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FRANCE

WORLD
Nov 28, 2015
Paris attack ringleader planned more strikes, mocked open borders: sources
The ringleader of the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris had plans to strike Jewish targets and to disrupt schools and the transportation system in France, according to sources close to the investigation.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2015
France foie gras region finds first bird flu outbreak in eight years
France, the European Union's biggest agricultural producer, reported its first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in eight years after detecting it in a backyard in a southwestern region home to many foie gras and poultry producers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Nov 25, 2015
In an age of global terrorism, what should we tell the children?
As parents, should we shelter and protect our children from the horrors of terrorism, or does that promote the very ignorance it thrives on?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2015
Hostages safe after apparent robbery-linked standoff in north France; no link with Paris attack seen
A hostage situation in the northern French town of Roubaix was apparently not linked to the Paris attacks earlier this month and has ended with the hostages now safe, officials said on Tuesday.
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 Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2015
French jets pound Islamic State targets in Iraq; Britain offers Cyprus base
French jets from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle struck Islamic State targets in Iraq on Monday while Britain offered France the use of an air base on Cyprus to hit the militants behind the Paris attacks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015
United with Putin against terror?
Putin sees the Paris terrorist attacks as an opening for Russia to improve its ties with the West, and he wants to take advantage of it. The West should not shut him out.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2015
Before Paris terrorist attacks, authorities across Europe missed many red flags
In hindsight, there were multiple chances to stop the terrorists who attacked Paris.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2015
French youth line up to join the military after Paris attacks
France says it's at war and its young people are heeding the call of duty.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 22, 2015
Few dissenting voices as France curbs rights after massacre
France calls itself "the homeland of human rights" but has focused in the past week on limiting them as the government pushed through sweeping curbs on basic freedoms in the wake of the Paris massacre.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
In Paris attacks, nurse discovered the man he was trying to save was a bomber
In the chaos of the explosion at the Comptoir Voltaire cafe, one of several targets hit in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, nurse David sought to help the wounded.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Tapped phone led Paris attack leader to his death
Police watched the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks being led by a woman into an apartment the evening before both died there in a raid by special forces, a police source said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Belgium raises terror alert to highest level in Brussels, warns of 'imminent threat'
Belgium raised the alert status for its capital, Brussels, to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat of an attack.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Paris attacks may have cost militants as little as $7,500
The militants who killed 130 people in Paris, triggering new airstrikes on Syria and security alerts around the world, may have spent as little as €7,000 ($7,500) on their attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2015
Life after Schengen: What a Europe with borders would look like
Continental Europeans have gone so long — two decades — without internal border controls that the younger generation doesn't know what life is like with them. For a glimpse of the past, and the fortress mentality setting in after the Paris terrorist attacks, look no further than France's frontier...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2015
In the deep end: Japan pitches its submarines to Australia
Less than two years after lifting a decades-old ban on arms exports, Japan is navigating one of the most complex and sensitive areas of the defense market: submarines.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2015
Jihadi attacks frequently kill other Muslims
Among the dead in last week's Paris attacks were two sisters celebrating a birthday, a promising architect, a talented musician and a woman shot while out doing some late shopping.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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