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ISLAMIC STATE

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2016
Japanese killed in Dhaka terrorist massacre put up little resistance, autopsies indicate
The bodies of seven Japanese killed in a terrorist attack in Bangladesh had few scars, suggesting the victims had little time to resist before being fatally wounded, according to police autopsies conducted on the victims' bodies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2016
Bodies of nine Italians slain in Dhaka terrorist massacre brought to Rome
The bodies of nine Italians killed by Islamist militants who stormed an upmarket restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital last week were brought to Rome in a military plane on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2016
Dhaka police criticized for not heeding online terrorist attack threat, may have mistakenly killed hostage
Bangladeshi police said on Tuesday one of the men they shot dead during the siege of a Dhaka cafe on the weekend may have been a hostage killed by mistake, while the hunt for accomplices of the gunmen who killed 20 people focused on six suspects.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2016
Victims of Dhaka massacre repatriated; Japan to step up action against terrorism
The bodies of seven Japanese murdered by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh were repatriated Tuesday when an Air Self-Defense Force jet carrying their coffins arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
EDITORIALS
Jul 5, 2016
Erdogan reverses course
Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan's foreign policy switch positions him and his country to play a larger role in the region.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2016
Bangladesh hunts for six alleged accomplices of cafe attackers
Bangladeshi police hunted on Tuesday for six members of a domestic Islamist group they suspect helped gunmen attack a Dhaka cafe, as officials began questioning families of the militants for clues as to what turned them into killers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2016
Japan lacks capacity to handle terror threats
Following the terrorist attack last week in Bangladesh that left seven Japanese among the nearly 30 people — hostages, security personnel and perpetrators — who were killed, Japan's government is facing the harsh reality that it lacks the capacity to ensure the safety of its citizens from...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016
Kin view victim's bodies in Dhaka as attack highlights growing Islamic State threat
Bangladesh stepped up its probe into the Dhaka hostage siege Monday as relatives of the seven Japanese victims witnessed their suffering firsthand when they viewed and identified the tortured and disfigured bodies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2016
Japanese firms assess work prospects, staff safety in Bangladesh after attack
The terrorist attack in Dhaka has dampened prospects for Japanese firms that in recent years have grown more dependent on Bangladesh.
EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2016
Dhaka terrorist attack
Japan must work together with other countries to dispel the seeds of terrorism that exist in societies worldwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2016
U.S. still gets it wrong on IS
Islamic States' shift to suicide-bombing tactics should not be taken as a sign that the terrorist group's power is declining.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016
NPO members urge Japan to remain engaged despite Dhaka terror attack
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016
Kin of Dhaka terror victims view bodies of loved ones
Relatives of the seven Japanese victims of the terrorist attack in Dhaka viewed the bodies of their loved ones Monday after arriving with the family of the lone Japanese survivor, Senior Vice Foreign Minister Seiji Kihara said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2016
Abe condemns slayings of JICA workers as 'unforgivable'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expresses anger over the weekend terrorist attack in Bangladesh that claimed the lives of seven Japanese volunteers working on a government development project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2016
Were Japanese targeted in Dhaka? 'Not likely,' experts say
Experts say it is unlikely that Japanese were specifically targeted in the Bangladesh terrorist attack, by warn there is an increased chance that Japanese citizens could become caught up in other acts of aggression.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2016
Cracks begin to open up inside Islamic State's shrinking caliphate
It was barely more than a squiggle, but the mark of a single letter sprayed overnight on a wall in the heart of Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate was a daring act of dissent.
WORLD
Jul 3, 2016
Savage attack on oasis of calm in Dhaka shakes expat community
With the Holey Artisan Bakery downstairs and the O'Kitchen Restaurant upstairs, the Dhaka eatery with large windows looking out at a lush lawn suggested an oasis in an increasingly dangerous city.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2016
Chronology of terrorist attacks overseas involving Japanese
The following is a chronology of major terrorist attacks that have occurred overseas since 2001 involving Japanese nationals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2016
Seven Japanese among hostages killed during Dhaka siege: Suga
All the seven Japanese citizens who were previously unaccounted for after a 12-hour hostage crisis in Dhaka were found and pronounced dead at a local hospital, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a news conference in Tokyo late Saturday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2016
Mediator ends bid to help free Japanese journalist abducted in Syria
A Syrian man claiming to be the mediator negotiating the release of abducted Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda has decided to end his involvement in the case, saying the government has not responded to the captors' demands.

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