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RELIGION

WORLD
Jan 3, 2016
Man who drove car at French troops had jihadi propaganda on computer
French investigators found jihadi propaganda material on Saturday on the hard drive of the computer of a man who drove his car into troops guarding a mosque in southern France on New Year's Day but said it did not prove he had links with any terrorist groups.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2016
As water crisis deepens, India seeks mystical Saraswati river
Gagandeep Singh stands at the edge of a trench cutting through a sugarcane field in rural India. He looks down at a dozen or so men toiling in the mud in plastic flip-flops and bellows: "Dig!"
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2015
Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in U.S. raid
Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group's Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2015
Indonesia to step up hunt for IS militant Santoso
Indonesian forces are mobilizing for a manhunt in steamy jungles on the far-flung island of Sulawesi to flush the country's most-wanted man from his hideout and deal a pre-emptive blow to the Islamic State group. The real threat could be much closer to home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2015
One God for Christians, Muslims and Jews?
If Christians and Muslims don't worship the same God, then neither do Christians and Jews.
EDITORIALS
Dec 20, 2015
How to combat the Islamic State
Islamic State and other radicals must be confronted, contained and destroyed, and how modern societies go about this effort will determine its success or failure.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Dec 19, 2015
Japan's 'Christian century' failed to blossom
Christmas approaches. Christian or not, the mind turns to Christian themes.
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2015
No place for Islamophobia
Donald Trump's comment to block all entry for Muslims is so blatantly discriminatory that it marks a new low in the worsening political atmosphere in the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 18, 2015
After California shootings, Muslim American families struggle with identity
Mirvette Judeh began covering her hijab with a hoodie two weeks ago while in the car with her two young children. Someone might want to hurt their mother, she explained to them, because the head scarf easily identifies her as Muslim.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2015
North Korea sentences Canadian pastor to hard labor for life: Xinhua
North Korea's highest court has sentenced a South Korea-born Canadian pastor to hard labor for life for subversion, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 16, 2015
Monthly 'monk bar' event in Mie offers sermons as well as food and drinks
In a restaurant in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, a monthly "monk bar" event is taking place where customers wine and dine with Buddhist clerics and let their guard down. In attendance are about 30 people aged in their 20s to 70s.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2015
Trump bigotry relies on legal, historical precedent
When it comes to core values, you can never make an exception. Donald Trump's call for a ban against Muslims to enter the U.S. shows why.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2015
How not to combat terror
The U.S. must get Saudi Arabia to halt its sponsorship of radical Islam if it is going to successfully prosecute the war on terror.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2015
Radical Islam in Asia: the arc of al-Qaida and IS
An expert on terrorism outlines differences and similarities between al-Qaida and Islamic State, and the threat they pose in Asia.
EDITORIALS
Dec 10, 2015
Rise of National Front in France
The far-right National Front is making disturbing gains in France, and the mainstream political parties need to up their game.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2015
The upside to Donald Trump's latest bad idea
Donald Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from immigrating to the U.S. is a lousy idea, but it's worth thinking through what's wrong with it.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 9, 2015
China weighs in with criticism of Trump's Muslim ban comments
China weighed in Wednesday with its own, albeit indirect, criticism of a proposal by leading U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to ban Muslims from entering the United States.
WORLD
Dec 9, 2015
Third Paris Bataclan attacker visited Syria in 2013, source says
The third and as-yet unnamed man who attacked the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on Nov. 13 went to Syria with a group of other young people at the end of 2013, a judicial source said on Wednesday.
WORLD / Society
Dec 9, 2015
Pig's head thrown at Philadelphia mosque; mayor decries bigotry
U.S authorities are investigating an incident in which a pig's head was thrown at a mosque in Philadelphia early on Monday morning, as worries grow over a rise in Islamophobia after a Muslim couple killed 14 people at a holiday party in California.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 8, 2015
Muslims in Asia denounce Trump's call for U.S. ban
Muslims in Pakistan and Indonesia on Tuesday denounced Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, dismissing the U.S. Republican presidential front-runner as a bigot who promoted violence.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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