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SUDAN

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2023
Women and girls share stories of abuse in Sudan as conflict rages
Both the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Army have been accused of abuses, including sexual violence against women and girls.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2023
Sudan struggles for attention as violence escalates and human toll grows
With conflict having displaced around 3 million people, aid agencies operating in the country see no end to the deepening crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2023
Global level of forced displacement climbs to record 110 million, U.N. says
The increase of around 19 million people by the end of last year is the biggest annual jump on record, the UNHCR has said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2023
Race is on to protect Sudan’s pyramids and tombs as war rages
Airstrikes have been recorded around Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri — areas home to many temples and monuments, and the cradle of the Kerma civilization, which flourished around 2500 B.C.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2023
'No woman feels safe': Sexual violence rampant in Sudan war
Dozens of women have reported sexual violence since the war erupted in mid-April between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2023
U.S. and Saudi Arabia say Sudan warring sides to start talks
The direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces were set to start, even as fighting showed little signs of abating in Khartoum.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2023
Syrians in Sudan flee war for second time
More than 66,000 Syrians have ended up in Sudan due to conflict in their homeland, according to U.N. figures, drawn by easy entry requirements.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 2, 2023
Sudan conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee, U.N. says
Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded over 16 days of battles since disputes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 30, 2023
Sudan risks long conflict as entrenched rivals struggle for control
Even with hundreds of people killed and the capital Khartoum turned into a war zone, there has been little sign of compromise between leaders of the two warring factions.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2023
How Sudan's military factions set path to war as mediation stalled
Alarmed over the potential for bloodshed, a group of mediators pushed for last-ditch talks between the country's army chief and a paramilitary leader. But neither showed up.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2023
Unending 'hell': Sudan war rages despite truce pledges
Strikes by air, tanks and artillery rocked Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and the adjacent city of Bahri on Friday, mocking a 72-hour truce extension.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2023
Sudan conflict threatens supply of key soft drink ingredient
About 70% of the world's supply of gum arabic, for which there are few substitutes, comes from the acacia trees in the Sahel region that runs through Sudan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2023
Evacuating citizens from war zones differs from country to country
Japan has very different ideas on how to evacuate its nationals from war zones compared to countries like the United States.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2023
58 Japanese citizens and family members evacuated from Sudan
Forty-five of them were flown out on a Self-Defense Forces aircraft to neighboring Djibouti.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2023
Evacuees recount 'difficult days' after risky escape from Sudan
Wheelchair-bound elderly women and babies asleep in their parents' arms were among nearly 200 people from more than 20 countries who fled to safety.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 24, 2023
A journey across Sudan's capital Khartoum, a city transformed by war
In the Sudanese capital, charred paramilitary pick-up trucks hit by air strikes litter main streets and weary residents queue for bread in neighborhoods largely emptied of civilian life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023
As war rages in Sudan, countries angle for advantage
Diplomats from Africa, the Middle East and the West have appealed for a halt to the fighting that has reduced parts of the capital, Khartoum, to a smoking battlefield.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023
U.S. military evacuates diplomats from Sudan as conflict rages
The mission, ordered by President Joe Biden, saw special operations forces positioned 1,288 kilometers away in Djibouti bring the Americans out on MH-47 Chinook helicopters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2023
U.S. military prepares options for possible Sudan evacuation
Two U.S. officials said a decision on a possible evacuation of the embassy is expected soon, but it was unclear if there will be a public announcement.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Man arrested over deadly stabbing of woman in Kobe
Masashi Tanimoto, 35, the suspect in the deadly stabbing a 24-year-old woman, is taken into custody in Kobe on Friday night.
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit for smartphone use
The Toyoake Municipal Government in Aichi Prefecture is planning to enact an ordinance to urge all smartphone users in the city to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.

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