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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2017
Russia's Putin hosts Syria's Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian leader Bashar Assad to talk about the need to move from military operations to the search for a political solution to Syria's conflict, the Kremlin said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 14, 2017
Jordan switches on world's largest solar plant — in refugee camp
Jordan has switched on the world's largest solar plant inside a refugee camp, providing renewable energy to nearly 80,000 Syrians, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2017
Syrian army and allies begin assault on last Islamic State stronghold as 'caliphate' looks to fall
Syria's army and its allies began an assault on the largest remaining stronghold of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, Hezbollah-controlled media said, signaling the imminent fall of the militant group's self-proclaimed caliphate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 30, 2017
26 Syrian hostages who fled Islamic State captors get emotional homecoming, recount mass executions
Twenty-six Syrian hostages who escaped from their Islamic State captors received an emotional homecoming on Sunday in the central province of Homs, witnesses and officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2017
Assad regime to blame for April sarin attack that killed dozens of civilians: U.N.
The Syrian government of Bashar Assad is to blame for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun that killed dozens of people last April, according to a report sent to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2017
Islamic State's defeat in Raqqa brings U.S. new challenge to commit to a strategy for region
The defeat of the Islamic State group in its de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria, may be only the start of a wider struggle by the United States to contain any insurgency launched by the militants and to stabilize the region as Washington struggles to define a comprehensive strategy in Syria.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2017
Islamic State said defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa
U.S.-backed militias said they had defeated the Islamic State in its former capital Raqqa on Tuesday, raising their flags over the jihadi group's last footholds in the city after a four-month battle.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2017
U.S. coalition airstrikes seen taking heavy civilian toll as families flee Raqqa and Islamic State holdouts
Air raids by U.S. coalition warplanes have intensified in recent days as Kurdish and Arab militias seek to drive surrounded Islamic State militants from their last strongholds in Syria's Raqqa — but the toll on civilians has been severe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2017
Islamic State takes credit as suicide bomber trio kill at least two in Damascus police HQ attack
Three men blew themselves up near the police headquarters in central Damascus on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring six others, state media said, citing the interior ministry.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2017
U.S. accuses Iran, Venezuela of failing to act against human trafficking
The White House said on Saturday it had ordered that Iran, Venezuela and four African nations be added to a U.S. list of countries accused of failing to crack down on human trafficking, a step that further isolates them from the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2017
Iraqi Kurds cast independence vote in defiance of threats and opposition from Ankara, Baghdad, Tehran
Kurds voted in large numbers in an independence referendum in northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats from Turkey and Iran, and international warnings that the vote may ignite yet more regional conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2017
Russia, Syria intensify bombings of rebel-held Idlib, even targeting signatories to truce: witnesses
Russian and Syrian jets escalated strikes on rebel-held Idlib and Hama provinces, several days after jihadi rebels opened an offensive against government-held parts of northwestern Syria, rebels and witnesses said on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2017
Moving toward Kurdish independence?
The Kurds' quest for self-rule puts them in the crosshairs of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Russia and the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2017
At U.N., nations opposed to Assad reject Syria reconstruction without process for political transition
The United States, Britain and other countries opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad will not support the reconstruction of the country until there is a political transition "away from Assad," British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2017
American Islamic State fighter surrenders in Syria to U.S.-backed forces
An American citizen fighting for Islamic State in Syria surrendered to U.S.-backed forces earlier this week, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2017
Trump advisers propose strategy to allow more aggressive U.S. response to Iran: sources
President Donald Trump is weighing a strategy that could allow more aggressive U.S. responses to Iran's forces, its Shiite Muslim proxies in Iraq and Syria, and its support for militant groups, according to six current and former U.S. officials.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2017
U.S.-backed forces battling Islamic state take Raqqa's Grand Mosque
U.S.-backed Syrian militias have taken the historic old city of Raqqa and its ancient mosque as they press their offensive to defeat Islamic State, the U.S.-led coalition said on Monday.
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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