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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2014
China announces plans to set up anti-terrorism intelligence system
China will set up a national anti-terrorism intelligence system, state media said Monday, as part of changes to a security law expected to be passed this week after an upsurge in violence in the far western region of Xinjiang.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2014
Iraqis defy breakup of nation by sending aid to neighboring town
On one side of a bombed out street in Duloaiya, a black flag marks the territory of Islamic State. On the other, Shiite militia snipers perch on the roof of a school, their sights trained on the Sunni extremists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2014
Japan holds separate military drills with Russia, U.S.
Japan begins exercises with the U.S. Army in Hokkaido, a day after it started naval maneuvers with Russia 800 km away off the coast of Vladivostok.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2014
After victory in key Iraqi town, Shiite militias take revenge
After helping government forces break the Islamic State's grip over a strategic town just south of Baghdad on Saturday, Shiite militias decided it was time for payback.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2014
Taiwan eyes homegrown submarines after 13-year wait on U.S. deal
Taiwan is moving ahead with plans to build its own submarines, with an initial design to be completed by year-end, after lengthy delays in getting eight vessels under a 2001 U.S. defense deal and as China's navy expands rapidly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2014
Iraqi Army, Shiite militias push Islamic State out of key southern towns; Kurds make gains in north
Iraqi government forces and Shiite militias seized control of the strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar near Baghdad from the Islamic State group Saturday and Kurdish fighters made gains in the north after heavy coalition airstrikes against the Sunni militants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2014
Special report: why Ukraine's revolution remains unfinished
In the afternoon of Feb. 20, after the morning's dead had been cleared away, Volodymyr Melnychuk arrived outside Kiev's October palace.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2014
Ukraine war debris points to Russian role
The burned-out remains of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in fields near the village of Horbatenko bear witness to the ferocity of a battle that turned the tide of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2014
Lone-wolf attacks on the rise in era of asymmetric war
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 23, 2014
Myanmar charter plan kills chance of Suu Kyi becoming president
Myanmar's joint house committee on constitutional amendment recommended in a report presented to parliament Wednesday that a clause be maintained in the charter effectively barring opposition party leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running for the presidency.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2014
Japan, U.S. to conduct joint military drill for island defense
The central government has said it plans to hold a bilateral military exercise with the United States in November to ensure smooth joint operations between the two countries' militaries and to bolster island defense capabilities.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2014
Okinawa candidate vows to block Futenma base transfer at any cost
Former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga said Tuesday he will do "whatever it takes" to block the planned transfer of the Futenma U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture as he laid out his campaign pledges for the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2014
Italy gives army troops a new job: grow cheap medical marijuana
Italy legalized marijuana for medical use last year, but the high cost of buying legal pot in a pharmacy meant few people signed up. Now, the government has found a solution: Get the army to grow it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2014
U.S. airdrops arms to Kurds fighting in Syrian town of Kobani
The U.S. military said it had air-dropped arms to Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State militants near Kobani on Sunday in what appeared to be the Pentagon's first public acknowledgment it has delivered lethal aid to the rebels.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2014
Abe Yasukuni offering followed by China coast guard visit to Senkakus
Chinese boats sail into waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angers Beijing by sending an offering to Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2014
Western sanctions force Russia to aid China's rise; Beijing may acquire advanced weapons
Defying his former enemies in the United States and Europe may force Russian President Vladimir Putin to aid the ascent of his biggest rival in the east.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2014
Russia, Ukraine near deal on gas supplies after tough Milan talks
Russia and Ukraine made progress on Friday toward resolving a dispute over gas supplies in time for winter, but European leaders said Moscow still has to do much more to prop up a fragile cease-fire and end fighting in eastern Ukraine.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2014
U.S. starts dismantling giant direction-finding antenna at Misawa Air Base
Another piece of Cold War history is coming down, piece by piece.
WORLD
Oct 15, 2014
Suspected Russian hackers exploit Windows vulnerability to attack targets such as NATO, Ukraine
Hackers, probably Russian, have exploited a bug in Microsoft Windows and other software to spy on computers used by NATO, the European Union, Ukraine and companies in the energy and telecommunications sectors, according to cyber-intelligence firm iSight Partners.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2014
Obama, foreign military chiefs to thrash out plans to halt Islamic State advance
President Barack Obama was to hash out a strategy to counter the Islamic State group on Tuesday with military leaders from some 20 countries including Turkey and Saudi Arabia amid growing pressure on the U.S.-led coalition to do more to halt the militants' advance.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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