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MIDEAST

COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2014
Lebanon as a Mideast model for moderation
The Islamic State recently could not find a single Lebanese to volunteer to be an emir. Lebanon must be able to continue inspiring its regional neighbors, and to provide a template for effective pluralism in the Middle East.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 21, 2014
Rather than boon for Japan, U.S. shale oil is still rip-off
Japan's national wealth is draining away as its trading companies keeping paying premium prices for the oil on offer from the U.S. and the Middle East.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2014
The Middle East crack-up
The horror stories emerging from northern Iraq, as well as the continuing slaughter in Syria's civil war, point to the unraveling of the state system established after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire almost 100 years ago.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2014
Three timelines shaping Mideast developments
To shape an effective strategy in the Middle East, it is essential to understand three distinct timelines that are shaping developments: the short-term timeline of daily struggles, the medium-term timeline of geopolitical shifts, and the long-term timeline of sociocultural transformation.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2014
The Islamic extremist threat
The U.S. and Britain are understandably reluctant to get sucked into a Mideast war involving Sunnis against Shiites. But can we stand back and watch the Islamic State carry out genocide?
EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2014
Reality check for Mideast and U.S.
Israelis and Palestinians had better assess their dwindling options after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's latest Mideast peace efforts hit a wall, and acknowledge that a negotiated settlement is much better than their unilateral options.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2014
Kerry sees efforts thwarted by the Middle East
It appears as if the latest U.S. attempt to make the Palestinians and Israelis embrace reason toward a peace deal is failing. God bless U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for trying.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2013
The sectarian war at hand: redrawing the Mideast again
Groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, a powerful component of Syria's savage war, could not have moved with such ease if it had not been for the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2013
Time to end the interference
he West has suffered the delusion that a war on Muslim peoples of the Mideast would produce modernity and democracy. It is essential that the West cease its interference.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2013
Fatal West Bank clash may threaten peace talks
Palestinian leaders say peace negotiations are threatened after Israeli security forces fatally shot three Palestinian men during an early-morning clash in the Qalandia refugee camp.
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.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2013
Every interventionist step spoils best-laid plans
Every interventionist step the U.S. has taken in the Middle East for 10 years has strengthened the Iranians and fomented Shiite-Sunni conflict.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2013
Israeli apology begins reset of ties with Turkey
Israel's formal apology to Turkey for killing nine Turkish citizens aboard the ship Mavi Marmara three years ago is a start to resetting bilateral ties.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2013
The sounds of neighbors being ravaged in Syria
How does one assess Syrians' losses? People are behaving at the most base level in a conflict that shows no sign of ending two years after it started.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Toyota considers making tiny trucks for U.S. market as demand booms
Toyota executives say the automaker is listening to U.S. dealer requests for a truck smaller than the brand’s best-selling Tacoma midsize and Tundra full-size pickups.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Railguns, missiles and lasers: Japan uses massive defense event to highlight shift
A mock-up of Japan's state-of-the-art railgun, which is currently undergoing testing, is displayed at the three-day DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
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