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SYRIA

WORLD
May 14, 2017
Syrian Army retakes most of rebel-held district on edge of Damascus
The Syrian Army and its allies are on the verge of completely seizing the rebel-held district of Qaboun on the edge of Damascus following over two months of aerial strikes and artillery shelling, rebels and state media said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2017
Hezbollah leader vows future war would be fought on Israeli territory
Lebanese Hezbollah said on Thursday that any future conflict between the Shiite group and Israel could take place inside Israeli territory, as tensions rise between the arch foes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2017
Unending Middle East dilemmas
The Middle East remains a nightmare of complexity, second only to North Korea as a threat to global security.
WORLD
May 9, 2017
Islamic State says it beheads Russian officer in Syria: SITE
The Islamic State group has issued a video showing the beheading of a man it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the U.S.-based SITE monitoring website reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2017
Trump suffering a diplomatic deficit
Only by connecting the strategic dots between Afghanistan, Syria and North Korea can the world find a somewhat coherent, but misguided, approach to U.S. foreign policy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2017
U.S.-backed militias claim big advance against Islamic State in Syrian town of Tabqa
U.S.-backed militias said Sunday they had made a big advance in Tabqa, a strategically vital town controlling Syria's largest dam, in their campaign to drive Islamic State forces from its stronghold of Raqqa, 40 km (25 miles) downstream.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2017
Assad's forces still have several tons of chemical weapons: Israel
Israel's military said on Wednesday it believes Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces still possess several tons of chemical weapons, issuing the assessment two weeks after a sarin attack that killed nearly 90 people in Syria.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 20, 2017
Syria evacuations resume, bringing Damascus-area town under Assad's control
The last rebel fighters have left the Syrian town of Zabadani near Damascus as part of a reciprocal evacuation deal for four besieged towns that had been interrupted after a bomb attack hit one convoy, state media and a war monitor said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2017
Islamic State seeking al-Qaida alliance after losing ground in Iraq
Islamic State is talking to al-Qaida about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in on IS fighters in Mosul, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said in an interview on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2017
Trump stumbles into Putin's Syrian backyard
The U.S. has stepped into a gaping power vacuum in the Middle East.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2017
Trump more believable and moral than Putin?
In the Syrian strikes Trump effectively followed the policy of 'bomb first, prove later' — exactly the sequence Bush followed in Iraq in 2003 to commit the greatest geopolitical blunder since World War II.
WORLD
Apr 13, 2017
Syria says U.S. strike hit poison gas depot run by IS, killing hundreds; U.S. denies
The Syrian army said an airstrike late on Wednesday by the U.S.-led coalition hit poison gas supplies belonging to Islamic State, releasing a toxic substance that killed "hundreds," but the coalition denied carrying out raids in the area.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2017
Birth of the inept Trump Doctrine?
From Syria to North Korea, the Trump administration struggles to cope with the world, with China caught in the middle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 12, 2017
Tillerson heads to Moscow with call from West for Russia to ditch Assad
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday denouncing Russian support for Syria's Bashar Assad, as the Trump administration took on America's traditional mantle as leader of a unified West.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 12, 2017
Pyongyang media warn of nuke strike if provoked by U.S.; Russia worried
North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017
Decoding Trump's Syria strike
The use of chemical weapons and the unilateral retaliatory strikes show just how broken and dysfunctional the global order and its key institutions are.
EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2017
Trump reverses course on Syria
The sudden resort to force in Syria raises fundamental questions about foreign policy in the Trump administration.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017
Xi got played, but he played it well
Imagine being guest of honor at a state dinner planned to trumpet bilateral ties only to have your host lean over and whisper, 'We're bombing Syria tonight.'
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017
Viewed from China, summit a success
From Beijing's perspective, things went very well in Mar-a-Lago, with China taking the initiative and the Americans going along.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017
Who benefits from the U.S. attack?
Whoever committed the atrocity at Khan Sheikhoun wanted the United States to attack the Syrian regime.
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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