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KURDISTAN

Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party line up during a disarmament ceremony marking a significant step toward ending the decades-long conflict between Turkey and the outlawed group in the Qandil mountains, Iraq, on Oct. 26, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2026
51³Ô¹ÏÍø throws wrench in peace process between Turkey and Kurdish militants
Ankara and the ?Kurdistan Workers¡¯ ?Party have dug in to watch the fallout of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, each refusing to move next and stalling ?efforts to end the four-decade conflict.
Demonstrators parade a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in February. The PKK¡¯s decision to disband after decades of armed struggle marks a historic opportunity for Turkey to resolve its Kurdish issue through political reform.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2025
The sudden death of Kurdish separatism in Turkey
Some four decades after orchestrating its first attack against Turkish government targets, the Kurdistan Workers¡¯ Party has decided to disband and disarm.
Members of the Kurdistan Centre for Arts and Culture, inspect old books before making digital copies, as part of an effort to digitize historic Kurdish volumes and manuscripts, in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk on Feb. 13.
WORLD / Society
Mar 11, 2024
¡®Sacred job¡¯: Iraqi Kurds digitize books to save threatened culture
In Iraq, the Kurds are a sizeable minority who have been persecuted, and many of their historic documents have been lost or destroyed.
Air traffic at the Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Iraq, was suspended in the early morning on Tuesday amid explosions.
WORLD
Jan 16, 2024
Iran attacks Israel¡¯s ¡®espionage centers¡¯ in Iraq, state media says
Revolutionary Guards said they also struck in Syria against the Islamic State group.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2022
Kurdish tensions stymie Iraqi region¡¯s gas export ambitions
The impasse could also undermine stability in Iraq¡¯s north, where ruling families have their own security forces.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2019
Kurdish refugee released on bail after 17 months in detention reunites with family in Tokyo
The tears of joy were impossible to contain Monday for the 8-year-old son of Kurdish asylum-seeker Mehmet Colak, who was released on the day after being detained for 17 months at Tokyo Regional Detention House.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 13, 2017
Strong earthquake in Iran-Iraq border area kills hundreds
At least 332 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region on Sunday, state media in the two countries said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2014
A window of opportunity opens for Iraq¡¯s Kurds
If the Kurds of Iraq play their cards right, they could end up with the borders they want, fully recognized by a government in Baghdad that has been saved from ISIS fanatics by Kurdish troops.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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