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Nafisa Eltahir
People sit by makeshift shelters near Awlala Camp, Amhara region, Ethiopia
WORLD / Society
Jun 8, 2024
Attacks leave Sudanese refugees stranded in Ethiopian forest
About 8,000 people have left the Kumer and Awlala refugee camps, set up by the United Nations in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region.
Internally displaced women wait to collect aid at a camp in Gadaref, Sudan, last Sunday. Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries earlier this week in the key Darfur town of al-Fashir.
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2024
Residents cower as fighting picks up in Sudan's al-Fashir
The city is the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the western Darfur region.
Women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, in January.
WORLD / Society
Mar 9, 2024
Millions of Sudanese go hungry as war disrupts food supply
The number of Sudanese facing emergency levels of hunger — one stage before famine — has more than tripled in a year to almost 5 million.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 2, 2023
Sudan conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee, U.N. says
Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded over 16 days of battles since disputes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2023
How Sudan's military factions set path to war as mediation stalled
Alarmed over the potential for bloodshed, a group of mediators pushed for last-ditch talks between the country's army chief and a paramilitary leader. But neither showed up.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2021
Facebook shuts fake accounts in Sudan as fight for public opinion rages online
Facebook said the network comprised more than 100 accounts and pages and had more than 1.8 million followers.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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