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Palestinians transport their belongings as they flee areas north of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2024
Israeli tanks deepen their push into the northern Gaza Strip
An Israeli air strike has killed three people and wounded 40 others when it hi the tents of displaced Palestinians sheltering in a hospital in the city of Deir Al-Balah.
Projectiles are seen in the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 1.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2024
With an eye on China, U.S. studying Iran's attacks on Israel
Although differences between the two scenarios limit what can be learned, Iran's assault on Israel offers the United States and China some idea of what works.
The co-chair of the Nihon Hidankyo atomic bomb survivors' group, Toshiyuki Mimaki, who lived through the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, attends an online news conference from the city on Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2024
Israeli envoy criticizes Japanese atomic survivor's Gaza comparison
Israeli ambassador said the comparison drawn by the group's co-chair, Toshiyuki Mimaki, "is outrageous and baseless."
Palestinians sit next to the rubble of houses destroyed in Israel's military offensive in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 7
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2024
Nobel laureate Nihon Hidankyo co-chair worries about children in Israel and Gaza
While the group's co-chair said the prize would give a boost to efforts to show that it was possible to abolish nuclear weapons, he expressed sorrow over ongoing wars.
People inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 12, 2024
After heavy Israeli blows, Hezbollah forges new command for crucial ground war
Friends and foes alike are now watching how effectively the Iran-backed group resists Israeli troops that have crossed into Lebanon.
An Israeli soldier stands next to the remains of an Iranian Emad ballistic missile at a military base in southern Israel on Monday, days after Iran launched a massive missile attack on the Jewish state.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2024
A dangerous dance for Israel and Iran
Israel and Iran are in a precarious position, with Israel coping with reduced inviolability after the Hamas attack and Iran trying to maintain its regional influence.
Members of the Red Cross work at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Ras Al— Nabaa, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 11, 2024
Hezbollah official survives Israeli assassination attempt: sources
Israel reportedly targeted Wafiq Safa, who heads Hezbollah's liaison and coordination unit responsible for working with Lebanese security agencies.
People gather at the site of the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Monday to commemorate the anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack in which some 1,200 people were killed and 250 others abducted.
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2024
The never-ending tragedy in the Middle East grinds on
The red lines — both real and imagined — that once separated foes have been erased as the combatants inflict new and increasingly painful wounds upon each other.
A destroyed part of a building stands at Shifa Hospital after Israeli forces withdrew from the hospital and the area around it in Gaza City in April.
WORLD
Oct 11, 2024
U.N. inquiry accuses Israel of crime of 'extermination' in Gaza
Israel has not cooperated with the inquiry, which it says has an anti-Israel bias.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, awards Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh (left), the commander of the Aerospace Force, with the Fath badge in Tehran on Sunday for the missile attack on Israel. 
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2024
Today's Tehran looks a lot like the Tokyo of the 1930s
Current tensions between Iran and Israel have parallels to historical events in 1930s Japan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington on July 25.
WORLD
Oct 10, 2024
Looming Israeli strike on Iran offers fresh test of U.S. sway
With Israeli retaliation against Iran expected at any time, the U.S. is finding it has few assurances against further escalation.
The Israeli success against Hezbollah and Hamas forces presents an opportunity for political change in the region, particularly if Israel can translate its military victories into diplomatic solutions. 
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2024
Capitalizing on the weakening of Hezbollah and Hamas
The significant setbacks for Hezbollah and Hamas — and the weakening of Iran’s so-called “axis of resistance” — needs to be seen in strategic terms.
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 9, 2024
Israel says it has killed Hezbollah leader's successors
Hezbollah is reeling after a spate of senior commanders have been killed in Israeli airstrikes.
Local activists and tech workers protest against Google and Amazon's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli military and government, outside the Google Cloud Next Conference in San Francisco, California, on August 29, 2023.
WORLD
Oct 8, 2024
Decoding the role Big Tech plays in the war in Gaza
The Israel-Hamas war has spotlighted how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used on the battlefield.
People mourn at the site of the Nova music festival, the location of a deadly attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 of last year, near Kibbutz Reim, Israel, on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 8, 2024
Israel fights on multiple fronts one year after war with Hamas began
In addition to Gaza, Israel is waging a ground and air offensive across its northern border in Lebanon to combat Hezbollah.
Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal speaks during an interview in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2024
Hamas will rise 'like a phoenix' from the ashes, leader-in-exile says
Khaled Meshaal, who was overall Hamas leader from 1996 to 2017, said the group is still recruiting fighters and continues to manufacture weapons.
A destroyed mosque in the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City on Monday, the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 8, 2024
Nothing new on the Middle Eastern front
While Israel claims self-defense, this concept can be problematic when considering similar situations in other conflicts, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
An Israeli police officer inspects the remains of a projectile after a rocket was fired from Lebanon and landed in Haifa, Israel, on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 7, 2024
Hezbollah strikes Israel on Gaza anniversary as fears of wider war grow
Hezbollah rockets hit Israel's third-largest city of Haifa, while Israeli media reported 10 people were injured in the country's north.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs late on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 7, 2024
Israel bombs Lebanon and Gaza ahead of marking one year since attacks
Israel's defense minister also declared all options were being looked at for retaliation against arch-enemy Iran.
WTI futures surged as much as 11% amid concern that Israel might strike oil facilities in retaliation for Iran’s missile attack.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 7, 2024
Oil bets are the most bullish in two years as Mideast tension flares
The escalation in the Middle East has changed everything, with most traders now looking to buy insurance against a surge in oil prices.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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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