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TERRORISM

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Paris attacks may have cost militants as little as $7,500
The militants who killed 130 people in Paris, triggering new airstrikes on Syria and security alerts around the world, may have spent as little as €7,000 ($7,500) on their attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Mali hotel attack puts veteran 'dead' militant Belmokhtar back in spotlight
The deadly attack on a hotel in the Malian capital, Bamako, on Friday claimed by two radical Islamist groups has put veteran militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar back in the spotlight months after he was reported killed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
At least 19 dead after Islamists seize hotel in Mali capital
Islamist militants killed 19 people in an attack on a top hotel in the capital of Mali on Friday before Malian commandos stormed the building and rescued 170 people, many of them foreigners.
WORLD
Nov 20, 2015
Brother of suspected Paris attack mastermind arrested in Morocco
Moroccan authorities last month arrested Yassine Abaaoud, a younger brother of the suspected Islamic State mastermind of the Paris attacks, after he arrived in his father's hometown of Agadir, a Moroccan security source said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2015
Abe to mull SDF dispatch to South China Sea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday that he will consider dispatching the Self-Defense Forces to the South China Sea while examining the impact of the situation there on Japan's security, a Japanese official said, as the two allies seek ways to defuse tensions in the...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2015
Life after Schengen: What a Europe with borders would look like
Continental Europeans have gone so long — two decades — without internal border controls that the younger generation doesn't know what life is like with them. For a glimpse of the past, and the fortress mentality setting in after the Paris terrorist attacks, look no further than France's frontier...
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2015
Paris attacks heighten security fears for 2016 Rio Olympics
Last week's Paris killings have raised fears about the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, a country with so little history of terrorism that the president has played down the chance of an attack and legislators have long resisted bills to make it a crime.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2015
Syrians, with smugglers' help, fleeing war via Latin America, many on forged Greek passports
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2015
Malaysia yet to confirm info on Islamic State bombers ahead of ASEAN summit
The chief of Malaysian police said late Thursday that they have yet to confirm information about the presence of alleged Islamic State suicide bombers in Kuala Lumpur, where leaders from 18 countries, including the United States, Japan and China, gather this weekend for a series of meetings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2015
Abe joins APEC push for anti-terrorism measures
Asia-Pacific leaders condemn the terrorist attacks in Paris, Egypt and elsewhere, calling for cooperation on growth to stem such violence.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2015
Jihadi attacks frequently kill other Muslims
Among the dead in last week's Paris attacks were two sisters celebrating a birthday, a promising architect, a talented musician and a woman shot while out doing some late shopping.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2015
Despite terror attacks close by, Japanese student will stay in Paris
A Japanese graduate student who lives in a Paris suburb that police raided in connection to last week's terrorist attacks will stay in France, even though he said he was scared he might have been caught up in the trouble.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2015
Bush to say would keep Guantanamo prison open if elected
Republican Jeb Bush will pledge on Wednesday that if elected president next year he will keep open the disputed U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as long as the fight against Islamic militants lasts.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2015
Japan lawmakers want to revisit controversial conspiracy law in wake of Paris attacks
Several influential lawmakers have proposed adopting a previously rejected law that would give the government a stronger hand to address terrorism.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2015
Tokyo criticized after advertises for part-time anti-terrorism analyst
Experts voiced doubt Wednesday at just how serious Tokyo is in trying to collect intelligence on terrorism after the Foreign Ministry posted a job offer on its website in September seeking a part-time security analyst on global terrorism.
WORLD
Nov 18, 2015
Air France flights from U.S. to Paris diverted after threats: FAA
Two Air France flights en route to Paris from the United States were diverted on Tuesday following anonymous threats, and passengers and crew were safely removed, the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2015
Activist hackers battle Islamic State in cyberspace
Islamic State sympathizers using social media to spread propaganda and recruit fighters are drawing an increasing amount of return fire from activists who have been knocking some sites offline and infiltrating others.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2015
Paris terrorist attacks reshape U.S. politicians' debate over refugees, security
U.S. lawmakers Tuesday called for even tighter scrutiny of Syrian refugees fleeing to the United States as last week's deadly Paris attacks recast America's debate over immigration and national security, prompting a sharp rebuke from President Barack Obama, who said attempts to block entry were "offensive...
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2015
South Korea to boost counterterrorism budget after Paris attacks
South Korea plans to increase its counterterrorism budget by around 100 billion won ($85 million) in the wake of Friday's attacks in Paris, the ruling party said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2015
Satirical mag Charlie Hebdo raises glasses to party-goers
France's Charlie Hebdo journal, the target of lethal attacks by Islamist militants last January, defended party-goers over gun-toters in a new edition following last Friday's terrorist attacks in the French capital.
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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