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RED CROSS

Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2017
Mexican volunteers put politics aside, cross border to aid Texas after Hurricane Harvey
Mexico has come to the aid of the United States following Hurricane Harvey, sending Red Cross volunteers, food and supplies to a country whose president has proposed building a wall to keep the two neighbors apart.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 2, 2017
Nagoya hospital to consider offering womb transplants
A Nagoya hospital will set up a project team to consider womb transplants for women born without a uterus or whose uterus has been surgically removed due to cancer or other conditions, the hospital said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2017
Red Cross to adopt first official charter for volunteers using lessons learned from the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies plans to adopt a charter to guarantee the rights of volunteers and establish mission guidelines as demand for their services grow globally, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 10, 2016
France demands Britain take in migrant children stranded in refugee camp
Paris demanded Monday that Britain honor promises to take in migrant children from the notorious "Jungle" camp in the French port city of Calais, adding to pressure following accusations by the Red Cross that London is dragging its heels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 8, 2016
Red Cross aid reaches besieged Damascus suburb but Daraya being 'starved out'
The Red Cross said on Sunday it had delivered more food and hygiene kits for around 3,500 people in the besieged Syrian suburb of Mouadamiya near Damascus, expecting to send more in the coming days.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 2, 2015
Japanese Red Cross opening in Paris; Tokyo inns to ban rice; U.S. nuclear submarine arrives; Emperor regrets colonial 'sufferings'
100 YEARS AGOSaturday, May 15, 1915
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2015
Red Cross chief warns freelancers against travel to Syria
The International Committee of the Red Cross warns freelance journalists against venturing into parts of Syria and Iraq held by the Islamic State group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 12, 2015
Red Cross chief offers Abe way to help war victims without taking sides
As Japan grapples with the dilemma of how to aid victims of conflict without appearing to take sides, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has said his group represents a good way to insulate donor nations from risk.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 12, 2015
Aid group offers Abe way to help war victims without ruffling feathers
As Japan grapples with the dilemma of how to aid victims of conflict without appearing to take sides, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has said his group represents a good way to insulate donor nations from risk.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2015
American Red Cross pressured to rid itself of tobacco money
The American Red Cross risks damaging the reputation of the global Red Cross brand because of its refusal to stop accepting donations from tobacco companies, a top official with the humanitarian network says.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2014
Book marks Empress Michiko's 25th anniversary watching over Red Cross
A book marking the 25th anniversary of Empress Michiko becoming honorary president of the Japanese Red Cross Society has been published to show her activities with the organization.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2014
Russia sending aid convoy to Ukraine despite Western warnings of invasion pretext
President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine despite urgent Western warnings against using humanitarian help as a pretext for an invasion.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2014
Nuclear disarmament is a humanitarian imperative
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's involvement in the nuclear debate — specifically the humanitarian impact — dates back to the moment the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2014
Red Cross nurse juggles aid with safety in Iraq
Japan will extend $6 million in humanitarian aid to Iraq to help the country deal with residents displaced by civil unrest, but the funds aren't expected to help beleaguered medical groups struggling in the country.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2014
Japan-North Korea Red Cross talks slated for next week
The Red Cross societies of Japan and North Korea will hold a two-day meeting starting March 19 in Shenyang, northeastern China, with the government participation from both sides, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 4, 2014
Talks with North bring hope
An informal intergovernmental meeting between Japanese and North Korean officials in Shenyang on Monday has rekindled hope for addressing issues of concern between the two countries, including Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2014
Japanese, North Korean envoys chat at Red Cross meeting
Foreign Ministry officials held informal talks with their North Korean counterparts on the sidelines of a meeting Monday between the Red Cross societies of their respective nations in Shenyang, northeastern China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 2, 2014
Japan eyes informal talks with North
Japan plans to hold unofficial talks with North Korea when their respective Red Cross societies meet in China, offering a chance for resuming government dialogue.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2013
Man contracts HIV via donor blood
A man in his 60s contracted HIV after receiving blood donated by an infected man that slipped through safety checks by the Japan Red Cross Society, the health ministry and the Red Cross reveal.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2013
Syrian conflict endangering aid groups
International Red Cross workers are suffering casualties as they cross the front lines of Syria to help millions of needy people amid escalating violence and worsening security conditions.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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