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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2016
Islamic State takes credit for suicide truck bomb blast deadly to 60 south of Baghdad
A truck bomb at an Iraqi checkpoint south of Baghdad killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 70 on Sunday, medical and security officials said, and Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 5, 2016
Bleak outlook for hotels; Rural districts encouraged to use radio; Seoul to free fishing crew; Embassy helped Americans in Kuwait
100 YEARS AGOWednesday, March 8 1916
WORLD
Feb 19, 2016
Swiss firm denies responsibility for security at Iraq site of missing isotope, downplays danger
Swiss inspections group SGS denied on Thursday any responsibility for security at the site where radioactive material used to test pipes at an oil field in southern Iraq disappeared last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 18, 2016
'Highly dangerous' radioactive material stolen in '15 in Iraq has arms potential
Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen last year, according to an environment ministry document and seven security, environmental and provincial officials who fear it could be used as a weapon if acquired by Islamic State.
WORLD
Feb 6, 2016
Australian state premier offers 267 asylum seekers refuge
The premier of an Australian state offered on Saturday to look after a group of asylum seekers facing repatriation to a camp on a remote Pacific island, adding to opposition to the federal government's policy of offshore detention.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 6, 2016
Students storm Diet; families flee New York amid tensions; ANA plane crashes; scores volunteer for Mideast mission
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2016
Islamic State's Iraq, Syria stakes shrinking but oil-rich Libya another story: Kerry
An international coalition is pushing back Islamic State militants in their Syrian and Iraqi strongholds, but the group is threatening Libya and could seize the nation's oil wealth, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2016
In fight against Islamic State on Internet, social media, key battle is to retake virtual ground
A year before Islamic State established its extremist caliphate in Syria and Iraq, Abdulmunam Almushawah noticed a disturbing development from more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) away in Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 12, 2016
Germany barring more migrants at Austria border; Berlin's Iraqi Embassy issuing returnee passports
Germany is refusing more and more migrants entry at its southern border, sending a few hundred back to Austria every day since the beginning of the month, Austrian police said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2016
Government forces report killing 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey enclave as conflict grows, turns urban
Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast at the weekend, army and security sources said on Sunday, escalating the reignited conflict in the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2016
Shadow of Saddam looms large in Iraq
Saddam Hussein's legacy will continue to haunt Iraq as long as Sunni grievances are unresolved.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2016
The Islamic State group learns from the past
The Iraqi government's fight with Islamic State is just getting started.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2016
Sunni mosques in Iraq attacked in apparent retaliation for Saudi execution of Shiite cleric
At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in Iraq and two people killed in apparent retaliation for the execution of a senior Shiite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 2, 2016
Okuma escapes assassination attempt; League to instill Bushido spirit in lawmakers; World's largest 'new town' planned; Allies bomb Iraq
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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2015
700 Islamic State fighters still believed hiding in IED-infested Ramadi, thwarting civilian return
About 700 Islamic State fighters were believed to be hiding in the center and eastern outskirts of Ramadi on Wednesday, three days after Iraqi government forces claimed victory over the militants in the western city, the U.S.-led coalition said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2015
Army sensing victory, Iraq's leader vows to obliterate Islamic State in '16, retake Mosul
A triumphant Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Monday that the coming year would see his forces defeat Islamic State, after his military achieved its first major victory since collapsing in the face of the fighters 18 months ago.
EDITORIALS
Dec 20, 2015
How to combat the Islamic State
Islamic State and other radicals must be confronted, contained and destroyed, and how modern societies go about this effort will determine its success or failure.
WORLD
Dec 12, 2015
Turkey to keep trainers in Iraqi camp; Baghdad turns to U.N. to get them out
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday he would not bow to Iraqi demands that he withdraw Turkish troops from a camp close to the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, and Baghdad said it would ask the U.N. Security Council to order them to leave.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2015
Islamic State bagged $1.5 billion from bank looting, oil sales, key U.S. Treasury official says
Islamic State militants have looted up to $1 billion from bank vaults in Syria and Iraq and has made at least another half a billion dollars from black market oil sales, senior U.S. Treasury official Adam Szubin said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2015
Amid fight against Islamic State, Iraq's Kurds are dogged by financial, political crises
Last year's sweeping offensive by Islamic State group militants through northern Iraq thrust one community in particular to the fore — the Kurds.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
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.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
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
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
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.
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.
No longer a 'bridesmaid': Yuki Tsunoda prepares for the Red Bull pressure cooker
All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
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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