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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 20, 2017
Myanmar forces believed using rape as weapon of war against Muslim Rohingya women, girls
Rape is being used as a weapon of war in the Rohingya crisis, with no woman safe from the risk of sexual attack as Myanmar's Muslim minority is driven out of its homeland, according to experts in the field and those caught up in the crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 19, 2017
U.N. jury still out on whether to declare Myanmar violence against Muslim Rohingya genocide
The United Nations has yet to determine whether violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar meets the legal definition of genocide, Jyoti Sanghera, Asia-Pacific chief at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2017
Five steps that can bring peace in Myanmar
The humanitarian crisis afflicting Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya has damaged the country's political stability and shattered its image as a country moving toward democracy — but a resolution remains possible.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2017
Wild elephants trample to death four Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Wild elephants trampled sleeping Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in the early hours of Saturday, killing three children and a woman in the second such incident since the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Myanmar in just a few weeks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2017
Myanmar Army opens probe into reports of killings, abuse of Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar's military has launched an internal probe into the conduct of soldiers during a counteroffensive that has sent more than half a million Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, many saying they witnessed killings, rape and arson by troops.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 12, 2017
Brutal Myanmar army drove half of million Rohingya out, making sure they can' return: U.N.
Myanmar security forces have brutally driven out half a million Muslim Rohingya from northern Rakhine state, torching their homes, crops and villages to prevent them from returning, the U.N. human rights office said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 9, 2017
Two dead, unknown number missing as boat carrying refugees from Myanmar to Bangladesh flips
At least two people have died after a boat carrying refugees fleeing Myanmar capsized on its way to Bangladesh on Sunday, local authorities told Reuters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2017
Bangladesh destroys boats ferrying Rohingya from Myanmar, claims they carried drugs
Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring methamphetamine into the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2017
Myanmar's decades-old jihadi curse
It is vital to address the long history of Islamist extremism that has contributed to the Rohingya's' current plight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2017
Britain's Boris Johnson in hot water over Kipling colonial poem gaffe in Myanmar
Britain's ambassador to Myanmar was forced to interrupt U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson earlier this year as he tried to recite a nostalgic colonial poem by Rudyard Kipling in public during a visit to the country's most famous Buddhist site.
WORLD / Society
Sep 27, 2017
Monks, nationalists force Rohingya refugees to flee Sri Lanka U.N. safe house
Sri Lankan monks and hard-line nationalist protesters forced 31 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers to flee a United Nations safe house in the capital Colombo on Tuesday, police said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2017
Japan can do more for the Rohingya
The intention was to rebuild a peaceful political society in Myanmar, but the Rohingya have been left out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2017
Muslim insurgents fingered after bodies of 28 Hindu villagers found in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Myanmar government forces on Sunday found the bodies of 28 Hindu villagers who authorities suspected were killed by Muslim insurgents last month, at the beginning of a spasm of violence that has sent 430,000 Muslim Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.
WORLD / Society
Sep 22, 2017
India: Rohingya settlers not refugees, they are 'illegal immigrants'
Indian Home Affairs Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated Thursday that tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar residing in India are "not refugees but illegal immigrants."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2017
Buddhist protesters try to block aid shipment to Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya
Hundreds of Buddhists in Myanmar tried to block a shipment of aid to Muslims in Rakhine state where the United Nations has accused the military of ethnic cleansing, with a witness saying protesters threw petrol bombs before police dispersed them by firing into the air.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 20, 2017
Satellite imagery shows mass destruction targeting Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine: HRW
New analysis of satellite imagery from Myanmar's Rakhine State shows the near total destruction of 214 villages amid the military's crackdown on Rohingya militants there, Human Rights Watch said today.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2017
The tragedy of Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar's de facto leader still retains enough moral authority to prevent the Rohingya people from being driven out and forgotten — if she is willing to use it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2017
Unwavering support for Suu Kyi needed
Aung San Suu Kyi is trying to maintain national unity, which is indispensable if Myanmar is to address the daunting tasks facing the young and fragile democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2017
The real significance of the Rohingya issue
Asian nations must worry that Myanmar's moves against the Rohingyas won't start untangling all colonial-era boundaries, however illogical in terms of ethnic or religious issues those may have been.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2017
Rohingya villagers in Myanmar beg for safe passage out after Buddhists allegedly threaten to kill them all
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with the authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are cut off by hostile Buddhists and running short of food.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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