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CHIBOK GIRLS

Yagana Yamani, 25, one of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped from their dormitory by Boko Haram Islamist militants in 2014, in her home in Chibok, Nigeria
WORLD / Society
Apr 12, 2024
A decade on, tragedy of Nigeria’s Chibok Girls endures outside the spotlight
Roughly 90 Chibok girls are still missing, and a third are believed to have died in captivity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 23, 2018
Hidden in diaries, untold stories of Boko Haram's female survivors feature in film
Untold stories of young Nigerian women kidnapped by Boko Haram highlight a documentary debuting on Monday that reveals diaries kept by survivors forbidden from talking about their captivity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 29, 2018
Nigerian schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram begs for freedom in audio release
The father of a Nigerian schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram called on Tuesday for the government to do more to secure her freedom after audio of her begging for help was released.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2018
Nigeria confirms 110 girls unaccounted for after Boko Haram attack on school
ABUJA, Nigeria
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2018
Nigerian official says abducted schoolgirls were not rescued after all
The governor of Nigeria's Yobe state told locals in the village of Dapchi on Thursday that 76 of their schoolgirls who were reported to have been rescued from Islamist Boko Haram kidnappers were in fact still missing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2018
First person convicted in relation to Nigeria's Boko Haram schoolgirl kidnap
Nigeria has convicted the first person to be brought to justice for the Chibok girls kidnapping, a crime that made Islamist militant group Boko Haram notorious around the world, the justice ministry said.
WORLD / Society
Feb 2, 2018
Kin fear for safety of abducted Chibok girls as Nigeria bombs Boko Haram's forest hideout
Nigeria must avoid harming the Chibok girls in its reported bombardment of a forest hideout used by the Boko Haram militants who seized them, parents and activists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2018
Propaganda counterstrike: Boko Haram airs video of Chibok girls and its chief
The release of a video purporting to show some of the Nigerian Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram apparently happy with their lives is a propaganda strike to show the Islamist group is unbowed, security experts said on Monday.
WORLD
May 7, 2017
In prisoner swap, Boko Haram frees 82 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls -- out of a group of more than 200 kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014 -- in exchange for prisoners, the presidency said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2016
Nigerian army says Boko Haram may have used Chibok girls as shields while fleeing in forest
Boko Haram fighters fleeing an attack on their base last week may have used some of the girls kidnapped in 2014 from northeast Nigeria's Chibok as human shields to prevent being fired upon by fighter jets, a military commander said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2016
First Chibok girl kidnapped by Boko Haram found in Nigeria: parents' group
The first of more than 200 schoolgirls missing after being kidnapped by Boko Haram militants from Chibok in northeast Nigeria more than two years ago has been found, a parents' spokesman told the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Wednesday.
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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