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WAR

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2021
Manny Pacquiao isn’t the hero the Philippines needs
What's not to like about Pacquiao? There's plenty such as his lack of legislative accomplishments as a lawmaker and his support for President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2021
Kim’s sister warms to peace proposal and says Koreas' hostilities must end
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reached out to South Korea for the second time in as many days
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2021
North Korea says call to declare end of Korean War is premature
The two Koreas are still technically at war after their 1950-1953 conflict ended in a ceasefire rather than a peace treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2021
Top Japanese and South Korean envoys vow to improve ties but fail to end various disputes
Despite a lack of tangible progress on sticking points, a Tokyo official saw the roughly 50-minute meeting positively, saying the two countries had 'a thorough discussion.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2021
Basic lessons from two decades of conflict in Afghanistan
The resources — financial, human, intellectual — of the world's richest countries were unable to prevail in the contest for the future of Afghanistan
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2021
The dangers of when there is 'nothing to lose'
A 'nothing-to-lose' attitude is what is driving the never-ending conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2021
20 years on, the 'war on terror' grinds along with no end in sight
The 'war on terror' waxes and wanes, largely in the shadows and out of the headlines — less an epochal clash than a low-grade condition and one that flares up occasionally.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. and China are not destined for a military conflict
Throughout history, when a rising power has challenged a ruling one, such as the case with China and the U.S., war has often been the result. But there are also notable exceptions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2021
Miyazaki town marks anniversary of WWII plane crashes that killed Japanese pilot and U.S. soldiers
Residents had all but forgotten the two crashes, which each occurred on a nearby mountainside, but interest in accidents was revived in 1987 when a local historian discovered wreckage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2021
Japan offers $410 million in aid to support Turkey's hosting of refugees
Japan will provide up to u00a545 billion ($410 million) in yen loans to Turkey to help ease its financial burden of hosting refugees from war-torn Syria.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2021
South Korea marks 30 years since first public testimony by former 'comfort woman'
The comfort women issue remains a source of tension between South Korea and Japan, which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1910 until it was defeated in World War II in 1945.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2021
Putin’s dangerous Ukraine narrative
Make no mistake: by denying Ukraine's right to independence, Putin is setting the stage for war. The West must quickly decide what it is willing to do to prevent it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2021
The curious case of the Balkan war criminals
International tribunals are largely ceremonial until leaders who commit war crimes are ousted, or their armies defeated.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 4, 2021
‘The War on Wheels’: Head-butts, broken bones and big bets
Justin McCurry gets readers up to speed on the gritty sport of keirin, Japan's premier cycling competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 16, 2021
How Trump’s trade war built China’s first global fashion giant
Partly due to the trade war, Shein pays neither export taxes on most of its products nor U.S. import taxes, an advantage that tilts the playing field heavily against its rivals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2021
China asserts broad power to seize assets with anti-sanctions law
The legislation appears likely to put greater pressure on multinationals seeking to avoid getting caught in the tussle between the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jun 7, 2021
Newly discovered documents shed light on disposal of Japan war criminals' remains
Declassified documents contain a statement that a U.S. Army major 'personally scattered the cremated remains' of the criminals over the Pacific Ocean.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 6, 2021
Japan Times 1971: Japanese believe they are 'superior'
As witnesses took to the stand at the 1946 Tokyo trials, they addressed the propaganda campaign that led the Japanese to think they were superior. Attitudes hadn't changed 25 years later.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 6, 2021
'Prelude to Pearl Harbor': With diplomatic lines drawn and soft power spent, a standoff emerges
Author John Gripentrog looks at the events and attitudes that paved the way to the Second World War in “Prelude to Pearl Harbor: Ideology and Culture in US-Japan Relations 1914-1941.”
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jun 3, 2021
Exhibition commemorating Japanese A-bomb sites opens in Australia
The displays include one of four paper cranes made by U.S. President Barack Obama on his visit to Hiroshima in 2016.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
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.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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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