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MIDDLE EAST

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2016
Rise and fall of Middle Eastern health systems
Much of the progress in Arab countries in recent decades appears to have been reversed by the political unrest and civil wars afflicting the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2016
In Syria, Russia and U.S. fight for the Mideast
In Russia, the U.S. now faces a rival great power that is willing to take the kind of decisive action to alter the course of events in the Middle East that had previously been limited to Western states.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2016
'Obama Doctrine' is ravaging the Middle East
Barack Obama ran for president as a peaceful alternative to the warmonger George W. Bush but has continued with unending warfare.
EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2016
Putin's very good summer
It is not clear if Vladimir Putin understands the limits of Russia's power or Western patience. A miscalculation of either could prove disastrous.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2016
Divisions weaken Palestinians
There can never be a free Palestine without Palestinians first freeing themselves of the factional strife that weakens them.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2016
Broken promises for the children of Syria
The Syrian civil war has decimated the education system there and in the surrounding countries, and an international response is needed to address the crisis.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2016
The Palestinian incentive program for killing Jews
The killers of Israeli Jews are considered 'martyrs' and their families are paid for the service these murderers have done for the Palestinian cause.
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2016
Hitachi Zosen eyes M&A to beef up energy-from-waste business
Hitachi Zosen Corp., a Japanese builder of plants and bridges, is pursuing mergers and acquisitions as it seeks to strengthen its waste-to-energy plant business and expand to South Asia and the Middle East.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2016
Ministry report says Germany's arms exports almost doubled in 2015 to $8.75 billion
German arms exports almost doubled last year to their highest level since the beginning of this century, a German newspaper said Sunday, citing a report from the Economy Ministry that is due to be presented to the Cabinet on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
Child refugees pay the highest price
It is estimated that approximately half of the 19.5 million registered refugees at the global level are children.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
Who's winning the Middle East's Cold War?
Iran and Russia can never be more than foothold powers in the Arab world, where Sunni Muslims make up 90 percent of the population.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2016
How the Islamic State group overtook al-Qaida
With its self-declared caliphate, Islamic State has gained control of more resources and generated more income than al-Qaida.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2016
While the U.S. looks away, Iran fills a void in Iraq
Without committing far more U.S. troops and resources, there is little Washington can do little to counter Iranian power in Iraq.
WORLD
May 28, 2016
Hajj row escalates as Iran and Saudi Arabia miss new deal
An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to attend the Muslim hajj pilgrimage this year, Saudi media have reported, a second failure by the rival Middle East powers to strike a deal.
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2016
100 years of hubris in Middle East
The infamous Sykes-Picot agreement is a convenient scapegoat for the instability that reigns in the Middle East, but responsibility for the region's tragedy is more diffuse.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2016
Islamic State may be down, but it's far from out
Islamic State may appear to be on the ropes in the Middle East, but its recent losses should be viewed in the context of a longer struggle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 4, 2016
Water crunch could sink economies, especially in Mideast, by midcentury: World Bank
Economies across large swaths of the globe could shrink dramatically by midcentury as fresh water grows scarce due to climate change, the World Bank reported on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2016
Cheap oil's silver lining for the Gulf region
Economic diversification — so long preached rather than implemented — is now a necessity for the Gulf's oil states as petroleum prices plummet.
EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2016
A bold new vision for Saudi Arabia
Can Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman end Saudi Arabia's economic addiction to oil?
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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