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VIOLENCE

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Tapped phone led Paris attack leader to his death
Police watched the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks being led by a woman into an apartment the evening before both died there in a raid by special forces, a police source said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Belgium raises terror alert to highest level in Brussels, warns of 'imminent threat'
Belgium raised the alert status for its capital, Brussels, to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat of an attack.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
In rare admission, U.S. says civilians were killed in an airstrike in Iraq
A U.S. airstrike that targeted an Islamic State checkpoint in Iraq in March likely killed four civilians, one of whom may have been a child, the U.S. military said on Friday in a rare statement acknowledging the death of civilians.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2015
U.S. likely to make another patrol in South China Sea before year's end: official
The U.S. Navy will likely carry out another patrol within 12 nautical miles (22 km) of artificial islands in the South China Sea before the end of the year, a U.S. Navy official said Friday.
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.
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...
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.
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.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 17, 2015
Pressure grows for Southeast Asian counterterror cooperation after Paris attacks
As global leaders arrive in Asia for a series of summits, pressure is increasing on Southeast Asian nations to cooperate more to combat terrorism — including by sharing information on financing — after the deadly Islamic State attacks in Paris.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2015
Few clues about radicalization in hunt for 'ghostlike' alleged mastermind of Paris attacks
French investigators think they know who masterminded the deadliest terrorist assault in peacetime France: Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a 20-something Belgian who joined the ranks of the Islamic State group a few years ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2015
Philippine Supreme Court delays ruling on security agreement with U.S.
The Philippine Supreme Court did not announce an expected decision Monday on whether a new U.S.-Philippine security agreement is constitutional, a spokesman said, a setback for U.S. President Barack Obama as he heads for Manila to attend an Asia-Pacific summit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2015
Obama takes Pacific trade agreement momentum to Asia summits
U.S. President Barack Obama heads to Asia on Tuesday with an ace in his hand that wasn't there last time he visited the continent — a long-awaited Pacific trade pact that's just off the printer.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2015
Japan's Islamic centers report no threats, feel Islam is misunderstood here
Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris and numerous others by the Islamic State group have forced Muslim communities around the world, including in Japan, to repeat a familiar phrase: Islam isn't the problem.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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