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SAUDI ARABIA

WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2018
U.S. court blocks transfer, apparently to Saudi Arabia, of alleged American Islamic State fighter held in Iraq
A U.S. appeals court on Monday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from immediately transferring an American citizen accused of being an Islamic State member from military custody in Iraq to an unidentified country, apparently Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2018
Saudi security shoots down toy drone near royal palace, official media says
Saudi Arabian security forces said they had shot down a recreational drone in the capital Riyadh on Saturday after online videos showed gunfire in the neighborhood where royal palaces are located, sparking fears of political unrest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2018
Japan's Mizuho loses Saudi bond role in ongoing Gulf rift with Qatar
Japan's Mizuho Securities has lost a bond mandate for Saudi Arabia, on top of another for Qatar, banking sources said, highlighting how international banks have been caught up in Qatar's ongoing dispute with its neighbours.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2018
Arab leaders demand probe into Syria chemical attacks, condemn Iran
An Arab League summit called on Sunday for an international probe into the "criminal" use of chemical weapons in Syria and condemned what it saw as Iran's interference in the affairs of other countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2018
AMC set to open Saudi Arabia's first movie theater, plans 99 more
NEW YORK
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2018
Saudi king reiterates backing of Palestinians after son's rare Israel-supportive remarks
King Salman reiterated Saudi Arabia's support for a Palestinian state after his son and heir apparent said Israelis were entitled to live peacefully on their own land — a rare statement by an Arab leader.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 2, 2018
Softbank's Masayoshi Son may be about to surprise us anew
Corporate Japan could do with more of Masayoshi Son's 'swing for the fences' approach to business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2018
SoftBank Vision Fund and Saudi Arabia to create world's largest solar power firm
SoftBank Group Corp.'s Vision Fund will invest in a solar-power generation company in Saudi Arabia, creating the world's biggest solar producer, as it steps up its involvement in the kingdom, its chief executive said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2018
Indian airliner makes history by flying to Israel via Saudi airspace, but El Al still shut out
Saudi Arabia has opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel, with the inauguration on Thursday of an Air India route between New Delhi and Tel Aviv.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2018
Israel's El Al seeks U.N. help in bid to fly through Saudi airspace as Air India service nears
El Al Israel Airlines has appealed to the United Nations over a bid to reroute its services between Tel Aviv and India through Saudi Arabian airspace.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2018
Detained Saudi billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal says he expects to be released in days
Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained in the kingdom's sweeping crackdown on corruption, said on Saturday that he expected to be cleared of any wrongdoing and be released from custody within days.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2018
Mizuho hires GIB Capital banker for Saudi Arabia expansion
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. hired GIB Capital LLC banker Khalid Al Ghamdi to head its Saudi Arabia business as the bank seeks to expand in the kingdom.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2017
U.N. official says over 100 civilians, including children, killed in Yemen by Saudi-led coalition's raids
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has killed 109 civilians in airstrikes in the past 10 days, including 54 people at a crowded market and 14 members of one family on a farm, the top U.N. official in the country said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2017
U.S. lauds decision by Saudi-led coalition to keep Yemeni port open for aid shipments
The United States on Thursday said it welcomed an announcement by a Saudi-led coalition to keep the Hodeidah port in Yemen open for a month and allow humanitarian aid to flow through, and condemned a Houthi bombing of a palace in Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2017
Yemen shows Guernica's lessons went unlearned
Eighty years after Guernica, an even more criminal action is being carried out against Yemeni civilians, mainly by Saudi Arabia with the complicity of the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2017
Hackers breach safety system and halt operations at critical infrastructure facility in 'watershed' cyberattack: experts
Hackers likely working for a nation-state recently breached safety systems at a critical infrastructure facility, in a watershed attack that halted plant operations, according to cyberinvestigators and the firm whose software was targeted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2017
SoftBank's Son remains confident over Saudi investment in Vision Fund amid crackdown
Billionaire Masayoshi Son may be getting closer to achieving his dream of making SoftBank Group Corp. the world's biggest investor in technologies, thanks in part to the main patron of Son's $100 billion (¥11.3 trillion) investment plan — Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2017
Saudi Arabia pushes Palestinians to consider nascent U.S. peace plan
Saudi Arabia pulled no punches when it condemned President Donald Trump's move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But Palestinian officials say Riyadh has also been working for weeks behind the scenes to press them to support a nascent U.S. peace plan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2017
Trump to ditch years of U.S. policy regarding Jerusalem, but plan for embassy leaves key details unresolved
President Donald Trump will formally declare Jerusalem to be Israel's capital and direct the State Department to start the process of moving the U.S. Embassy there from Tel Aviv, a historic shift of U.S. policy that could inflame key allies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2017
U.N. report says Yemen rebel missiles fired at Saudi Arabia appear Iranian
Remnants of four ballistic missiles fired into Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels this year appear to have been designed and manufactured by Riyadh's regional rival Iran, a confidential report by United Nations sanctions monitors said, bolstering a push by the United States to punish the Tehran government....
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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