slavery, said two rights groups in a 240-page report released Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2022
Ethiopia declares unilateral truce in war-ravaged Tigray
The rebels ignored a previous government offer of a cease-fire, but this time the group said it is committed to implementing the truce "effective immediately.u201d
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2021
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed has civil war edge as Tigray rebels retreat
Government forces have made major advances in their fight against Tigrayan dissidents after a 13-month conflict thatu2019s triggered humanitarian and economic crises.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
May 10, 2021
Ethiopia’s crackdown on ethnic Tigrayans snares thousands
Tigray is the most dramatic example of ethnic and regional tensions that are surfacing across Ethiopia, imperiling the multiethnic democracy of Africa's second-most populous nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2021
In Ethiopia's Tigray region, reports of sexual slavery and violent rape
Descriptions from doctors and women paint a detailed picture of the sexual violence against women in Tigray and the militaryu2019s alleged involvement in it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2021
'You don't belong': Land dispute drives new exodus in Ethiopia’s Tigray
The fresh exodus risks exacerbating a precarious humanitarian situation in the region, with hundreds of thousands of people already uprooted by fighting.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2020
Ethiopia’s prime minister trades his Nobel Peace Prize for civil war
We may be long past holding laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize to its lofty standards — the cruel cynicism of Henry Kissinger and open bigotry of Aung San Suu Kyi are just two instances of honorees behaving dishonorably — but Abiy Ahmed’s belly flop from the pedestal is nonetheless remarkable. In less than a year since his uplift in Oslo, Ethiopia’s prime minister has embroiled his country in a civil war and brought the Horn of Africa to the edge of chaos.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2020
Thousands flee Ethiopia fighting that’s left hundreds dead
Thousands of people have fled violence in northern Ethiopia, where the government said it’s killed at least 550 fighters in a week of clashes with forces loyal to the Tigray region’s rebellious ruling party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 1, 2020
‘We’re going to ground the fleet’: How Boeing’s 737 Max was parked
For days after the second fatal crash of a Boeing Co. 737 Max last year, one nation after another halted flights on the beleaguered jetliner.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2020
Kenyans brace for second — and possibly worse — onslaught of locusts
After desert locusts invaded her farm in central Kenya, Mary Muthoni, 61, ran around her corn fields shouting and banging on an old iron sheet in a desperate attempt to drive them away.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 29, 2020
'Stand with refugees,' Ethiopian Olympian says ahead of Tokyo Marathon
Nobody chooses to become a refugee: This is what Yonas Kinde, a 39-year-old from Ethiopia, wants people in Japan to realize when they see him competing in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in his bid to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 29, 2020
Ethiopia marathon runner Yonas Kinde aims for spot on Refugee Olympic Team
A runner who fled Ethiopia nearly a decade ago is preparing for Sunday's Tokyo Marathon with hopes of returning to Japan as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team.

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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