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TERRORISM

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2016
MPD holds couterterrorism drill ahead of G-7 summit
The Metropolitan Police Department held an anti-terrorism drill Monday ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Ise-Shima, Mie Prefecture, in May.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2016
Iraqi Christians fear extinction in wake of Islamic State onslaught
Iraqi Christians gathered in Baghdad over the weekend to mark Easter, but celebrations were tempered by fears the Islamic State group would eradicate their shrinking community, even as the army launched a U.S.-backed offensive to retake Mosul, their ancestral homeland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2016
Tackling the jihadi menace
By wielding only carrots and no stick, the West allows the double-talking Saudi royals to run with the foxes and hunt with the hounds — at grave cost to the security of many countries.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2016
Putin 'weaponizing' migration to destabilize EU
Moscow's end game is to pull as many European countries as possible into the Russian sphere of influence and away from the West.
WORLD
Mar 27, 2016
Nails and nail polish remover: Brussels bombers prepared a 'satanic' cocktail
An empty apartment block on a quiet street turned out to be the perfect place for the three suspected Brussels attackers to prepare the home-made nail bombs used in Tuesday's airport and metro attacks, which killed at least 31 people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2016
Charged Brussels suspect may be missing airport bomber
"The man in the hat" is how Belgium has come to know the country's most wanted suspect in the Brussels attacks, seen in a CCTV picture with two others who were about to blow themselves up at Brussels airport on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2016
There's a better way to secure our airports
Rather than add another layer of baggage and body screens, the aviation industry should emulate the security measures employed by Israel's Ben Gurion airport.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2016
Police quiz Wakayama man captured near Syrian border, find no link to IS
Police on Friday finished questioning a 23-year-old Japanese man after he was deported from Turkey for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State group, finding he had not committed a crime, according to investigation sources.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2016
Tech could help secure public spaces, if Europeans wants more surveillance
Facial recognition software, scanners that detect weapons and cameras that spot nervous people are some of the technologies that could be used more widely to secure public places, but some would require greater acceptance of surveillance in Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2016
Recent raids may have led Brussels bombers to ditch plan to hit nuke plant: paper
Suicide bombers who blew themselves up in Brussels were originally considering an attack on a nuclear site in Belgium, but arrests started last week may have forced them to switch to targets in the Belgian capital, the DH newspaper said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2016
Japanese man who reportedly tried to join Islamic State group arrives back home
A 23-year-old Japanese man who was reportedly trying to join the Islamic State militant group has returned to Japan after being deported by Turkish authorities who captured him close to the Syrian border.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2016
G-7 foreign ministers to focus on terrorism in April meeting
Japan plans to issue a chair's statement strongly condemning terrorism when it hosts the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in Hiroshima next month, government sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2016
Belgium, my country, has been living in denial
Belgium's failures as a state over the past 30 years have also helped produce the perpetrators of jihadist atrocities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2016
Bombings are a sign of Islamic State's panic
The Brussels attacks by Islamic State may be a sign of a group feeling cornered and on the run.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2016
Keep terrorism in perspective
People should be reminded that they are in much greater danger of dying from a fall in the bath than of dying in a terrorist attack.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2016
Two Japanese men injured in Brussels bombings named; one remains in coma
A government source has identified one of the two Japanese nationals injured in Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels as Yu Takita, who was hospitalized with serious injuries sustained in the subway blast.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2016
Japan airport operators step up security, but analysts warn of vulnerabilities
After at least 34 people died in bomb attacks in Brussels, operators of major airports in Japan tighten security.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2016
Belgium warned of attacks — it wasn't enough
The only way to counter the Islamic State group's threat to Europe is to stop it militarily and dry up its finances.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2016
Japanese man seriously hurt, another slightly in Brussels attacks; firms step up security, curb travel
A Japanese man in his 30s was seriously injured and another Japanese man suffered minor injuries in Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Brussels, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2016
U.S. airports, airlines on high alert after deadly Belgium bombings
Airports in major U.S. cities were on high alert on Tuesday, with police out in force after at least 30 people were killed in bombings on Brussels airport and a rush-hour subway train, though officials said there was no specific threat to the United States.
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
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
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.
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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