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PAKISTAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2021
Pakistan’s Taliban monster
And next, he would slyly add, historians would state that the ISI, with the help of America, defeated America.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2021
Japan to ban re-entry of foreign residents who visit India, Nepal and Pakistan
The new rules will still allow Japanese nationals to re-enter and will not bar many foreign residents who left before the measure takes effect.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2021
India and Pakistan held secret talks in bid to break Kashmir impasse, sources say
Kashmir has long been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan, both of which claim all of the region but rule only in part.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2021
Crimes against women spur more surveillance in South Asia
Use of these technologies with no evidence that they help reduce crime, and with no data protection laws, has raised alarm among privacy experts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 22, 2021
Secret India-Pakistan peace roadmap brokered by top UAE royals
About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 ceasefire agreement, the top diplomat of the United Arab Emirates popped over to New Delhi for a quick one-day visit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2021
A path to end 70 years of India-Pakistan bitterness
The Feb. 25 announcement between India and Pakistan is significant. What adds greater salience is the present context in which the new ceasefire was announced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2020
A 10 billion-tree plan is restoring Pakistan’s lost forests
Pakistan's arid climate and rocky deserts may seem like an unlikely place to look for a green revolution, but the nation has begun one of the world's largest reforestation programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2020
Pakistani fishermen fear a 'new Dubai' could empty their nets
In the quarrel over building a gleaming "new Dubai" on two small islands off Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast, the voices of the fishermen who have plied these waters for centuries often go unheard.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2020
In a changed Kashmir, moderates feel betrayed by India
For more than two decades, Peerzada Lateef Shah risked his life in a high-wire political process to bring peace to Kashmir, the mountainous, predominantly Muslim region that has long chafed under India’s rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2020
India’s tense borders threaten plan to ban some weapons imports
The country is committed to manufacturing its own defense equipment.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2020
Japan to impose stricter re-entry procedures for travelers from four countries
Controls will be imposed for Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines and Peru after higher numbers of COVID-19 cases were found in arrivals from those countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. withdrawal opens way for terrorist alliance in Afghanistan
An alliance of terror groups aimed at destabilizing peace in South Asia is emerging in Afghanistan as U.S. troops pull out of the war-ravaged nation, security officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 3, 2020
First China, now Pakistan: How India is battling neighbors on two fronts
The Indian military has been talking about a two-front war with neighbors Pakistan and China for decades to keep politicians focused on defense spending. Now that scenario is looking ever more realistic, with conflicts flaring on both its disputed borders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2020
Living on the edge, Pakistani Hindus still feel safer in India
Seven years ago, Dharamveer Solanki, a Hindu, left his home in Pakistan’s Hyderabad city, never to return. When his train crossed the border into India, Solanki said he felt happier than ever before.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2020
India and China add to nuclear arsenals in 2020, report says
India and China have added to their nuclear warhead stockpile in the last year while all other nuclear-armed nations like the U.S., Russia and France, continued to modernize their arsenal, according to a recent report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2020
South Asian rivals prepare for bloody summer in disputed Kashmir
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took control of the disputed Kashmir region last August, he said it would bring India’s only Muslim-majority state closer to the rest of the country and improve economic conditions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2020
Architect of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program tells court he is 'kept prisoner'
Abdul Qadeer Khan, who made international headlines in 2004 after publicly confessing his role in global nuclear proliferation, has petitioned Pakistan's top court to say he is being "kept prisoner" by government agencies and not allowed to plead his case for freedom of movement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2020
India and Pakistan nuclear procurement networks larger than thought
Hundreds of foreign companies are actively procuring components for India and Pakistan’s nuclear programs, taking advantage of gaps in the global regulation of the industry, according to a report by a U.S.-based research group.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.

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