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PAKISTAN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2013
Pakistan enacts own 'Patriot Act' to deal with growing terrorist threat
After a decade of terrorist attacks, Pakistan is implementing a new legal framework to deal with its growing militant threat — what some are calling a local version of the USA Patriot Act.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2013
A Pakistan family tells of drone's toll
What teenager Zubair Ur Rehman remembers most about the day a drone killed his grandmother is how 'particularly blue' the sky was in the Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan.
WORLD
Nov 2, 2013
Man claims he told U.S. of bin Laden home in '03
AP — A U.S. businessman says he told federal investigators the location of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan years before the al-Qaida leader's assassination and is seeking a $25 million reward.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2013
U.S. keeps Pakistani officials in loop on drone strikes
Despite repeatedly denouncing the CIA's drone campaign, top officials in Pakistan's government have for years secretly endorsed the program and routinely received classified briefings on strikes and casualty counts, according to top-secret CIA documents and Pakistani diplomatic memos obtained by The...
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2013
U.S. 'forcibly' took custody of militant leader, Afghans say
The United States recently seized a senior Pakistani Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan, snatching him from the custody of Afghan intelligence operatives who had spent months trying to recruit him as an interlocutor for peace talks, Afghan government officials charged Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2013
Pakistan Army chief announces he will retire next month
Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, the powerful head of the Pakistan Army, said Sunday he will retire at the end of November, clearing the way for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to select a replacement while maintaining the balance of power between civilian and military leadership.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2013
Pakistan quake relief hampered by attacks
Some security officials and relief groups are coming under attack as they struggle to reach victims in earthquake-ravaged southwestern Pakistan, demonstrating the volatile conditions in areas hardest hit by Tuesday's magnitude 7.7 temblor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 3, 2013
Nukes, terrorists, intel gaps: U.S. 'black budget' shows extent of distrust toward Pakistan
The $52.6 billion U.S. intelligence arsenal is aimed mainly at unambiguous adversaries, including al-Qaida, North Korea and Iran. But top-secret budget documents reveal an equally intense focus on one purported ally: Pakistan, which appears at the top of charts listing critical U.S. intelligence gaps.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2013
Five Indian soldiers killed in border skirmish
India said Tuesday that five of its soldiers died after their border post was attacked in the disputed region of Kashmir, six months after some of the most serious violence in a decade derailed peace talks with neighbor Pakistan.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2013
Malala Yousufzai's weapon of peace
Since being shot in the head by a Taliban extremist in Pakistan in October 2012, 16-year-old Malala Yousufzai has changed the world of girls' education.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2013
Bangladesh Islamist, 91, gets life for war crimes
A Bangladesh tribunal sentenced the former chief of the country's biggest Islamic party to spend the rest of his life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during the country's war of independence four decades ago.
COMMENTARY / World / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 9, 2013
Everything under heaven: Big China rattles region
China's neighbors may have half-believed Beijing's previous "smile diplomacy" and frequent reassurances that its rise posed no threat to regional peace and stability — but now everyone understands what hegemonic aspirations look like.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 24, 2013
U.S. admits drones killed four Americans
The White House admits it killed four Americans in overseas counterterrorism operations since 2009, the first time it has publicly taken responsibility for the deaths.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2013
'The Lion' roars again
The election of Nawaz Sharif to his third term as prime minister marks the first peaceful transition among civilian governments in Pakistan's history.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 9, 2013
Political novice takes on entrenched parties in landmark polls
Winning a grass-roots political campaign in Pakistan or anywhere else depends on having committed, hardworking volunteers. Iftikhar Ali Mashwani, an aspiring provincial lawmaker, has come to realize that his supporters are neither.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2013
Taliban violence disrupts campaign
Bomb blasts tore through two campaign events Tuesday in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 18 people, authorities said, as attacks ahead of Saturday's national election continued against liberal politicians.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2013
Pakistan's late Bhutto still leads her party in campaign
The most popular politician in Pakistan's largest party won't be staging any rallies or participating in debates as May's historic national election nears.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2013
Pipeline politics in South Asia getting murkier
The start of Pakistani construction on a much-delayed gas pipeline from Iran is a snub at the U.S. as it seeks to isolate Iran for its nuclear program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2013
World records no joke to frustrated Pakistanis
One young contender created the world's largest sequin mosaic using 325,000 of the sparkly discs.
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An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
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Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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