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ISRAEL

COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2015
War on Islamic State has given Jordan new life
Tiny, oil-poor Jordan has parlayed the war against Islamic State into tangible gains.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2015
Israel lobs shells into Syria after four rockets hit its northern flank
Israeli artillery and aircraft struck targets in Syria after the army blamed the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad for firing rockets that hit the Galilee and parts of the Israeli-held Golan Heights.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2015
U.S. would have 'no right' to stop Israel from hitting Iran nuke sites: Christie
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, campaigning for president in New Hampshire, said the U.S. would have "no right" to stop Israel from using military force to destroy Iran's nuclear program.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2015
Fences rise across Middle East as jihadi threat rattles leaders
As they confront the rising threat of modern jihadi violence, many of the nations most at risk are retreating behind one of the oldest forms of defense.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2015
Israelis feel surrounded yet alone after Iran deal
To many Israelis, the Obama administration has become synonymous with betrayal of Israel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2015
Netanyahu reaping a bitter harvest
The bad blood between Netanyahu and the West is exposing Israel to a risk no less significant than that posed by Iran: the danger of international isolation.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2015
India and Israel start to see enemies within
Right-wing demagogues emerging in both India and Israel seek to forge a new national identity by stigmatizing particular religious and secular groups.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2015
America can learn from Israel's gun culture
Despite the hundreds of thousands of guns legally and illegally owned in Israel, Israelis kill each other with firearms at a small fraction of the rate of Americans.
WORLD
Jun 11, 2015
Hackers targeted Iran nuclear talks: Kaspersky Lab
A computer virus was used to hack into venues linked to international talks on Iran's nuclear program, the Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015
Israeli soldier spared detention for eating pork sandwich after public outcry
An Israeli soldier was spared 11 days in detention for eating pork, a nonkosher food, the military said on Tuesday, after a public outcry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2015
Israel's neglected Holocaust survivors deserve better
The Israeli government virtually ignores the nation's Holocaust survivors, a quarter of whom live in poverty.
WORLD
Apr 18, 2015
Israeli military networks breached by hackers using budget tools
Hackers have managed to penetrate computer networks associated with the Israeli military in an espionage campaign that skillfully packages existing attack software with trick emails, according to security researchers at Blue Coat Systems Inc.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2015
GOP's road to power runs through Israel
The deterioration of U.S.-Israeli relations under the Obama administration could help the Republicans win the White House in 2016.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2015
Netanyahu sends application for Israel to join China-backed AIIB investment bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a letter of application for Israel to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2015
Israel tests U.S.-backed missile shield as Iran nuclear talks churn
A new Israeli air defense system being developed in partnership with the United States met all its objectives in a series of recent live interception tests, U.S. and Israeli officials said Wednesday, putting it on course for deployment by next year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2015
Iran nuclear talks miss deadline; U.S. threatens to walk away
Six world powers and Iran negotiated past a March 31 deadline into the wee hours of Wednesday, struggling to conclude an outline accord on Tehran's nuclear program in the face of a U.S. threat to abandon the talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2015
American Jews finding it harder to like Israel
The gap between American and Israeli Jews is growing as Israel becomes more Middle Eastern and less European.
EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 2015
Netanyahu's destructive tactics
The tactics used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the last days of the campaign alienated many Israelis and antagonized many of the country's international partners. Relations with the U.S. have been especially hard hit.
South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Jetstar Japan loses lawsuit over disciplinary action against cabin crew
Jetstar Japan has been ordered to pay back wages to two cabin crew members for the periods they were suspended.
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan — a component similar to the one established at South Korea’s Osan Air Base in 2022 — will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt “human connection” over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service.
Don’t worry, you can still use your Japan health insurance card — for now
A My Number card reader at a pediatric clinic in Tokyo. While the government will stop issuing new health insurance cards on Monday, most people will remain unaffected by the move in the short term as existing health insurance cards can still be used for another year.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
By Tomoko Otake

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