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Passengers gather around the departure boards at a train station in Paris on Friday as France's high-speed rail network was hit by malicious acts disrupting the transport system hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2024
France's high-speed railway hit by 'sabotage' during Olympics
The attacks were launched as Paris was under heavy security ahead of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.
Tsutomu Shirosaki, former member of the Japanese Red Army
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 21, 2024
Ex-Japan Red Army prisoner, 76, chokes on food and dies
Tsutomu Shirosaki was serving time for his involvement in the 1986 terrorist attack on the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta.
Qatari and French officers patrol on horseback down a street in central Paris on Friday, a week ahead of the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics.
WORLD
Jul 20, 2024
France races to head off Islamic State group threat to Paris Olympics
The outreach comes in the wake of two major attacks this year that authorities say were carried out by Tajik members of the militant group.
People lay flowers before the two year anniversary of the shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the city of Nara on July 7.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2024
Trump shooting reminds Japan of similar attacks on politicians at home
The attack on the former U.S. president evoked memories of similar incidents involving Japan's prime ministers.
Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 5 to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
WORLD
Jul 16, 2024
Yemen's Houthis target three vessels in Red and Mediterranean seas
The attacks on the vessels — including an oil tanker — were in response to Israel's airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, Houthi spokesman says.
Hilo, Hawaii
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2024
Hawaii airport evacuated over Japanese man's grenades: police
The suspicious items, which were picked up on an X-ray machine, caused the airport to be held up for over an hour as a bomb squad came to investigate.
Police officers stand guard during a campaign speech by a Lower House by-election candidate in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, in April 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2024
Police beef up security measures ahead of upcoming election
Two years after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a review of dignitary protection is being conducted.
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview at The Hague, in the Netherlands, in February.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2024
ICC prosecutor opted for warrants over visit to Gaza
The sudden cancellation of a planned visit to the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem and Ramallah has angered Washington and London.
A man carries salvaged items following an Israeli raid in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
WORLD
Jun 30, 2024
No progress in Gaza cease-fire talks with Israel, Hamas official says
The Palestinian group is still ready to "deal positively" with any cease-fire proposal that ends the war, a senior official said.
An altar is decorated with a portrait of Aum Shinrikyo founder Chizuo Matsumoto at an Aleph facility in Tokyo this month.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2024
Japan authorities remain on alert over Aum successor group
Aleph, which has most of the roughly 1,650 worshippers of Aum Shinrikyo's three successor groups, continues to worship the teachings of cult leader Chizuo Matsumoto.
Hiroshi Okudera, a doctor at the Central Japan International Medical Center in Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, has been passing down his experience of dealing with the sarin gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, 30 years ago.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2024
Doctor urges Japan to pass on lessons of Nagano sarin gas attack
Hiroshi Okudera, 68, who treated victims at Shinshu University Hospital, has spent three decades ensuring the lessons from the tragic incident are not forgotten.
A table for flower offerings was set up Wednesday in a park in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, to mark the 30th anniversary of a sarin gas attack in the city.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2024
Altar set up to mark 30th anniversary of Matsumoto sarin attack
According to a neighborhood association, it was decided to set up an altar after some people left flowers at the park last year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle in memory of the victims of the Crocus City Hall attack, on the day of national mourning in a church at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on March 24.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2024
Dagestan shootings spotlight rising Islamist threat for Putin
The latest violence, with at least 20 killed in coordinated shootings in Russia's far south on Sunday, raises tough questions for its intelligence and security services.
Both Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (left) and Renho have been the targeted for threats in recent days.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2024
Koike and Renho targeted by threats
A threatening message warning of an attack using sulfuric acid has been sent via fax to people close to the governor, similar to that sent to the office of rival Renho.
Dagestan region governor Sergei Melikov (left), who on Monday visited the synagogue and church that were attacked in Derbent, said that foreign forces were involved in the planning of the attacks, but gave no details.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2024
Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia's Dagestan
No one has claimed responsibility over the coordinated attacks on churches and synagogues, but a local leader claims foreign forces were involved in their planning.
Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan
WORLD
Jun 24, 2024
Gunmen attack church and synagogue in Russia's North Caucasus
The attacks by unidentified gunmen left an Orthodox priest and multiple police officers dead, the region's head said.
Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip in January.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 8, 2024
Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza
The militant group has been reduced to between 9,000 and 12,000 fighters, according U.S. officials familiar with battlefield developments.
Nigeriens gather in a street to protest against the U.S. military presence in Niamey, Niger, on April 13.
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2024
'Act now' or Sahel crisis will be 'problem for the world': UNHCR
Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have pushed out troops from France, the former colonial ruler, and are increasingly turning to Russia for support.
A demonstration condemning the killing of three Chinese teachers from the University of Karachi's Confucius Institute in April 2022. Terrorist groups in Pakistan are targeting Chinese nationals and threatening Beijing's Belt and Road initiative projects in the country.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2024
Should we stay or should we go? China's dilemma in Pakistan
Beijing is pouring billions into Pakistan to complete a key Belt and Road initiative artery. But this is threatened by terrorist groups targeting Chinese nationals and interests.
South Korea's spy agency reported Friday that North Korea is planning "terrorist" attacks against South Korean officials and citizens abroad, prompting heightened security at diplomatic missions in China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2024
Seoul spy agency warns North Korea plotting attacks on embassies
South Korea's foreign ministry announced that it has raised the anti-terrorism alert level for embassies and consulates in five countries.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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