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TERRORISM

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2017
Iraqi forces find grave holding some 600 Shiite inmates executed by Islamic State
The remains of hundreds of mainly Shiite inmates killed by Islamic State militants when they overran a prison in northern Iraq more than two years ago have been unearthed by forces retaking the area from the group, a spokesman said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2017
As U.S.-backed Iraqi forces close in, IS leader al-Baghdadi is thought to have fled Mosul
U.S. and Iraqi officials believe Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group, has left operational commanders behind with die-hard followers to fight the battle of Mosul, and is now hiding out in the desert, focusing mainly on his own survival.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2017
North Korea doesn't belong on state terrorism list
The U.S. and its allies should respond to what Pyongyang is rather than what it isn't.
WORLD
Mar 7, 2017
AQAP chief says U.S. refused to swap 'blind sheikh' for hostage killed in 2014 raid
The leader of al-Qaida's Yemeni wing has said the United States refused to exchange jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman for a U.S. journalist who died in a failed rescue attempt in 2014, according to a recording posted on its media channel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2017
Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey says aircraft was shot down en route to Idlib
A Syrian air force pilot who bailed out as his warplane crashed on Turkish territory told a Turkish rescue team his MiG-23 had been shot down, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2017
Malaysia says it foiled Islamic State car bomb plot, nabbed seven
Malaysian police said Sunday that an Islamic State car bomb plot has been foiled with seven suspects arrested.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2017
Bangladesh arrests Islamist militant who urged killing of foreigners
Bangladeshi police have arrested the head of an Islamist militant group accused of inspiring followers to kill foreigners, the chief of the counter-terrorism unit said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2017
Controlled blasts heard in sealed-off Brussels district after man 'known to police' arrested with gas bottles
Brussels police detained a man with suspected militant links who was found to be carrying two gas bottles in his car after he was pulled over on Thursday for running a red light, officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2017
Uighur Islamic State fighters vow blood will 'flow in rivers' in China
Vowing to plant their flag in China and that blood will "flow in rivers," a new video released this week purportedly by the Islamic State group shows ethnic Uighur fighters training in Iraq, underscoring what Beijing sees as a serious threat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2017
Al-Qaida ranks join thousands in Egypt to mourn 'blind sheikh' convicted in deadly 1993 WTC blast
Thousands of mourners gathered in a small Egyptian town on Wednesday for the funeral of the Muslim cleric known as "the blind sheikh" who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2017
CIA-backed aid for Syrian rebels frozen after Islamist attack: sources
CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack last month, rebel sources said, raising doubts about foreign support key to their war against President Bashar Assad.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2017
Islamic State airs video of Cairo church bomber, threatens Egypt's Christians
Islamic State published a video on Sunday threatening Egyptian Christians and showing the last statement of a man it said was responsible for the deadly bombing in December of a Coptic cathedral in Cairo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2017
Contentious plea deal as man admits buying rifles used in San Bernardino massacre
In a plea deal criticized by the father of a victim, a California man pleaded guilty Thursday to providing the high-powered rifles used to kill 14 people in the San Bernardino terror attack.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2017
Knife-wielding attackers kill five in China's Xinjiang region
Three knife-wielding attackers killed five people and injured another five in China's region of Xinjiang before police killed the "thugs," a regional government said, the latest violence on China's border with Central Asia.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2017
The names of the deported are ... the U.S. won't say
The U.S. government just won't answer a seemingly simple question: Who was detained at U.S. immigration or deported in the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order barring entry to refugees and citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 10, 2017
Appeals court tells Trump it won't back down
The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholding a nationwide freeze on Donald Trump's immigration executive order is a powerful rebuff to the administration — and to the president personally.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
White House weighs designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal that could lead to potentially designating Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, according to U.S. officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2017
U.S. patients could end up paying the price if travel ban bars foreign doctors, Japanese researcher says
U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban for citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries could end up impairing the health of Americans, according to a new study led by a Harvard University-based Japanese researcher.
WORLD
Feb 7, 2017
Syria's Assad sees Trump's Islamic State view as promising
Syrian President Bashar Assad said U.S. President Donald Trump prioritizing the fight against jihadis by the Islamic State group was promising although it was too early to expect any practical steps, state news agency SANA reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2017
Trump offers no evidence of threat as immigration ban faces new legal hurdle
U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban faced a legal hurdle on Monday that could determine whether he can push through the most controversial and far reaching policy of his first two weeks in office.
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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