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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Japan Times
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Jul 17, 2023
Japan and UAE agree to cooperate on tech innovation and climate change
The prime minister and the Emirati president discussed a comprehensive strategic partnership between the UAE and Japan, and signed several agreements covering different sectors.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2022
UAE President Khalifa, a pro-West modernizer, dies
Khalifa, born in 1948, had rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2014.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2020
Military reasons to celebrate the Israel-UAE deal
This could be the first step toward a strategic coalition to check aggression from Iran.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2019
Saudi-led coalition forms committee with UAE to stabilize Yemen cease-fire
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said a joint committee was formed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to stabilize a cease-fire in the Yemeni provinces of Shabwah and Abyan, state TV and the state news agency said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2019
Defying Congress, Trump OKs $8 billion-plus in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan
U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 23, 2018
United Arab Emirates says it may free jailed British ¡®spy¡¯ after clemency appeal
The United Arab Emirates on Friday signaled a British academic it jailed for life on spying charges could be freed after his family appealed for clemency in a case that has strained ties between the long-standing allies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2018
Iranian Revolutionary Guard claims missile attack on Iraq-based Kurdish dissidents
Iran¡¯s Revolutionary Guard fired seven missiles in an attack on Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish dissidents that killed at least 11 people on Saturday, the elite military unit was reported as saying by Iranian news agencies on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2018
Trump Jr. met Gulf princes¡¯ emissary in 2016 who offered campaign help
Donald Trump, Jr., the U.S. president¡¯s eldest son, met in August 2016 with an envoy representing the crown princes of United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2017
Qatar¡¯s emir reportedly open to Trump-hosted talks to defuse regional crisis
Qatar¡¯s ruler said he is ready for U.S.-hosted direct talks aimed at solving the worst diplomatic crisis in the gulf in years but has yet to hear a response to U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s invitation to the four Arab states boycotting Doha.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2017
Space, the final frontier for Earth¡¯s crude oil giants
The Middle East has an outsize impact on energy here on Earth. One analyst thinks some regional powerhouses may leverage that role into the development of natural resources in space.
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2016
UAE capitalizes on Japan¡¯s miscues to secure victory
Japan¡¯s bid to reach a sixth straight World Cup suffered a damaging early blow with a 2-1 defeat to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday night.
WORLD
Jul 4, 2016
Handcuffing, search of UAE national mistaken for terrorist in Ohio spurs diplomatic incident
The handcuffing of a traditionally dressed United Arab Emirates citizen mistaken for a terrorist in Ohio last week spurred the nation¡¯s government to take the unusual steps of summoning a U.S. diplomat for a meeting and advising its citizens not to wear such clothing while traveling abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2016
Citing safety, Dubai airport closes airspace for over an hour due to unauthorized drone activity nearby
Dubai International Airport, the world¡¯s busiest airport for international travel, closed its airspace for 69 minutes due to unauthorized drone activity on Saturday, causing 22 flights to be diverted, aviation authorities said.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2016
A future of happiness, tolerance and youth
The UAE has learned that failure to respond effectively to the aspirations of young people, who represent more than half of the population in Arab countries, is like swimming against the tide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2016
Skyscraper blaze in Persian Gulf raises questions about safety
A blaze that engulfed a Dubai skyscraper on New Year¡¯s Eve ¡ª the emirate¡¯s third high-rise fire in three years ¡ª has raised fresh questions about the safety of materials used on the exteriors of tall buildings across the wealthy region.
WORLD
Feb 6, 2015
U.S. moves rescue assets to Iraq in fight against Islamic State
The United States has sent search and rescue assets to northern Iraq in recent days, bolstering its ability to recover coalition personnel in the U.S.-led air campaign against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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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Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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