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Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2020
Turkey tells Greece to pull troops from island at heart of rift
Kastellorizo became part of Greece in 1947, but Turkey has reacted angrily to Greek military activities there.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2020
Turkey warns Egypt over Libya and lashes out at Macron’s role
Turkey warned Egypt against any deployment of forces in the Libyan civil war and sharply criticized French President Emmanuel Macron’s role, highlighting the threat of escalating violence and geopolitical rivalries in the oil-rich country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2020
Turkey sent up to 3,800 Syrian fighters to Libya, U.S. Defense Department says
Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the U.S. Defense Department’s inspector general concluded in a new report, its first to detail Turkish deployments that helped change the course of Libya's war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2020
Libya's double tragedy
With Turkey and Egypt now locking horns in the country, Libya's agony is even less likely to be resolved at the ongoing U.N. talks in Geneva.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020
Erdogan is erasing Ataturk’s stamp on Turkey
The conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque is the culmination of the president's lifelong political project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2020
Turkish jet suspect testifies he cooperated with Carlos Ghosn escape under duress
MNG Jet's operations manager said he heard 'screams of joy' in the background while being told the ex-Nissan boss was on board.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2020
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader's jailing violated rights
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the lengthy jailing of a former head of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party violated his rights, a decision published on Friday showed, but he was not expected to be released due to a separate investigation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2020
Men accused of helping Ghosn flee Japan challenges U.S. extradition case
Lawyers for the pair say the crime stated in the Japanese warrants for their arrest is a non-extraditable misdemeanor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2020
Turkey and Russia are at war, and Libya’s the loser
The failed siege of Tripoli is an opening for peace, but only if the outside players end their proxy war.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2020
Istanbul prosecutor indicts Saudi suspects for Khashoggi killing
Istanbul prosecutors said on Wednesday they had prepared an indictment against a close aide to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a former deputy head of general intelligence over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 3, 2020
'All our dreams are gone': Desperation deepens for Syrians as conflict intensifies
At a maternity hospital in northwest Syria, an alarm flashes at the main entrance to alert staff. It's not patients en route to the hospital. It's warplanes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2020
Turkey is a mediocre NATO ally, but Russia is enemy No. 1
The U.S. has to mend fences with wayward alliance members to avoid war with Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2020
Erdogan's options narrow as Russia presses Syrian crisis to Turkey's doorstep
With nearly 1 million displaced Syrians massing near the Turkish border in the face of a Syrian government military offensive, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's options are narrowing. He feels blindsided by Russia's push into Syria's Idlib region and the risk of full-blown conflict is growing, but Turkey's...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 26, 2020
In night of violence, Greeks try to block access to island migrant camp building sites
Police in riot gear threw teargas and fired water cannon at Greek islanders as they tried to prevent access to construction sites for new migrant detention centres by setting fires, hurling flares and blockading the gates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2020
Turkey edges toward direct conflict with Russia-backed Syria as talks fail to halt assault
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday a military operation by his forces to push back a Syrian government offensive against rebels in northwest Syria was now "a matter of time" after talks with Russia failed to halt the assault.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 19, 2020
Macron unveils curbs on foreign imams and teachers amid wariness over 'separatism' risk
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he would curb the practice of foreign countries sending imams and teachers to France to crack down on what he called the risk of "separatism.
WORLD
Feb 18, 2020
Pakistan confirms escape of Taliban leader who justified Malala shooting
A high-profile local Taliban figure who announced and justified the 2012 attack on teenage Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has escaped detention, Pakistan's interior minister confirmed a few days after the militant announced his breakout on social media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2020
Turkey-Syria crisis points to risky post-American Mideast
Washington's withdrawal might usher in yet more bloodshed and uncertainty, particularly if the region's most powerful countries continue to believe they can often achieve as much with military action as by negotiation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2020
Five Turkish soldiers killed in attack by Assad regime forces in northwest Syria
Syrian government forces killed five Turkish soldiers in northwestern Syria on Monday, Turkey's defense ministry said, after Turkey deployed thousands of troops there to stem a Syrian government offensive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 6, 2020
Cold and disease threaten more than half a million Syrians fleeing toward Turkey amid Idlib fighting
Cold weather, disease and a lack of shelter and medicine threaten hundreds of thousands of civilians as they flee fighting in Idlib province, in one of the biggest upheavals of Syria's nine-year civil war, aid groups and doctors said.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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