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NIGERIA

WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 10, 2017
Nigeria set to try over 1,600 Boko Haram suspects behind closed doors, drawing criticism
The trial of more than 1,600 people suspected of ties with Boko Haram was expected to begin in Nigeria on Monday behind closed doors, in the biggest legal investigation into the eight-year militant Islamist insurgency.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 24, 2017
Okuno captures gold in 55-kg class at worlds
Eighteen-year-old Haruna Okuno made a sparkling debut at wrestling's world championships on Wednesday, winning gold in the women's 55-kg division.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 3, 2017
In battle of beliefs, Nigeria targets Boko Haram's top brass
It was a case of instant captivation when Shagari first heard Boko Haram's founder deliver a jihadi sermon a decade ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 1, 2017
Thousands flee Niger for Chad in fear of Boko Haram
Fear of Boko Haram attacks has driven at least 7,000 people from Niger to seek refuge in Chad in the last week, and thousands more may cross the border if the violence escalates, the United Nations said on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 27, 2017
Nigeria says its military has rescued oil prospecting party abducted by Boko Haram
Nigeria's military has rescued all members of an oil survey team kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants, it said in a statement on Wednesday, after they were taken in the country's conflict-ridden northeast.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2017
Malala slams China over death of fellow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, faults Nigeria on education
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai condemned China's treatment of her fellow peace prize-winner Liu Xiaobo following his death of liver cancer in custody last week .
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2017
1 million Nigerian farmers given seeds to avert famine in region hit by Boko Haram
Seeds and fertilizer are being delivered to more than a million farmers in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria ahead of the rainy season to combat growing hunger and dwindling aid in a region threatened with famine, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2017
Nigeria sends troops after suspected Boko Haram fighters attack Maiduguri
Suspected fighters for the Islamist militant group Boko Haram attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, triggering loud bangs and explosions and causing civilians to flee, according to Reuters witnesses.
WORLD
May 7, 2017
In prisoner swap, Boko Haram frees 82 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls -- out of a group of more than 200 kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014 -- in exchange for prisoners, the presidency said Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 25, 2017
Antetokounmpo no longer just a diamond in the rough
Giannis Antetokounmpo probably is the least favorite player of NBA writers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2017
UNICEF reports 2017 spike in Boko Haram's use of child suicide bombers
The use of children as suicide bombers by the insurgents of Boko Haram has surged in 2017, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2017
Nigeria 'ransacking' areas recaptured from Boko Haram in hunt for leader
Nigeria's military is "ransacking" territory it said it has recaptured from Boko Haram in recent months in a search for its elusive leader, the country's defense minister said on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2017
Cameroon says regional forces have freed 5,000 from Boko Haram-held villages
West African forces have freed 5,000 people being held in villages by Boko Haram in an operation that killed more than 60 fighters and destroyed the Islamist group's hideout along the Nigeria-Cameroon border, Cameroon said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2017
West African leaders aim to persuade longtime Gambian ruler to step down; regional force pauses intervention
anjul/Dakar
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2017
Ousted Gambian leader refuses to budge; tourists flee as regional troops prepare to intervene
akar
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2016
Man claiming to be Boko Haram chief says in video group not routed from Sambisa stronghold
A man purporting to be the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied the jihadi group has been pushed out of its stronghold in the Sambisa forest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2016
Nigerian army says Boko Haram may have used Chibok girls as shields while fleeing in forest
Boko Haram fighters fleeing an attack on their base last week may have used some of the girls kidnapped in 2014 from northeast Nigeria's Chibok as human shields to prevent being fired upon by fighter jets, a military commander said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 2, 2016
Choppers bring aid to 45,000 in northeast Nigeria areas cut off by Boko Haram
Flying in aid workers by helicopter to remote, hard-to-reach areas previously cut off from help by Boko Haram violence across northeast Nigeria has provided more than 45,000 people with aid over the past week, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 3, 2016
Solitary confinement in Tokyo not silencing Nigerian asylum activist, or her advocates
A prominent Nigerian asylum seeker and activist is being held in solitary confinement at a Tokyo detention center, a case that has highlighted a growing crackdown on foreign nationals living in Japan without visas, prompting demands for her release.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2016
Trump is most offensive but Clinton is frightening
It's time the media turned its attention away from Donald Trump's antics and instead focused on Hillary Clinton's long history of misdeeds.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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