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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2019
Suspected Houthi missile hits military parade in Yemen, killing at least seven
A missile fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi group struck a military parade in Yemen's town of al-Dhalea, killing at least seven people and wounding several, government-allied southern separatist forces who control the area said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2019
U.S. probe of Saudi oil attack shows it came from north, reinforcing claim of Iran as source, report says
The United States said new evidence and analysis of weapons debris recovered from an attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14 indicates the strike likely came from the north, reinforcing its earlier assessment that Iran was behind the offensive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 17, 2019
Dengue fever finds breeding ground in war-weary Yemen
Ibrahim Ali al-Jadari's four teenage daughters lie at home on intravenous drips that will soon run out as they, like tens of thousands of other Yemenis, battle a seasonal surge of dengue fever.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2019
Saudi-led coalition launches military operation in Yemen in wake of oil facility attack
The Saudi-led coalition on Friday launched a military operation north of Yemen's port city of Hodeidah against what it described as "legitimate military targets," an incident that could aggravate regional tensions after a weekend attack on Saudi oil installations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2019
Trump says there are many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after U.S. ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used in a crippling attack on its oil sites that was "unquestionably sponsored" by Tehran.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2019
Defense Minister Taro Kono says Japan not yet ready to point fingers over Saudi attack
New Defense Minister Taro Kono held back on Wednesday from saying that Iran was involved in last week's attack on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil plants, highlighting how Japan's position on rising tensions in the Middle East differs from that of the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2019
Pentagon prepares show of evidence in Saudi oil attack, as CBS reports on launch sites in Iran
The Pentagon is preparing a report on who was responsible for the weekend attack on Saudi oil facilities and intends to make it public within 48 hours, a U.S. defense official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2019
Are the Houthi rebels capable of launching the Saudi strikes?
The identity of the attackers will remain up in the air until conclusive proof emerges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2019
U.S. president cornered by the latest Middle East crisis
The U.S. president's inconsistency on Iran and his ties to the Saudis don't bode well for how he will handle a monumental foreign policy challenge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2019
Oil price hikes likely as attacks on Saudi facilities threaten ability to handle supply crisis
Saturday's attacks on key Saudi Arabia processing plants will test the world's ability to handle a supply crisis as it faces the temporary loss of more than 5 percent of global supply from the world's biggest crude exporter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2019
Thousands of Yemenis rally in Aden in support of UAE
Thousands of Yemenis marched in Aden on Thursday in support of the United Arab Emirates, which assists separatists who seized the southern city from the Saudi-backed government in a power struggle that has opened a new front in Yemen's war.
WORLD
Aug 17, 2019
Yemeni Houthis claim drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities
Yemen's Houthi movement launched drone attacks on oil facilities in a remote area of Saudi Arabia, the group's Al Masirah TV said Saturday, but there was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities or state oil giant Aramco.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2019
Saudi-led coalition moves against separatists who seized Aden
Reuters
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2019
Yemen's Houthis reach deal with U.N. food agency that could lift partial aid halt
The World Food Program (WFP) and Yemen's Houthi movement, which controls the capital Sanaa, have said they had reached a deal that could lift the U.N. agency's partial suspension of aid that has affected around 850,000 people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2019
Mike Pompeo snubs his experts and blocks inclusion of Saudis on U.S. child soldiers list, say sources
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blocked the inclusion of Saudi Arabia on a U.S. list of countries that recruit child soldiers, dismissing his experts' findings that a Saudi-led coalition has been using under-age fighters in Yemen's civil war, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2019
Coalition vows retaliation after Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi airport
The Saudi-led military coalition vowed to respond firmly to a missile attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that wounded 26 people.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2019
Casualties reported as Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit Sanaa
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen carried out several airstrikes on the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Thursday after the Iranian-aligned movement claimed responsibility for drone attacks on Saudi oil installations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2019
Yemen's Houthis say Saudis and UAE are in missile range if Hodeida truce fails
Yemen's Houthi forces have missiles that could be fired at Riyadh, Dubai and Abu Dhabi should violence escalate in the main Yemeni port city of Hodeida, where a fragile cease-fire is now in place, the leader of the Houthi movement said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2019
Heavy-weapons fire rocks Yemen's Hodeida as U.N. pushes to get warring sides to pull out
Yemen's warring parties exchanged heavy weapons fire overnight in Hodeida, residents and military sources said, as the United Nations scrambled to salvage a cease-fire deal in the Yemeni port city that is a lifeline for millions at risk of starvation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2019
Warring sides blame each other as at least 20 are civilians killed, including children, in north Yemen
At least 20 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in a village in northern Yemen, Saudi and Houthi media reported on Monday, in an attack both sides blamed on the other.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
NFL comeback star Damar Hamlin shares life-saving message in Tokyo
Damar Hamlin poses with students at The American School in Japan in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Thursday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.

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