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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2017
Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq and Myanmar from list of nations using child soldiers
In a highly unusual intervention, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Myanmar from a U.S. list of the world's worst offenders in the use of child soldiers, disregarding the recommendations of State Department experts and senior U.S. diplomats, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 22, 2017
U.S. judge urged to halt Iraqi deportations due to Christian persecution fears
A U.S. judge heard arguments on Wednesday to halt the deportations of around 100 Iraqis arrested by immigration authorities in the Detroit area because many belong to minorities and could face torture or religious persecution in their homeland.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2017
Who welcomes the most refugees? Most mistakenly think it's the West, survey says
People surveyed on five continents mistakenly think wealthy Western countries are welcoming most refugees as the world grapples with its worst migration crisis in decades, a survey showed on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 19, 2017
200,000 more may flee Mosul as fighting in Old City intensifies: U.N.
The United Nations said on Thursday up to 200,000 more people might flee Mosul as Iraqi forces push into the last districts held by Islamic State militants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 12, 2017
Trapped civilians dig own wells in battle-scarred Mosul for barely drinkable water
The families start lining up every day near the well in Mosul's Karaj al-Shamal neighborhood, filling their large plastic containers with sulfurous, nearly undrinkable water.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 11, 2017
'Stark choices' for 450,000 civilians trapped amid fighting in Mosul's Old Town: ICRC
As many as 450,000 civilians are trapped in Mosul's Old City, caught up in house-to-house fighting between Islamic State and Iraqi government forces and cut off from aid, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2017
Pentagon says U.S.-led fight against Islamic State forces has killed over 350 civilians
At least 352 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the U.S. military said in a statement Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2017
U.S. soldier killed near Mosul identified as infantry officer
A U.S. service member who died when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol outside the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was identified on Sunday as 1st Lt. Weston Lee.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2017
U.S.-backed militias claim big advance against Islamic State in Syrian town of Tabqa
U.S.-backed militias said Sunday they had made a big advance in Tabqa, a strategically vital town controlling Syria's largest dam, in their campaign to drive Islamic State forces from its stronghold of Raqqa, 40 km (25 miles) downstream.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2017
Islamic State seeking al-Qaida alliance after losing ground in Iraq
Islamic State is talking to al-Qaida about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in on IS fighters in Mosul, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said in an interview on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2017
12 killed as Islamic State wages two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels on Iraq border
Islamic State militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving at least 12 dead in the fighting and many wounded, rebel sources said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2017
Islamic State massacres dozens of civilians trying to flee Mosul, witnesses say
Islamic State militants have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days, hanging several dead bodies from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake the city, witnesses said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2017
Over 137 feared dead, buried under rubble after Mosul airstrike hits bomb-laden Islamic State truck
Dozens of residents were buried in collapsed buildings in the Iraqi city of Mosul after an airstrike against Islamic State triggered a massive explosion last week and rescuers are still recovering bodies, civil defense agency officials and locals said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2017
Choose a side: Trump and the Sunni-Shiite war
Latent Mideast conflicts are likely to burst into flame as the big civil wars in Iraq and Syria stagger to an end, and the U.S. will have to jump one way or another.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2017
Iraqi forces find grave holding some 600 Shiite inmates executed by Islamic State
The remains of hundreds of mainly Shiite inmates killed by Islamic State militants when they overran a prison in northern Iraq more than two years ago have been unearthed by forces retaking the area from the group, a spokesman said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2017
As U.S.-backed Iraqi forces close in, IS leader al-Baghdadi is thought to have fled Mosul
U.S. and Iraqi officials believe Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group, has left operational commanders behind with die-hard followers to fight the battle of Mosul, and is now hiding out in the desert, focusing mainly on his own survival.
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Feb 8, 2017
'Do Not Resist': The consequences are high
Armored personnel carriers prowl the streets as bulky stormtroopers with automatic weapons and body armor batter down doors. Light aircraft and drones cruise the skies above, monitoring the movements to and from individual dwellings 24/7. Afghanistan? Nope, this is the troubling image of white-picket-fence...
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2017
Iraqi forces wage psychological war using jihadi corpses
The flyblown corpses of Islamic State group militants have been rotting along a main street in north Mosul for two weeks, a health risk for passers-by. Suicide bombers' belts beside the fighters can still explode, killing anyone nearby.
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
NFL comeback star Damar Hamlin shares life-saving message in Tokyo
Damar Hamlin poses with students at The American School in Japan on Thursday.
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.
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.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.

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