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REFUGEE CRISIS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016
The Middle East must take the lead on refugees
The Gulf countries, despite their vast oil wealth, have taken in hardly any refugees.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016
Europe's rule-of-law crisis
Hungary and Poland are the leading edge of a far-right agenda that has taken hold throughout Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
Now Germany can take that smug look off its face
Across the industrialized world, the middle class is finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet and the losers of globalization are channeling their aggression into fringe politicians who know who's to blame. Germany is no exception.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
'Humanistanbul': World Humanitarian Summit
Something has to be done about the world's humanitarian crises and Turkey is leading the way.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2016
Merkel's 'Black Sunday'
If German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seen as less solid in her grip on domestic politics at home, then her ability to push or steer the European ship of state is similarly diminished.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2016
Merkel flip-flop: don't let me be misunderstood
Germany's middle-of-the-road voters have arrived at the conclusion that Merkel should have known better than to open Germany's borders to all asylum seekers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2016
Bidding goodbye to Schengen
The Schengen treaty that allows EU citizens to move around without passports or border checks, is being suspended, perhaps forever.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2015
Did Charlie Hebdo mock the dead refugee boy?
If the people who now wax indignant about the Aylan Kurdi cartoons supported Charlie Hebdo last winter and joined demonstrations carrying 'Je suis Charlie' signs, they clearly did it for the wrong reasons.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2015
Facebook targets racist rants on its German website after government pressure
Facebook Inc. announced it would step up efforts to target racist posts on its German website after the government requested a crack down on a surge in xenophobic outbursts against refugees.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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