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TERRORISM

COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 28, 2015
China inadvertently promotes Islamic extremism
March 1, 2014, was China's 9/11. That was the day Islamic Uighur terrorists slashed their way into the collective consciousness of the country's ethnic Han majority.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2015
China drafts law on counterterrorism operations abroad
China is close to approving a law that will create a legal framework for sending troops abroad on counterterrorism missions as Beijing seeks to address the vulnerability of the country's growing global commercial and diplomatic interests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2015
Three Brooklyn residents charged with supporting Islamic State
Two Brooklyn residents who sought to go to Syria and join the Islamic State group were charged with conspiring to support the terror group that has taken control of a swath of Iraq and Syria and publicly executed its captives. A third resident of the New York borough was also charged.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2015
Syrian Kurds cut Islamic State supply line near Iraq; fears for Christians mount
Kurdish militia pressed a big offensive against Islamic State in northeast Syria on Wednesday, cutting one of its supply lines from Iraq, as fears mounted for dozens of Christians abducted by the hardline group that recently beheaded 21 Egyptian Copts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2015
Twin suicide blasts kill 26 in northern Nigeria
Suicide bombers struck two bus stations in different parts of northern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people in attacks President Goodluck Jonathan blamed on Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group he said would soon be defeated.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2015
Suicide bombers kill at least 26 at two north Nigeria bus stations
Suicide bombers struck two bus stations in different parts of northern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and wounding scores in what bore the hallmarks of revenge attacks by embattled Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 24, 2015
In soldiers' rescue, Turkey plays off warring sides in Syria
By extracting dozens of its soldiers surrounded by Islamist fighters in Syria, Turkey has warded off a potential crisis and shown its ability to maneuver between rival warring parties, including the Islamic State group.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2015
French aircraft carrier begins Iraq operations
France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier has started military operations against Islamic State in Iraq, a French army source said Monday.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 23, 2015
Japan looks to boost defense attaches after hostage crisis reveals major weakness
The Abe administration wants to strengthen Japan's intelligence-gathering capabilities in the Middle East after the recent hostage disaster revealed its shortcomings in gaining information through military channels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2015
Islamic State militants claim attacks on Iranian ambassador's residence in Tripoli, airport
Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said they were behind Sunday's twin bomb attacks on the residence of the Iranian ambassador in the Libyan capital and a rocket strike on the eastern Labraq airport, a group statement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2015
Japan, Qatar agree to strive for Middle East peace
Japan and Qatar agreed Friday that stability in the Middle East serves as a foundation for international peace and prosperity and pledged to cooperate on addressing the threat of terrorism.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2015
Afghanistan arrested Chinese Uighurs to get Beijing's help on Taliban talks: officials
Afghanistan arrested and handed over several Muslim Uighur militants from China's west in an effort to persuade China to use its influence with Pakistan to help start negotiations with the Taliban, Afghan security officials said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2015
Italy deploys 4,800 soldiers for security at sensitive sites
Italian security chiefs on Tuesday approved a plan to put 4,800 soldiers on the streets throughout the country to help guard against potential militant attacks, the Interior Ministry said.
WORLD
Feb 18, 2015
Turkey to help U.S. train and equip Syrian opposition fighters
The United States and Turkey have reached a tentative agreement to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition fighters and expect to sign the pact soon, U.S. and Turkish officials said on Tuesday, with Ankara predicting a signing in days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2015
Japan needs a strong intellect that doesn't yield to terrorism
The murder of two Japanese citizens by Islamic State terrorists shouldn't be used as an excuse to eliminate the Constitution's restraints on the use of military force.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Japan and U.S. appoint tariff negotiators after Ishiba-Trump phone call
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan responds to Trump's tariffs with a polite phone call and request
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7.
Japan to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. over Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan does not intend to seek direct confrontation with the U.S. over the newly levied tariffs, during a parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan eyes zero tariffs with U.S. and pledges more investment
Kids view the area from a lookout point over cranes and containers at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, on Thursday.
‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
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.

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