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Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 4, 2020
Coronavirus forces evacuation of Japanese humanitarian aid workers
Nongovernmental organizations have repatriated some Japanese workers due to tighter travel restrictions and poor health care systems in the countries where they operate.
WORLD / Society
Oct 25, 2019
16 LGBT+ Uganda activists charged with having gay sex, facing life in prison
Uganda said on Thursday it had charged 16 LGBT+ activists with the crime of gay sex — punishable by life in jail — in what campaigners called an escalating campaign against sexual minorities in the east African nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2019
Kenya to upgrade old rail line to deliver Uganda link, shunning China-funded project
Kenya plans to modernize an old railway track to link a newer line to neighboring Uganda at a cost of $210 million, with funding from an unidentified private backer rather than building another modern one with Chinese money.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 9, 2019
Uganda tries to calm fears after kidnapped U.S. tourist and guide are rescued and ransom paid
President Donald Trump asked Uganda to find the abductors of a U.S. tourist and her guide to reassure guests of security, even after the East African nation's leader said the incident is isolated and that the parks are safe.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 4, 2019
American kidnapped on Ugandan safari, with $500,000 ransom demanded
An American woman and her driver have been kidnapped at Uganda's most popular wildlife park by gunmen demanding a ransom of $500,000, police said on Wednesday.
WORLD / Society
Feb 2, 2019
London woman guilty of mutilating daughter in landmark female genital mutilation trial
A London mother has been found guilty of subjecting her 3-year-old daughter to female genital mutilation in Britain's first conviction for the practice, more than 30 years after it was outlawed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 26, 2018
WHO extremely concerned about Ebola 'perfect storm' in war-ravaged Congo, fear spread to Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday an Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo could worsen rapidly because of attacks by armed groups, community resistance and the geographic spread of the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2018
Endangered mountain gorilla population recovers to over 1,000
The population of mountain gorillas, one of the world's most endangered species, which survives on the forest-cloaked volcanoes of central Africa, has increased by a quarter to over 1,000 individuals since 2010, wildlife authorities said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2018
Startup's colorful Ugandan bags take off in Japan, lifting the women who make them
Colorful African-print bags handmade by struggling Ugandan women have attracted fashion-conscious Japanese who are also learning for the first time about the women's plight — thanks to a scheme by a Japanese social entrepreneur to empower single mothers and former child soldiers in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2017
Uganda makes Pikotaro its tourism ambassador
YouTube star Pikotaro was appointed by the Ugandan government Friday as a tourism ambassador to help boost the number of Japanese travelers to the East African country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2017
South Sudan survivors who fled to Uganda recount slaughter at hands of troops
It started out as a normal Monday morning in Pajok in South Sudan — children walking to school, shopkeepers raising their shutters and hawkers laying out their wares in the market, where a shower had just dampened down the dust.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2017
Uganda detects bird flu in wild, domestic birds deemed dangerous to humans
Uganda's ministry for agriculture said on Sunday it had detected bird flu in two locations, one affecting wild birds and another hitting domestic birds, but it did not say whether it was a strain that has spread across Europe and the Middle East.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2016
Osaka firm's hand sanitizer key to dispatching disease in Africa
With Africa battling the spread of infectious diseases that often affect women and children, a Japanese firm has set its sights on addressing the issue via one product: locally produced hand disinfectant.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2016
North Korea pulling troops from Uganda as Kampala warms to South
North Korea is pulling its troops from Uganda after Kampala severed ties, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday, quoting Pyongyang as saying the maneuver was not a forced withdrawal under international pressure but the expiry of a contract.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2015
Japan to extend up to ¥20 billion in loans for Uganda road infrastructure
The Japanese government said Thursday it will extend up to ¥20 billion in loans for road development in the Ugandan capital Kampala as part of Tokyo's efforts to help boost the fast-growing African country's economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 23, 2015
Activist says Uganda documentary may aid LGBT cause
Japan has developed a more favorable view of sexual minorities in recent years, but activist Mameta Endo wants to raise awareness of the issue further by encouraging people to take in a documentary that captures the hatred, harassment, and risk of prison time such people face in Uganda.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 3, 2014
International crowd add their voices to Okinawa protests over U.S. base relocation
Mainland Japanese and expats alike are making the journey to northern Okinawa to support the locals' fight against the relocation of Futenma air base to the Henoko district of Nago.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2014
Outbreak of Ebola-like Marburg fever kills man in Uganda
A man has died in Uganda's capital after an outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, authorities said on Sunday, adding that a total of 80 people who came into contact with him were quarantined.
WORLD
Sep 15, 2014
Uganda seizes explosives, suicide vests from suspected al-Shabaab cell
Police in Kampala seized "substantial amounts of explosives" and suicide vests in raids on a suspected al-Shabaab cell that was planning an imminent attack, a Ugandan official said in an interview on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2014
Ugandan court overturns anti-gay law that halted Western aid
Uganda's constitutional court on Friday overturned an anti-homosexuality law that punished gay sex with long prison sentences and which drew stern criticism from Western and other donors, some of whom withheld aid.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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