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REFUGEES

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2015
Paris terrorist attacks reshape U.S. politicians' debate over refugees, security
U.S. lawmakers Tuesday called for even tighter scrutiny of Syrian refugees fleeing to the United States as last week's deadly Paris attacks recast America's debate over immigration and national security, prompting a sharp rebuke from President Barack Obama, who said attempts to block entry were "offensive...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2015
Bush differs with GOP cohorts on Syria refugee entry, qualifies Christian-only comment
Jeb Bush said he wouldn't ban Syrian refugees from entering the United States, separating himself from most Republican governors and his party's presidential field as he pitched himself as the most experienced candidate running for the nomination.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2015
Post-Paris shutdown showdown: Republicans try to block Syrian refugee funds
A growing political war of words over whether to take in Syrian refugees in the wake of last week's terror attack in Paris may be morphing into the next government shutdown showdown.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2015
Obama nixes ground war against Islamic State, vows intel boost to France, hits GOP refugee snub
President Barack Obama ruled out dispatching a major U.S. ground force against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, saying it would be a "serious mistake" that would lead the nation into an unsustainable strategy requiring a long-term occupation in the region.
WORLD / Society
Nov 11, 2015
Finland readies tents, containers to house asylum seekers, refuses Afghans
Finland is preparing to house asylum seekers in tents and shipping containers as the inflow of refugees has accelerated after slowing down last month, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 10, 2015
U.N. rights review faults Australian asylum policies and discrimination
Australia was criticized on Monday at the United Nations for its offshore processing of asylum claims, detention of child migrants and reports it had sent back legitimate refugees.
WORLD
Nov 7, 2015
U.S. to open new screening centers for Syrian refugees
The Obama administration is moving to increase and accelerate the number of Syrian refugees who might be admitted into the United States by opening new screening outposts in Iraq and Lebanon, administration officials told Reuters on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2015
China policy change may see fewer U.S. asylum cases
China's decision Thursday to allow couples to have two children after decades of limiting families to a single child may slow the flood of Chinese immigrants receiving political asylum in the United States, legal experts said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015
Turkey-EU deal benefits all parties but refugees
Refugees' rights may get short shrift in a plan being negotiated between Turkey and the EU to stem the flow of displaced people into Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2015
Rift over refugees spurs solidarity vs. security risk to European unity
A rift over Europe's response to the sudden arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees is leading some in Brussels to voice fears for the future of the European Union.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 24, 2015
New justice minister pledges tighter immigration control at airports amid an increase in tourists
Amid a surge in foreign tourists, newly appointed Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki said Friday that tightening immigration control at airports is one of the ministry's most urgent priorities.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2015
Europe may be on brink of disintegration
It is often argued that the EU progresses through crises, but the ingredients needed for such breakthroughs are now lacking.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 21, 2015
Fear of migrants, economic woes fragment governments in Europe
From Portugal to Sweden, European countries are becoming harder to govern, and their economic reforms more difficult to implement, as a prolonged financial crisis brings weaker and more divided governments.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2015
Assad marches toward Aleppo in assault likely to stoke fresh wave of refugees to EU
With Russian warplanes in the air and Iranian special forces on the ground, an emboldened Syrian President Bashar Assad is turning back to the biggest trophy in his country's civil war, and this time Europe is also on the front line.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2015
EU needs a policy solution, not more razor wire
Creating institutions to enhance border security and resettle refugees will require Europe to take another step toward deeper political integration, with decisions made at the EU, not the national, level.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2015
As winter looms, Germany struggles to find warm homes for refugees
At a sprawling camp in the German town of Celle, refugees wearing thick sweaters sit around a heater smoking cigarettes as rain beats down on the cramped white tent that has become their home. Some of them are ill and worried it will snow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2015
Migrant woman, two children drown off Lesbos; Greek isle running out of room for burials
A migrant woman and two children drowned on Wednesday when a boat carrying about two dozen people capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, the Greek coast guard said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2015
Merkel risks all over refugees
There is a word for the relief many across Germany must have felt as Chancellor Angela Merkel missed out on a Nobel Prize for her stance on refugees: Schadenfreude.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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