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TERRORISM

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2015
Abe pays respects to victims at French Embassy
Expressing solidarity with the people of France, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday signed a book of condolences at the French Embassy's residency building in Tokyo as police near Paris hunted the gunmen behind a massacre at Charlie Hebdo magazine.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2015
Paris attack highlights broader attempt to silence media
The attack on journalists in Paris is not an isolated incident but part of a broader attempt to muzzle the press. At least 158 reporters and photographers have been killed while doing their jobs since 2011, the worst three-year period on record.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2015
Paris attack reminds Arab cartoonists of dangers at home
After Egyptian cartoonist Andeel took to social media to condemn the slaughter of colleagues in Paris, he received expressions of sympathy — often not for the victims but for the suspected Islamist gunmen.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2015
Boko Haram kills dozens in fresh raids in Nigerian town
Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of people and burned down homes in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga in the past two days, in a second killing spree since seizing control there at the weekend, witnesses said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2015
One suspect sought in Paris terrorist attack trained in Yemen: sources
One of two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly shooting at a French satirical weekly on Wednesday visited Yemen in 2011 to train with al-Qaida-affiliated militants, U.S. and European sources close to the investigation said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2015
'Small fry' who went rogue: How Paris attack suspect turned killer
When French anti-terror prosecutor Jean-Louis Bruguiere first clapped eyes on Cherif Kouachi 10 years ago, his first impression was that he was a "small fry."
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2015
French police converge on small town after Paris suspects spotted
French counterterrorism police converged on an area northeast of Paris on Thursday after two brothers suspected of being behind an attack on a satirical newspaper were spotted at a gas station in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2015
World leaders condemn attack on Paris magazine; Obama vows to help find killers
World leaders expressed outrage over the attack on a French magazine office in Paris that killed at least 12 people, with several countries calling emergency meetings of anti-terrorism officials to review security.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2015
FBI arrests man on charge of threatening to kill New York police
The FBI has arrested a man on charges of threatening to kill police officers in a suburb north of New York City, officials said on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2015
Western-backed Syrian opposition body elects new leadership
Syria's Western-backed political opposition group, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, has elected a new presidential committee and a president widely seen as not tied to any of the body's international sponsors.
WORLD
Dec 29, 2014
Crude bomb kills woman in India's high-tech capital
A crude bomb exploded outside a busy restaurant in India's high-tech capital of Bangalore, killing a woman and wounding a man, police said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2014
Pakistan to appeal bail for man accused of masterminding Mumbai attack
Pakistan plans to appeal a court decision to grant bail to a man accused of masterminding 2008 attacks in India's financial capital that killed 166 people, prosecutors said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2014
Sony tells theaters they can pull 'The Interview' after threats
Sony Pictures executives told theaters they are free to pull "The Interview" from their multiplexes following threats of violence by a hacker group, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2014
At least 84 children killed in Taliban school attack in Pakistan
At least 84 children were killed in Pakistan on Tuesday when Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the city of Peshawar, taking hundreds of students and teachers hostage in the bloodiest insurgent attack in the country in years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2014
'Lone wolf' Australian hostage-taker had violent, unsettled past
The self-styled sheik behind a siege at a Sydney cafe had been charged as an accessory to murder and with multiple sexual offenses. He also harbored deep grievances against the Australian government and had found little kinship in the city's large Muslim community, where he was seen as deeply troubled....
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2014
Police storm Sydney cafe to end hostage siege; gunman, two others dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe on Tuesday and freed a number of hostages being held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which three people were killed and four wounded.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2014
West versus Islamic State: the ransom dilemma
The refusal to pay ransoms to terrorists can seem callous, but in truth it is the only ethical policy. Governments that pay ransoms to save some of their citizens' lives put the remainder of their citizens — and others — at greater risk.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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