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BOMBING

JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2015
French ambassador urges Japanese to visit Paris, promises safety ahead of U.N. climate summit
French Ambassador Thierry Dana on Tuesday urged Japanese tourists to visit Paris despite the recent deadly attacks claimed by the Islamic State group, saying the French lifestyle beloved by Japanese has not changed.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2015
No long-term threat seen in Bangkok blasts: experts
Crisis management experts say Bangkok's recent bombings do not pose a long-term threat in an otherwise relatively safe country. But they are nonetheless advising Japanese staying in the Southeast Asian city to exercise caution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2015
Top court dashes appeal hours before 1993 Mumbai 'driving spirit' bomber due to hang
Yakub Memon's last hope of avoiding the hangman's noose for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings was dashed on Wednesday, after India's Supreme Court threw out his final plea for mercy hours before he was due to be executed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 16, 2015
Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death for 2013 attack
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by a jury on Friday for helping carry out the 2013 attack, which killed three people and wounded 264 in the crowds at the race's finish line.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 16, 2015
Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence seen more as symbolic judgment
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhohkar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death Friday. But his execution may not happen for decades — if ever.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2015
State's closing argument: Accused Boston bomber 'wanted to punish America'
Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev "wanted to punish America" when he killed three people and injured 264 with a pair of homemade bombs at the 2013 race, a federal prosecutor said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 3, 2015
American trio charged in N.Y. with jihadi terrorism-related crimes
U.S. authorities charged three people with terrorism-related crimes, including two New York women who allegedly discussed making bombs. A Texas man was charged separately with trying to train alongside Muslim militants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2015
Prosecution rests; Boston bombing jury hears of grisly deaths; defense calls first witness
Two of the people killed in the Boston Marathon bombing were torn apart by one of the blasts that ripped through runners and onlookers at the finish line, medical examiners testified on Monday as prosecutors wound up their case against accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and defense attorneys began calling...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2015
Man recalls 'terrifying' carjacking at Boston bombing trial
A man carjacked by the accused Boston Marathon bombers shortly after prosecutors say they shot and killed a policeman on Thursday recalled the moment when one of the brothers jumped into his Mercedes and told him he was one of the bombers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2015
'Jihadi John' part of network linked to failed London bombers: court papers
Islamist militant Mohammed Emwazi, identified as "Jihadi John," was a member of a network in contact with one of the men convicted of trying to bomb the British capital's underground railway in 2005, according to the government.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2015
At 1994 Argentina bomb site, deja vu and fading hope for justice
Anita Weinstein was on the second floor of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, when the ceiling and walls collapsed from the force of a truck bomb outside.
WORLD
Jan 19, 2015
Suicide car bombing at Nigeria bus station kills four, wounds 35
A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a busy bus station in the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum on Sunday, killing four people and wounding 35, police said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2014
Boston bomb suspect cites Islamic State comparisons in bid to move trial
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is making a last-ditch bid to move his terrorism trial to another city, arguing that local news media are turning potential jurors against him with stories comparing him to Islamic State militants.
WORLD
Nov 28, 2014
Northeast Nigeria bus station blast kills 40: witness
A roadside bomb tore through a bus station near a busy junction in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, killing 40 people, including five soldiers, witnesses and a security source on the scene said.
WORLD
Nov 24, 2014
Suicide bomber kills 45 at volleyball match in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 45 people at a volleyball match in Afghanistan on Sunday, a provincial official said, as foreign troops withdraw from the country after more than a decade of fighting.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2014
A serial intervener, after all
In launching his presidency's seventh bombing campaign, Barack Obama has shown himself to be one of the most militarily aggressive U.S. presidents since World War II.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
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Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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