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CIVILIAN CASUALTIES

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2018
Airstrike kills at least 10 civilians in Yemen¡¯s Hodeida, medics and residents say
At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday in an airstrike that hit a group of farmers in a vegetable market in Yemen¡¯s Hodeida province, medical workers and residents said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 8, 2018
Afghan gunships killed and wounded 107 boys and men at religious ceremony in attack last month: U.N.
Rockets and heavy machine guns fired from Afghan government helicopters killed and wounded at least 107 boys and men attending a religious ceremony near the northern city of Kunduz last month, according to a United Nations report on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2018
Tens of thousands of civilians trapped as Syrian army readies ¡®huge¡¯ assault on holdout rebels¡¯ last bastion
The Syrian army is preparing to launch a ¡°huge¡± operation against the last rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta unless the Jaish al-Islam insurgent group agrees to hand over the area, a pro-Syrian government newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2018
Rebels in Syria¡¯s besieged eastern Ghouta discussing cease-fire with U.N.
The main rebel group in the southern pocket of Syria¡¯s opposition-held eastern Ghouta said on Sunday it was negotiating with a United Nations delegation about a cease-fire, aid and the evacuation of urgent medical cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2018
Syrian civilians in Ghouta waiting their ¡®turn to die¡¯ as more regime bombs fall
Residents of Syria¡¯s eastern Ghouta district said they were waiting their ¡°turn to die¡± on Wednesday, amid one of the most intense bombardments of the war by pro-government forces on the besieged, rebel-held enclave near Damascus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 5, 2018
Civilian toll mounts as Russia steps up airstrikes on Syria¡¯s Idlib after jet¡¯s downing, pilot¡¯s killing
Russian jets intensified their raids on rebel-held towns and cities in Syria¡¯s northern Idlib province on Sunday night, a day after rebels shot down a Russian warplane and killed its pilot.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 28, 2017
Syria lets some patients leave besieged rebel area near Damascus for treatment
AP
EDITORIALS
Jul 13, 2016
Drones and the new way of war
Civilian casualties are undercutting the military advantage of U.S. drones and raising moral questions about accountability and the ease of killing.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 26, 2015
Civilian casualties of WWII left out in the cold
¡®Unbroken,¡± Angelina Jolie¡¯s 2014 film about the late American Olympic athlete Louie Zamperini, will finally receive a theatrical release in Japan next year after inciting the ire of local groups who claim its depiction of Japanese prisoner of war camps is sensationally harsh and thus an expression of...
EDITORIALS
May 27, 2013
Firebombing victims waved off
Japan¡¯s top court waves off allegations by civilian victims of the 1945 Tokyo firebombing raids that state relief to them was inferior to what military victims got.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
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.
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.
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.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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