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SECURITY COUNCIL

JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2016
Abe bidding hard for permanent Security Council seat
In an online essay, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lays out Japan's case for securing a permanent seat at the helm of the U.N.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2016
Reform elected membership of the U.N. Security Council
Expanding the U.N. Security Council's elected membership and increasing their terms could make the body more effective.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2016
U.N. lifts sanctions on four ships linked to North Korea following Chinese request
The U.N. Security Council agreed Monday to a Chinese request to remove sanctions on four ships the United Nations had blacklisted for ties to Pyongyang's arms trade. The agreement came after China secured assurances the vessels will not use North Korean crews, a U.S. official said.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2015
U.N. University chief urges Japan not to squander Security Council chance
A high-ranking U.N. official expresses hope that Tokyo will make contributions to global human security as well as specific issues such as Syria when it sits on the Security Council.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2015
Japan bears a greater responsibility at the U.N.
No country is better positioned to serve as a 'bridge' between the U.N. Security Council and the general U.N. membership than Japan, given its leading experience as a non-permanent member of the UNSC.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2015
Taiz residents claim Houthi rockets killed 14 civilians
Rockets fired by Houthi militiamen killed 14 civilians, most of them children, as fighting intensified for control of Yemen's third largest city, Taiz, residents said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2015
How to achieve UNSC reform
The Group of Four countries should engage in a deliberate and combined campaign of noncooperation in their push for U.N. Security Council reforms.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2015
U.N. Security Council envoys reduced to tears watching Syria gassing video
Members of the United Nations Security Council teared up on Thursday when Syrian doctors showed a video of failed attempts to resuscitate three children after a chlorine gas attack in March, prompting renewed calls for accountability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2015
U.N. paints Iraq-Libya-Syria scenario for Yemen conflict
The United Nations warned on Sunday that Yemen's conflict could become an "Iraq-Libya-Syria" scenario if either side pushes for control of the country, prompting the U.N. Security Council to threaten further measures if the hostilities do not end.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2015
Talks underway on ending U.N. sanctions on Iran, Western officials say
Major world powers have quietly begun talks on a U.N. Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck, a step that could make it harder for the U.S. Congress to undo a deal, Western officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2015
Egypt's Sisi tours border with Libya after bombing Islamic State targets
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Egypt would strike back at any militant threats to its security as he toured the border area with Libya on Wednesday, two days after Cairo bombed Islamic State targets there.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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