National Aug 18, 2020
Economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura visited a day after four Cabinet colleagues were seen at the controversial site.
National / History Aug 4, 2020
Last Korean war criminal in Japan still pushing for compensation
by Ju-min Park
"Listen to me. Why are they treating us differently? It’s unfair and doesn’t make any sense. How can I accept this unbelievable situation?" 95-year-old Lee Hak-rae says.
Commentary / Japan Mar 9, 2020
The March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo and the immorality of war
by Robert D. Eldridge
The U.S. attack on Tokyo on the night of March 9-10, 1945, reinforces the reality that it usually is the civilians who suffer the most from the horrors of war.
World / Crime & Legal Mar 5, 2020
International war crimes judges ruled Thursday that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead, including looking into possible atrocities committed by U.S. forces, as they overturned a previous court ruling. Pretrial judges at the Hague-based International Criminal Court last year rejected a ...
World / Crime & Legal Feb 17, 2020
Darfuris rejoice as Sudan agrees to hand al-Bashir to ICC over war crimes and genocide charges
In Sudan's sprawling Camp Kalma, people who fled the Darfur conflict are overjoyed at a pledge by the country's new authorities to finally deliver ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court. Bashir, who was deposed in April 2019 following mass protests, has for the ...
World / Politics Nov 25, 2019
U.S. Navy chief fired over handling of SEAL case involving Trump
The chief of the U.S. Navy on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump after being sacked in a dispute over an elite SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) commando whose demotion for misconduct was reversed by the president. Richard Spencer was ousted as navy secretary, a civilian ...
World Nov 23, 2019
U.S. Navy secretary backs SEAL's expulsion review, despite Trump objection
U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said on Friday a navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct should face a board of peers weighing whether to oust him from the elite force, despite President Donald Trump's assertion that he not be expelled. "I believe the process matters ...
World / Crime & Legal Nov 20, 2019
Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, whose rank was recently restored by President Donald Trump in a controversial move, could be removed from the U.S. Navy SEALs, officials said Tuesday. Gallagher, a SEAL team platoon leader, was accused of committing war crimes while deployed in Iraq ...
World Oct 24, 2019
President Donald Trump's special envoy for Syria said on Wednesday that U.S. forces had seen evidence of war crimes by Turkish forces in Syria, during their recent offensive against Kurds. "We haven't seen widespread evidence of ethnic cleansing" by Turkey, but there had been reports ...
Business Oct 15, 2019
U.S. levels sanctions on Turkey, including steel tariffs, as Syria incursion escalates
US President Donald Trump on Monday authorized sanctions on Turkey's leaders, reimposed steel tariffs and ended trade negotiations to protest Ankara's offensive into Syria. "I am fully prepared to swiftly destroy Turkey's economy if Turkish leaders continue down this dangerous and destructive path," Trump said ...
World May 21, 2019
U.N. alleges possible war crime as Libya gunmen cut water pipeline to besieged Tripoli
Gunmen have cut off the main water pipeline to Libya's besieged capital, Tripoli, spelling more misery for residents already reeling from weeks of fighting. The United Nations said the water blockage was a possible war crime as Libya's internationally recognized government accused forces loyal to ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Nov 14, 2017
Myanmar military denies any atrocities against Rohingya, replaces general in charge of Rakhine
Myanmar's army released a report on Monday denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, having days earlier replaced the general in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. No reason was given for Maj. ...