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President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a gathering in the city of Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Oct. 13, 2016.
BOILING POINT
Nov 13, 2024
Philippines says it would be obliged to comply if Interpol seeks ex-president Duterte's arrest
The Philippine government said it would be obliged to comply if Duterte's arrest was sought over his war on drugs.
Paul Watson, leader of the environmentalist association Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, speaks at a news conference in Paris in December 2015.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 22, 2024
Greenland arrests anti-whaling activist on Japan warrant
Paul Watson's arrest is believed to be in connection with an Interpol Red Notice related to Watson's previous anti-whaling interventions in the Antarctic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2020
Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, judicial source says
In past cases, where Lebanon has received red notices for citizens resident in the country, the suspects have not been detained, the source said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2019
Wife of detained former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei sues agency
The wife of the former head of Interpol, who was detained in his native China, said on Sunday she had sued the global police cooperation agency for failing to protect his family and complicity in what she called China's "wrongful acts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2019
Colombia's ELN rebels free cash-transport helicopter crew but keep the money
Colombia's ELN rebels have freed three civilian helicopter crew members captured more than three weeks ago, the country's high peace commissioner said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2018
China to expel former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei from advisory body, doesn't say where bribery suspect is being held
China will expel former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei from a high-profile though largely ceremonial advisory body to parliament, state media reported, after the Chinese government put him under investigation for bribery and other violations.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2018
African billionaire Mohammed Dewji returns home unharmed after release by kidnappers
Africa's youngest billionaire, snatched a week ago off the street outside a luxury hotel in Tanzania, has returned home unharmed after being released by his kidnappers, police said Saturday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2018
Chinese Interpol chief goes missing
China's detention of Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei shows nothing takes precedence over the Chinese Communist Party's self-perceived need to protect itself. Governments around the world, including Tokyo, must take note.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2015
U.S. House votes overwhelmingly to end visa waivers for travelers to Syria, Iraq
The House overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to bar people who have visited Iraq and Syria in the past five years from a program that allows visa-free entry to the U.S.
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.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
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.
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.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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