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Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 3, 2019
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu confident about future despite loss in Asian Cup final
Despite the disappointment of a surprise 3-1 loss against Qatar in the Asian Cup final on Friday, Japan saw encouraging performances from several of its emerging players in the United Arab Emirates.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 2, 2019
Qatar upsets Japan 3-1 to claim first Asian Cup title
Qatar foiled Japan’s bid for a record-extending fifth Asian Cup title on Friday, winning the tournament for the first time in a 3-1 upset.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 31, 2019
Samurai Blue boss Hajime Moriyasu urges team to give best effort in Asian Cup final
Japan must lay everything on the line against Qatar in the Asian Cup final, head coach Hajime Moriyasu said Thursday, on the eve of the tournament decider.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 31, 2019
Do or die for Samurai Blue
This week has provided ample opportunity for all of us who doubted Japan's ability to reach the Asian Cup final to take a long, deep drink from the fountain of hubris.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2019
Japan and Qatar agree to launch strategic ministerial talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Tuesday and agreed on the launch of a "strategic dialogue" under which their foreign ministers will regularly discuss a range of topics as part of efforts to lift bilateral ties to a higher level.
WORLD
Jan 26, 2019
Taliban's new political leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar expected to join peace talks with U.S. in Qatar
The Taliban's new political leader is expected to join meetings with U.S. officials in Qatar imminently, Taliban sources said Saturday as the latest round of talks to find ways to end the 17-year Afghan war entered a sixth day.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 30, 2018
Japan dominates second half in rout of Qatar
The Akatsuki Five received a tough challenge from Qatar early but wound up posting a 85-47 victory in a FIBA World Cup Asian qualifier at Toyama City Gymnasium on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 29, 2018
Japan faces pivotal contest against Qatar in FIBA World Cup qualifier
Looking for a fifth straight victory in its upcoming match against Qatar in the second round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, the Akatsuki Five will take the court with high morale.
WORLD
Nov 22, 2018
Iran says it can fire missiles that can reach U.S. bases and aircraft carriers 'if they make a move'
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Wednesday that U.S. bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and Qatar, and U.S. aircraft carriers in the Gulf were within range of Iranian missiles, as tensions rise between Tehran and Washington.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2018
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen sought $1 million from Qatar in late 2016: Washington Post
U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, asked the Qatari government for at least $1 million in December 2016 in exchange for access or insight into the Trump administration, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2018
Japan's Mizuho loses Saudi bond role in ongoing Gulf rift with Qatar
Japan's Mizuho Securities has lost a bond mandate for Saudi Arabia, on top of another for Qatar, banking sources said, highlighting how international banks have been caught up in Qatar's ongoing dispute with its neighbours.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2018
Arab leaders demand probe into Syria chemical attacks, condemn Iran
An Arab League summit called on Sunday for an international probe into the "criminal" use of chemical weapons in Syria and condemned what it saw as Iran's interference in the affairs of other countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2017
Qatar's emir reportedly open to Trump-hosted talks to defuse regional crisis
Qatar's ruler said he is ready for U.S.-hosted direct talks aimed at solving the worst diplomatic crisis in the gulf in years but has yet to hear a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to the four Arab states boycotting Doha.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2017
Tillerson tells Iranian-backed militias in Iraq it's time to clear out
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias and their Iranian advisers who helped Iraq defeat Islamic State to "go home," after a rare joint meeting with the leaders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2017
UAE follows Qatar and Kuwait lead and terminates North Korea diplomatic mission
The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it was ending the mission of North Korea's nonresident ambassador and terminating its own envoy's services in Pyongyang, the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2017
Biggest Airbus A350 loses more orders as Cathay becomes latest to opt for smaller sibling
Airbus SE's newest wide-body jet lost more orders as Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. switched a contract for six A350-1000s to the smaller -900 variant and deferred delivery of five more by a year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2017
Japan asks Qatar to stop accepting North Korean laborers
In line with a proposed U.N. sanctions resolution, Taro Kono asks his Qatari counterpart for the Middle Eastern country to stop accepting North Korean laborers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2017
Saudi airline fails to get Doha OK to fly Qatari haj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia's state carrier said on Sunday it had been unable to send planes to transport Qatari pilgrims to the kingdom because it had been unable to get permission to land at Doha airport, amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2017
Returning to Washington without a solution, Tillerson says Qatar crisis may linger on
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a dispute between a Saudi Arabian-led bloc and Qatar may last "quite a while," as the two sides still refuse to speak to each other directly and are no closer to resolving the key demands made after the crisis started.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2017
Qatar: Is Trump striking the match for a little war?
Acting like a rhetorical warmonger, U.S. President Donald Trump is providing the Saudis with ample blessing for their internecine warfare.

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