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WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2014
Iran sending funds via China bank to elite Quds force, report says
There is no trace of Shenzhen Lanhao Days Electronic Technology Co. Ltd. at its listed address in the beige and pink-tiled "Fragrant Villa" apartment complex in this southern Chinese city. The building's managers say they've never heard of it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2014
Pop idol's funeral draws biggest crowds in Iran since 2009 unrest
The funeral of Iranian pop idol Morteza Pashaie drew the biggest crowds seen in Iran since mass protests in 2009 rocked the Islamic Republic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2014
In Iraq, Iranian masters behind feared Shiite militias
Among the thousands of militia fighters who flocked to northern Iraq to battle the extremist Islamic State group over the summer was Qais al-Khazali.
WORLD
Nov 12, 2014
Turbulent path for Syrian Kurd fighters' 'first foreign female recruit'
A Canadian-born immigrant to Israel has become the first foreign woman to join Kurds battling Islamic State in Syria, a Kurdish source said on Tuesday, as details surfaced of the volunteer's turbulent past.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2014
Obama to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq as advisers, trainers
President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number of U.S. forces on the ground to advise and retrain Iraqis in their battle against the militant group Islamic State, U.S. officials said on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2014
From bear hunting to Shariah law, U.S. voters weigh in on states' ballot measures
While Maine voters were asked to weigh in on bear hunting regulations in Tuesday's U.S. elections, voters in Alabama were given the chance to insure that state courts never rule according to Shariah law.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2014
Qatar cuts its help for Islamists carefully
Qatar has joined the American-led coalition to fight Islamic State, yet the emirate is a haven for anti-Western groups and foreign diplomats have reported seeing cars with Islamic State logos in an affluent bay district.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2014
Christian right still key to GOP plans in South
If Republicans win control of the Senate in the midterm elections they should say a prayer of thanks for Christian conservatives.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2014
American detained in North Korea gets job back with Ohio city
An Ohio man detained in North Korea for nearly half a year got his job back with a city agency, but on condition he not travel again to a country where he could be easily detained, his attorney said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 30, 2014
In France, kebabs get wrapped up in identity politics
In a country whose national identity is so closely connected to its cuisine, France's hard right has seized on a growing appetite for kebabs as proof of cultural Islamization.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2014
Vatican unveils new air, light systems to protect Sistine Chapel frescoes
The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled new high-tech, energy-saving lighting and air purification systems to protect Michelangelo's delicate Sistine Chapel frescoes from damage caused by ever-growing crowds of tourists.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2014
Assad's warnings start to ring true as Syrian strife arrives at Turkey's doorstep
When Sunni rebels rose up against Syria's Bashar Assad in 2011, Turkey reclassified its protege as a pariah, expecting him to lose power within months and join the autocrats of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen on the scrap heap of the Arab Spring.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2014
Pope Francis says big bang theory does not contradict role of God
Scientific theories including the big bang, which is believed to have brought the universe into being 13.7 billion years ago, and the idea that life developed through a process of evolution do not conflict with Catholic teaching, Pope Francis said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2014
China announces plans to set up anti-terrorism intelligence system
China will set up a national anti-terrorism intelligence system, state media said Monday, as part of changes to a security law expected to be passed this week after an upsurge in violence in the far western region of Xinjiang.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2014
Iraqis defy breakup of nation by sending aid to neighboring town
On one side of a bombed out street in Duloaiya, a black flag marks the territory of Islamic State. On the other, Shiite militia snipers perch on the roof of a school, their sights trained on the Sunni extremists.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2014
After victory in key Iraqi town, Shiite militias take revenge
After helping government forces break the Islamic State's grip over a strategic town just south of Baghdad on Saturday, Shiite militias decided it was time for payback.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2014
Iraqi Army, Shiite militias push Islamic State out of key southern towns; Kurds make gains in north
Iraqi government forces and Shiite militias seized control of the strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar near Baghdad from the Islamic State group Saturday and Kurdish fighters made gains in the north after heavy coalition airstrikes against the Sunni militants.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2014
22 dead in attack on Han Chinese market in Xinjiang, report says
Four Uighur men armed with knives and explosives attacked a marketplace in northwestern China's Xinjiang region on Oct. 12, leaving 22 people dead, including police officers, Radio Free Asia said Sunday. The attackers were among the dead.
WORLD
Oct 16, 2014
EU, China agree to step up cooperation against terrorism
Leaders from China and the European Union agreed to step up cooperation to counter extremism and terrorism in the Middle East and Africa, the EU said on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 15, 2014
Conflicts the Kurds are currently involved in
Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran all have large Kurdish minorities seeking varying degrees of autonomy from central government after decades of state repression. Here is an overview of their status.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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.

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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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