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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2017
Convoy of Islamic State fighters, families resumes journey after being blocked by U.S.-led airstrikes
A convoy of Islamic State fighters began a new attempt to reach territory held by the militant group in eastern Syria on Thursday after being blocked by U.S.-led airstrikes, despite warnings of more military action.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2017
Hezbollah captures Islamic State enclave on Syrian side of Lebanon border: Nasrallah
Hezbollah has captured much of an Islamic State pocket on Syria's side of the border with Lebanon in a joint offensive with the Syrian army, its leader said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2017
As Syria's battlefields shrink, U.S. and Russia military hotlines hum
Even as tensions between the United States and Russia fester, there is one surprising place where their military-to-military contacts are quietly weathering the storm: Syria.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2017
Shipments from North Korea to Syria's chemical arms agency intercepted: U.N. report
Two North Korean shipments to a Syrian government agency responsible for the country's chemical weapons program were intercepted in the past six months, according to a confidential United Nations report on North Korea sanctions violations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2017
Lebanese army finds anti-aircraft missiles in abandoned Islamic State cache
Lebanon's army found anti-aircraft missiles among with a cache of weapons in an area abandoned by Islamic State militants, it said on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 21, 2017
Russian jets reportedly kill over 200 IS militants near Syria's Deir al-Zor
Russia's air force has destroyed a large column of Islamic State fighters on their way to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, killing over 200 militants, Russian news agencies cited Russia's Defense Ministry as saying on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2017
Rebels take credit for downing Syrian MiG, show photos of pilot
The Syrian military said on Tuesday that one of its jets crashed in southern Syria, state television reported, hours after Western-backed rebels said they had shot it down and captured the pilot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2017
Syrian forces about to surround Islamic State pocket in Homs desert
The Syrian army and its allies advanced in the central Syrian desert on Monday and could soon encircle an Islamic State pocket, part of a multipronged thrust into eastern areas held by the jihadi group.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2017
Islamic State fighters trapped in Raqqa, but Chechen snipers slow U.S.-backed forces
U.S.-backed forces now have Islamic State fighters surrounded in central Raqqa, a Syrian Kurdish commander said, but he predicted that driving the militants out could take up to four months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2017
29 civilians reported killed in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Raqqa
Airstrikes by a U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State killed at least 29 civilians, including 14 children, in 24 hours in the jihadis' Syrian capital of Raqqa, a war monitor said late on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2017
Islamic State rained rockets down on Lebanon from Syria border enclave: source
Islamic State may have fired seven Grad rockets into Lebanon on Monday from its enclave on the border with Syria, without causing any injuries, a Lebanese security source said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2017
Syria investigator del Ponte quits, blames U.N. Security Council for lack of backing
A member of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria said on Sunday she was quitting because a lack of political backing from the U.N. Security Council had made the job impossible, Swiss national news agency SDA reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2017
An estimated 2,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Raqqa, Syria
About 2,000 Islamic State fighters are estimated to remain in the Syrian city of Raqqa, fighting for their survival in the face of an offensive by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 1, 2017
Thousands of Syria jihadis, refugees to leave Lebanon border zone in swap with Hezbollah prisoners
Convoys of buses arrived on Monday to transfer thousands of Syrian militants and refugees from Lebanon's border region into rebel territory in Syria in exchange for Hezbollah prisoners.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2017
Hezbollah says it's almost done clearing Lebanon-Syria border of al-Qaida-linked fighters
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Wednesday that the group was close to defeating Nusra Front militants in the battle along the Syrian-Lebanese border.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2017
U.S. intel official now says many foreigners fighting for IS likely to stay in Syria, Iraq
In a new assessment, the U.S. intelligence community judges that large numbers of foreigners fighting for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria likely will stay to defend what is left of their self-declared caliphate rather than return to their homelands, a top U.S. counterterrorism official said on Friday....
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2017
Facing arrest back home, Russian who fought for Islamic State scams way into Ukraine
When Islamic State fighter Marat Nurmagomedov escaped from Syria to Turkey after becoming disillusioned with the militant group, he was unable to return home to Russia for fear of arrest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2017
Trump dumps CIA arms support for anti-Assad Syria rebels: officials
The Trump administration has decided to halt the CIA's covert program to equip and train certain rebel groups fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, two U.S. officials said, a move sought by Assad ally Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2017
Amnesty says Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle
Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern of attacks by Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led military coalition backing them in the battle for Mosul that violated international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Tillerson lauds Turkish 'courage' during failed coup, skips mention of ensuing crackdown
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday praised the courage of the Turkish people in defending democracy from an attempted coup almost exactly a year ago, although he made no mention of the widespread crackdown that has followed.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
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.

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