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PEACE

JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2014
Broader foreign aid urged
Japan should expand its use of overseas development assistance by targeting new regions and projects and consider funding noncombat operations led by foreign military forces, a panel said Thursday in a report to Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2014
China's elite 'princelings' quietly push for Nobel laureate's freedom
A group of "princelings," children of China's political elite, has quietly urged the Communist Party leadership to release jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo on parole to improve the country's international image, two sources said.
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.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 8, 2014
Kamikazes live on at their Chiran base
As a child growing up in California in the 1980s, I learned my share of Japanese words. Sushi, which my family would get for a treat on birthdays. Mochi (chewy rice cake), ramen and karaoke — all encountered at the Japanese shopping arcade downtown.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 14, 2014
Girls' Generation "Love & Peace"
K-pop's golden days in Japan are over. The time when Korean groups could top the Oricon charts and (more importantly) monopolize media coverage is now a memory, in part due to an oversaturation of new acts. K-pop remains a strong niche market, though, even if the hallyu hype has fizzled out. Some groups...
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2013
The Emperor's call for peace
Emperor Akihito on Monday celebrated his 80th birthday, becoming the second emperor to have passed this milestone while on the throne, following his father, Emperor Showa.
EDITORIALS
Oct 29, 2013
Nobel Peace Prize sends messages
In choosing this year's Peace Prize recipient, the Nobel Committee hoped to accelerate global efforts to eliminate chemical weapons, which are relatively cheap and easy to produce.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2013
Chemical weapons watchdog has tighter leash
The Nobel Committee's decision to honor the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons with this year's Peace Prize should compel world leaders to increase their support for it.
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.

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