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PALESTINIANS

Fire and smoke rises above buildings during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2023
Israel security forces face questions over intel after Hamas attack
Israel's security apparatus appeared to break down as a force of Hamas gunmen estimated in the hundreds broke through security fences.
Smoke rises in the aftermath of rocket barrages that were launched from Gaza, in Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2023
Israel 'at war' as Hamas launches surprise attack from Gaza
The Islamist group's attack — which saw gunmen crossing the border and a barrage of rockets — was the biggest in years against Israel.
Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians during a raid into Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in March.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2023
Israel’s moment of reckoning is long overdue. The occupation must end.
For Israel's far right, judicial reform is one step toward annexing the West Bank. Ending the occupation is the only way to stop anti-democratic forces.
A Palestinian woman embroiders at the Surif Women’s Cooperative, in the West Bank city of Surif. Several Palestinian organizations are working to revive the culture’s traditional embroidery, which is on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and to preserve old thobes that tell Palestinian history.
WORLD / Society
Sep 11, 2023
The threads of identity in a Palestinian craft
The Palestinian government and cultural organization work to revive traditional embroidery and the clothing that tells Palestinian history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2023
Abraham Accord Arab states likely to stick with Israel despite Jenin violence
Analysts say economic and trade interests are likely to trump any moral outrage felt in the four Arab states that have signed peace pacts with Israel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2023
Israel tensions escalate amid protests and West Bank assault
Israel’s anti-government protest movement launched a series of major disruptions, including an attempt to sow chaos at the international airport,
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023
Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after rocket salvo from Lebanese soil
Explosions were heard in Lebanon's Tyre region as well as the Gaza Strip, where Israeli air raids had begun before midnight.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2023
Israeli minister's 'no Palestinians' tirade sparks Arab outcry
Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, dubbed the minister's remarks 'completely unhelpful,' stressing the Palestinian people 'obviously' exist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2023
Be very wary of the slippery slope of occupation
To condemn Russian colonialism properly, one must be consistent and also condemn other examples, not least Israel’s subjugation of Palestinians in the occupied territories.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2023
Palestinian gunman kills seven in east Jerusalem synagogue attack
A Palestinian gunman killed seven people outside a synagogue during the Jewish Sabbath, in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Israelis in years that risked sparking widespread violence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2023
10 Palestinians killed as Israel launches deadliest West Bank raid in years
The bloodiest day in the West Bank in years erupted during a raid on the crowded refugee camp in the northern city of Jenin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2023
New Arab allies face quandary as Israel shifts hard to the right
As some in Israel's government seek to annex the occupied West Bank, Arab states have to balance their new partnership with historic support for Palestinian aspirations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023
Gazans risk death at sea dreaming of life in Europe
Younis al-Shaer left Gaza dreaming of a better life in Europe only to return to the Palestinian enclave in a coffin, and his story is far from unique.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2022
Two bomb attacks in Jerusalem kill one and wound at least 18
Israel and the occupied West Bank have been experiencing their deadliest wave of violence since 2015.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2022
Tired of power cuts, blockaded Gaza turns to solar
For most of Gaza's 2.3 million residents, power cuts are a daily fact of life that impact everything from homes to hospital wards.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2022
'Fragile' Gaza truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad holds
The truce, which started Sunday night, aims to stem the worst fighting in Gaza since an 11-day war last year devastated the Palestinian coastal territory.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 7, 2022
Palestinian rockets reach west of Jerusalem on third day of Gaza fighting
Israel launched the Gaza strikes on Friday in what it described as the pre-emption of an Islamic Jihad attack meant to avenge the arrest of a group leader in the occupied West Bank.
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 / 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.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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