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LEBANON

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 7, 2022
Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ phones
Around the world, marginalized communities are worried the internet is no longer a safe space for them as surveillance grows and hate speech goes unchecked.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2022
As the U.S. pulls back from the Middle East, China leans in
States in the Middle East are increasingly looking to China not just to buy their oil, but to invest in their infrastructure and cooperate on technology and security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2021
Deadly shooting rocks Beirut as tensions over blast probe erupt
President Michel Aoun vowed that those responsible for Thursday's gunfire would be held accountable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2021
Ghosn's alleged accomplices fail to block U.S. extradition to Japan
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled Michael Taylor and his son Peter can now be moved, rejecting their argument that they would be tortured by the Japanese government.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 27, 2020
The blast that blew away Lebanon's faith in itself
The lack of answers over the catastrophe is making it difficult for an already crippled nation to rise from the ashes again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2020
Ghosn helpers to stay in U.S. while judge weighs Japan torture claim
The Taylors would be placed in solitary confinement, interrogated without their lawyers present and face 'yelling and denial of medical treatment,” their lawyer argued.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2020
Fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn settles scores in new French book
The former chairman of Nissan and Renault, who has denied financial misconduct charges, has long said he was set up to prevent deeper integration between the automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2020
'Bring back trust': Carlos Ghosn offers executive training in troubled Lebanon
The former Nissan chief plans programs to coach executives, offer technology training and help startups create jobs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2020
Carlos Ghosn's accused escape plotters can be extradited to Japan, U.S. judge says
A U.S. judge on Friday ruled two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2020
Race against rain to save historical homes of Beirut
Built in 1920, the house that Riad Asad’s family has called home for decades outlasted 15 years of civil war but took what could be a fatal blow in last month's mammoth, port-side explosion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2020
Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say
A probe reveals an intricate tale of missing documentation, secrecy and a web of small, obscure companies that span the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2020
Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast
Lebanon's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered public outrage was the result of endemic corruption.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2020
Beirut explosions create a dilemma for the world
Governments everywhere want to help the Lebanese, but the country's politicians need to recover their senses to make sure assistance is forthcoming.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2020
Initial investigations point to negligence as cause of Beirut blast, source says
Initial investigations into the Beirut port blast indicate years of inaction and negligence over the storage of highly explosive material caused the explosion that killed more than 100 people, an official source familiar with the findings said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2020
Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn says he is helping everyone who stood by him
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn is helping everyone who stood by him, he said in an interview broadcast on Saturday, though he declined to comment on cases of people accused of helping him flee to Lebanon from Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2020
Crisis puts Lebanon's survival at stake, Hezbollah warns
Lebanon may not survive if its new government fails, the powerful Hezbollah warned on Sunday, urging the country's divided politicians not to obstruct the Cabinet as it seeks to address an unprecedented economic and financial crisis.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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