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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2015
U.S. taking fresh look at giving arms to Ukrainian military: report
President Barack Obama's administration is taking a new look at providing Ukrainian forces with defensive weapons and equipment in the face of a rebel offensive that shattered a five-month truce, The New York Times reported Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Feb 1, 2015
Bringing a 'cesspool to sushiland' life to the stage
"Coming to Japan was the best decision I've ever made," says Stefhen Bryan, loud and enthusiastically, contrasting with the frown he was making a moment earlier at the miso-flavored ramen he'd ordered and just tasted. "Should've gotten the salt-flavored."
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2015
Kiev and separatists trade blame as Ukraine peace talks collapse
Peace talks on Ukraine collapsed Saturday after just over four hours with no tangible progress toward a new cease-fire but with Ukraine's representative and separatist envoys angrily accusing each other of sabotaging the meeting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2015
Islamic State militants attack Kurdish outposts across Iraq
Islamic State militants struck at Kurdish forces southwest of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, while bombs in Kirkuk, Baghdad, Samarra and Ramadi killed at least 27 people.
WORLD
Jan 24, 2015
Some counterterrorism efforts in Yemen frozen
The United States has halted some counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida militants in Yemen following a takeover of the country by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, U.S. officials said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jan 14, 2015
African-American community gets a voice in Tokyo
The African American Youth Travel Program NPO, which organized a recent demonstration in Tokyo in response to the Ferguson case, brings black U.S. youths to Japan to broaden their horizons.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2015
Some New York police use chokehold as first response, inspector general finds
A new inspector general blasted the New York City Police Department for failing to punish officers who used banned chokeholds on citizens, sometimes as a first response in a confrontation.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2015
FBI arrests man on charge of threatening to kill New York police
The FBI has arrested a man on charges of threatening to kill police officers in a suburb north of New York City, officials said on Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 1, 2015
Readers' letters: Roppongi, Ferguson, 'Massan,' Julien Blanc and more
Some emails received in response to Community articles at the tail end of 2014.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2014
Facebook threats about police 'wings on pigs' tests U.S. speech rights
The point-blank killing of two New York policemen and protests against the use of excessive force by officers have raised the question of whether people can be prosecuted for words of violence directed at police in social media and on the streets.
WORLD
Dec 24, 2014
U.N. bars visitor with 'Black Lives Matter' patch on coat
The United Nations barred a visitor from entering the world body's headquarters last week because she was wearing a patch on her coat with the words "Black Lives Matter," saying on Tuesday that the ban is in keeping with long-standing U.N. rules.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2014
Obama orders exports of goods, technology to Crimea blocked
President Barack Obama on Friday said he will ban exports of goods, technology or services to Ukraine's Crimea region, and called on Russia to end its annexation of the region.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Dec 17, 2014
Japan and others gain from Jamaican brain drain
In the last part of this series on Jamaicans in Japan, Baye McNeil speaks to a teacher, author and poet in Yokohama and an attorney in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2014
California city spotlights tough path to police reform
In 2000, police in the city of Oakland, California became a symbol of the worst of American law enforcement after a band of rogue officers known as "The Riders" were accused of beating suspects, planting evidence and falsifying reports.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 12, 2014
With vice-presidential pick, Mugabe charts nationalist course
When veteran Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe sacked his vice-president in front of 12,000 baying party members last week, Emmerson Mnangagwa sat quietly in the crowd, a green baseball cap pulled low over his eyes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2014
Hunting for pictures, and crocodiles, in remote Aboriginal country
We are deep in a forest crowded by Australian paperback trees, the air thick with humidity but eerily silent save for the screeching of tropical birds, when Marcus shouts: "Look, crocodiles!"
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2014
New York prosecutor seeks to investigate killings of unarmed civilians by police
New York's top prosecutor on Monday sought the power to probe all police killings of unarmed civilians in his state, following sometimes violent U.S. protests over two grand juries' moves to clear officers in the deaths of unarmed black men.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2014
Protests against Eric Garner verdict pick up steam on U.S. west coast
Organizers of New York City's protests against police violence huddled on Sunday to explore fresh ways to keep people engaged in the struggle, mindful that the tide of demonstrators has ebbed over the last couple of days.
WORLD
Dec 2, 2014
Kurds deny Canadian-Israeli woman captured by Islamic State militants
A Kurdish official in Syria denied Monday previous reports that Canadian-Israeli Gill Rosenberg was captured by militants from the Islamic State group and a Facebook message on her page read "I'm totally safe and secure."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Nov 28, 2014
A world away from Ferguson but feeling the flames
I went through an entire day in Yokohama without a single person mentioning that my country was on fire. Of course, they knew, but what could they have said, anyway?

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