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ARMED CONFLICTS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2016
China-made truck used by North Korea in new artillery system
North Korea is using Chinese-made trucks in a new mobile artillery system showcased five days ago, according to photographs reviewed by Reuters, underlining the difficulty in enforcing U.N. sanctions against the isolated state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2016
Amid South China Sea spat, long-range U.S. bombers could be rotated through Australia: report
In a move that is likely to anger Beijing, Washington is reportedly holding high-level talks with Canberra on the rotational deployment of long-range bombers to Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. has reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2016
Chinese foreign minister accuses Japanese government of 'double dealing'
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused Japan of "double dealing," as tensions linger between Asia's two biggest economies over disputed islands and Japanese officials join international criticism of China's efforts to build artificial islands in disputed waters.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2016
Turkish court jails two Syrians over drowning of toddler Aylan
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrians to four years in jail over the drowning of five people including toddler Aylan Kurdi, the image of whose dead body sparked global sympathy last September over the fate of migrants, Dogan news agency said.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2016
India, U.S., Japan to hold naval drills close to China's waters
The U.S., India and Japan will hold joint naval exercises later this year in waters north of the Philippines, a move that is likely to irk nearby China as tensions rise over competing territorial claims in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2016
Australia increasingly likely to pick Japan for huge submarine order, experts say
With Australia's release of its defense white paper last week, the race to build the country's next generation of submarines enters the home stretch — and some experts say the Japanese bid appears to hold an insurmountable lead.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2016
The Pentagon's big lie about the South China Sea
The notion that China's actions in the South China Sea threaten commercial shipping is a load of analytical rubbish.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2016
Europeans should spend more for their defense
The question has to be asked: Why is the U.S. defending Europe? The need for America to play an overwhelming role disappeared when the Cold War ended.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2016
Syrian fighting largely ends after landmark ceasefire comes into effect
Fighting appeared to stop across most areas of western Syria on Saturday after a landmark "cessation of hostilities" came into effect under a U.S.-Russian plan that warring sides in the five-year conflict have accepted.
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2016
Draw a line in the South China Sea
Despite its protestations to the contrary, China is clearly militarizing the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2016
China seen locking in gains as fighter jets reported on isle in South China Sea
In the latest in a series of moves that is likely to stoke already heated tensions in the South China Sea, Beijing has sent fighter jets to an island where it has deployed surface-to-air missile batteries, U.S. media said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2016
Military tensions set tone for frosty U.S.-China discussions
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for talks this week as each country accuses the other of escalating military tensions in the western Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2016
Sunni vs. Shiite at the heart of Islamic turmoil
Conflicts like those in Syria and Yemen reflect the struggle between Islam's two main sects, Sunni and Shiite, and that between fundamentalists and reformists.
WORLD
Feb 23, 2016
Heavy airstrikes target road out of rebel-held Aleppo: report
Airstrikes targeted one of the last roads into opposition-held areas of Aleppo on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, a day after the United States and Russia presented a cease-fire plan to begin Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2016
Money trail shows China middlemen at heart of North Korea’s illicit cash-flow network
A trail of money stretching from a Panamanian shipping agent to an octogenarian Singaporean to a Chinese bank provides a window on why U.S. efforts to tighten sanctions on North Korea may be harder to achieve than in the case of Iran.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2016
A lot more war than peace
After decades of relative peace, the death toll from armed conflicts is rising once again. While countries rarely go to war with each other, a constellation of other kinds of conflicts rages on.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2016
U.S. restrictions on arms sales mean Thai military needs to shop elsewhere
Thailand is pursuing closer ties — and possible arms deals — with Russia, with relations between Thailand and its traditional partner, the United States, cooling in the wake of a May 2014 coup.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2016
Vietnam protests China missile deployment, Australia, New Zealand urge restraint
Vietnam protested to China on Friday at a "serious violation" of its sovereignty over Beijing's apparent deployment of an advanced missile system on a disputed South China Sea island, while Australia and New Zealand urged Chinese restraint.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2016
U.S. says China conducted missile drills in Paracels before recent deployment
The United States said Friday that China conducted missile drills in the disputed Paracels archipelago in the South China Sea even before its recent deployment of an advanced surface-to-air missile system there.
WORLD
Feb 16, 2016
Ukrainian military reports highest daily death toll since November
Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and seven wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said Tuesday, reporting the highest daily casualty toll since mid-November.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
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.

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