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FAR RIGHT

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2019
The global threat of white terrorism
Atrocities committed by white supremacists are not isolated attacks. They're part of a broader pattern of far-right terrorism, and they demand a response on par with all other counterterrorism efforts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2019
White nationalism is a terrorist threat, but not like radical Islam
The U.S. can't use the same tactics against white supremacists as it uses against Islamist terrorists.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2019
Madness and savagery in New Zealand
We must all stand with New Zealand, and against the ignorant hatred that motivated last week's attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 8, 2018
U.K. far-right figure whose anti-Muslim videos were retweeted by Trump is jailed for hate crime
AFP-Jiji
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2017
Why Donald Trump is doomed (and no it's not the Nazi thing)
Trump's defense of Nazis and Klansmen isn't a radical departure from the GOP political norm. Where he's gone off the rails by American standards is a question of style.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016
Europe's rule-of-law crisis
Hungary and Poland are the leading edge of a far-right agenda that has taken hold throughout Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2016
Extremism's odd bedfellows
The relationship between the extreme right, particularly in Europe, and Islamist radicalism runs deep, with adherents of both groups sharing some important traits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2015
The role of patriotism in the age of globalization
Mainstream parties must reclaim the mantle of patriotism and redefine the national interest accordingly. In today's world, the national interest lies in managing openness — not in throwing it away.
How Bashar Assad's inner circle fled Syria after his fall
Syrians step on posters of Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, in Homs, Syria, on Tuesday.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

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