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TERRORISM

WORLD
Aug 31, 2015
Islamic State flips gold coins to break Federal Reserve 'enslavement'
Forget the printing press. In readying for the rollout of Islamic State's new money, goldsmiths and silver smelters have been toiling away.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Aug 30, 2015
Should SEALDs student activists worry about not getting hired?
Japanese labor law effectively allows companies to discriminate against prospective employees based on their beliefs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2015
Thousands protest Abe, security bills at Diet rally
In one of the strongest signs of public frustration over controversial security bills likely to be passed by lawmakers next month, thousands of people surrounded the Diet building Sunday afternoon to protest their enactment and call for the resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2015
Virginia shooter identified with 9/11 attackers, other mass murderers
The gunman who killed two Virginia television journalists on air had planned the assault well and identified with mass murderers and the Sept. 11 attackers, authorities said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 29, 2015
SEALDs student group reinvigorates Japan's anti-war protest movement
Wearing shorts and a baggy T-shirt and clutching a microphone, Aki Okuda stands before a crowd, the pyramid-shaped roof of the Diet building lit up against the night sky behind him.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2015
British hacker for Islamic State killed in U.S. drone strike in Syria: sources
A British hacker who U.S. and European officials said became a top cyberexpert for Islamic State in Syria has been killed in a U.S. drone strike, a U.S. source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2015
Peshmerga fighters capture 10 villages from Islamic State in northern Iraq
Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes drove Islamic State militants out of 10 villages in Iraq's Kirkuk province on Wednesday in an offensive to secure their territory in the north, Kurdish military sources said.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2015
Want more heroes? Bring back the military draft
If the French train incident tells us anything useful about defending against terrorism, it is that ordinary people will sometimes be the only defense.
WORLD
Aug 26, 2015
First man from Ghana joins IS, family says
A 25-year-old Muslim from Ghana has traveled to an Islamic State training camp, becoming the first known recruit from the West African nation to join the militant group, his family said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2015
Assad opposes alliance of Syrian rebels against Islamic State
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that he is open to the idea of a coalition against Islamic State but indicated there is little chance of it happening among his enemies, casting further doubt on a Russian plan to forge an alliance against the militant group.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2015
Thai police defuse bomb week after deadly blast
Thai police found and defused a bomb on Monday, a week after an explosion killed 20 people in the country's worst-ever bomb attack, but it was not clear if the device found at a Bangkok construction site had anything to do with the earlier blast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 22, 2015
White supremacist convicted for targeting Obama in New York 'death ray' case
A New York white supremacist was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of plotting to use a remote-controlled radiation device he called "Hiroshima on a light switch" to harm Muslims and U.S. President Barack Obama.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2015
No long-term threat seen in Bangkok blasts: experts
Crisis management experts say Bangkok's recent bombings do not pose a long-term threat in an otherwise relatively safe country. But they are nonetheless advising Japanese staying in the Southeast Asian city to exercise caution.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2015
Japan cultural expo in Thailand featuring AKB48 postponed after Bangkok blast
Japan Expo Thailand 2015, an event to promote Japanese culture featuring the all-girl pop group AKB48 and others, has been postponed in the wake of a deadly bombing in Bangkok.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2015
Suspected Boko Haram attack claims 151 as fleeing Nigerians drown in river
A suspected Boko Haram attack in a northeast Nigerian village left at least 151 people dead last week, with many drowning as they attempted to flee across a river.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2015
Kanagawa man in critical condition after Bangkok bomb blast
A 31-year-old man from Kanagawa Prefecture is in critical but stable condition following Monday evening's bomb blast in central Bangkok.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2015
Bangkok bombing method doesn't match past insurgent tactics
Thai authorities have not ruled out any group, including elements opposed to the military government, for a bomb blast in Bangkok that killed 22 people, but officials said the bombing did not match tactics used by insurgents in the south.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2015
Al-Qaida in Syria leaves area where Turkey seeks buffer
The al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front says it has quit frontline positions against the Islamic State group north of Aleppo and ceded them to other rebels, leaving an area of northern Syria where Turkey wants to set up a buffer zone.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2015
U.S. consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills nine
Two women fired guns at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul on Monday and at least eight people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State, Kurdish and far-left militants.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2015
Protesters in Syria's Latakia seek punishment for Assad relative: human rights watchdog
Dozens of Syrians staged a rare protest in the coastal city of Latakia, bastion of President Bashar Assad, calling for the punishment of a member of his family they accuse of killing an army officer over a traffic dispute, monitors said.
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
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.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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