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ASSASSINATIONS

Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2021
Russia was behind Litvinenko assassination, European court finds
The European Court of Human Rights found that Moscow was responsible for the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned with a rare radioactive substance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2020
The assassin¡¯s false creed
History shows that targeted killings do little to either deter war or minimize it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2018
Ukraine says it uncovered 47-person hit list after staging Putin critic¡¯s murder
Ukraine, seeking to reassure its Western allies after faking the murder of a Russian dissident to thwart what it said was a plot on his life, told them on Friday its ruse led to the discovery of a hit list of 47 people whom Russia planned to kill abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2017
North Korea threatens U.S. with ¡®nuclear hammer¡¯ after CIA chief appears to hint at regime change
North Korea vowed Tuesday to strike the U.S. with a ¡°powerful nuclear hammer¡± after CIA chief Mike Pompeo hinted last week that Washington was open to the possibility of regime change.
Japan Times
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Feb 15, 2017
Ties to Japan may factor in Kim Jong Nam¡¯s mysterious murder
Fears by Kim Jong Un over his legitimacy as North Korea¡¯s hereditary leader due to his grandfather¡¯s work in a Japanese military factory may have had a role in brother¡¯s murder.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2016
On JFK anniversary, Zapruder relative says assassination film hovers over family
Alexandra Zapruder was not yet born when her grandfather trained his home-movie camera on President John F. Kennedy¡¯s motorcade rolling through downtown Dallas 53 years ago on Tuesday, but that 26-second film has become a difficult family legacy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

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