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ISRAEL

Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2022
U.S. and Israel push Arab allies for joint defense pact amid Iran tensions
The two allies are seeking to lay the groundwork for an alliance with Arab states that would connect air-defense systems to combat Iranian drone and missile attacks in the Middle East.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 1, 2022
Japan Times 1972: 3 Japanese kill 26 at Tel Aviv
Tragedy strikes in 1972 when three Japanese gunmen terrorize Israel, and police take into custody the criminal that would become known to the country as 'Boy A.'
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2022
Israeli police beat mourners at funeral of slain Palestinian journalist
The violent scenes, which lasted only minutes, added to Palestinian outrage over Shireen Abu Akleh's killing, which has threatened to fuel violence that has surged since March.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2022
Al-Jazeera journalist killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
Veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was wearing a press vest that clearly marked her as 'Press' while reporting in the city of Jenin.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2022
Jerusalem clashes raise fears of wider conflict
At least 152 Palestinians were wounded when Israeli riot police entered the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday to disperse Palestinians who threw firecrackers and stones at them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 27, 2022
Second vaccine booster significantly lowers COVID-19 death rate: Israeli study
Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78% lower mortality rate from the disease than those who got one only.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2022
UAE intercepts Houthi missile as Israeli president visits
The Emirati Defense Ministry said the missile was intercepted and destroyed, adding that its debris fell on an uninhabited area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2022
Israel becomes test case for fourth vaccine shot amid record cases
Israel's pandemic experience has been studied around the world because of aggressive steps it took to contain the virus at the outset — and its botched exit from its first lockdown.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 24, 2021
Israel considers fourth vaccine doses, but some experts say it’s premature
Experts advising the Israeli government have recommended a fourth vaccine dose, but some scientists have warned that too many shots may cause a sort of immune system fatigue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 22, 2021
Meet the man who welcomed Israeli doctors to a tsunami-hit town after 3/11
Isamu Sato, then the mayor of a city in Miyagi, used his connections to Israel to ensure Tohoku residents received the medical care they needed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2021
A Palestinian ultimatum aimed at shaking the status quo
Israeli and the U.S. only want to address the “quality-of-life” issues facing the 5 million Palestinians living under occupation without working to remove the cause of those issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2021
The U.S. has no Plan B on Iranian nukes. Israel does.
Even though Iran is now capable of enriching uranium to a high enough concentration for weapons, Israel has degraded its ability to place that fuel in warheads.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2021
The scientist and the AI-assisted, remote-control killing machine
Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran's top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2021
The dangers of when there is 'nothing to lose'
A 'nothing-to-lose' attitude is what is driving the never-ending conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2021
Israel feels alone without the U.S. in Afghanistan
All the groups wanting to annihilate Israel, such as ISIS, Hezbollah and Hamas have been inspired by the Taliban victory.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2021
COVID-19 boosters work at curbing severe cases, Israel study shows
The more-infectious delta variant has fueled a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in many nations, giving more urgency to plans to use booster shots.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 8, 2021
Tokyo too preoccupied to worry about attack on oil tanker
The attack on Japanese oil tanker takes second stage as the Olympic Games, pandemic and the upcoming Lower House election garnering all of the government's attention
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 6, 2021
Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on Wednesday for a halt to boosters until at least the end of September.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021
Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine suspended and sent home for withdrawing to avoid Israeli
Nourine's withdrawal was 'in total opposition to the philosophy of the International Judo Federation,' the federation said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2021
The America that Israel and Palestine need
Many Muslims find it difficult to grasp why a sense of empathy for the Jewish people — which is fully justified — should somehow translate into injustice against the Palestinians.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past