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YAZIDIS

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 30, 2019
For Yazidis traumatized by Islamic State¡¯s butchery, Baghdadi¡¯s death ¡®doesn¡¯t feel like justice yet¡¯
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi¡¯s death will mean nothing to 19-year-old rape victim Jamila unless the Islamic State militants who enslaved her are brought to justice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2017
Traumatized Yazidi sisters reunite three years after being captured, sold and enslaved by Islamic State
When Rosa, now 14, asked her Islamic State captors about her younger sisters, Bushra, 12, and Suhayla, 7, she was told they had been killed for misbehaving.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2017
Iraq not equipped to try Islamic State over atrocities in Mosul, against Yazidis: U.N.
Iraq is not capable of trying atrocities committed by Islamic State during the battle for Mosul so it must find other routes to justice such as the International Criminal Court (ICC), a U.N. human rights report said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2017
Yazidis rebuild Islamic State-razed Bashiqa shrine during long wait for female abductees¡¯ return
Yazidi men and boys in the town of Bashiqa north east of Mosul are rebuilding a shrine destroyed by Islamic State as they wait for the return of women from their community taken captive years ago by the jihadis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 4, 2017
Three years since Islamic State genocide, Iraq¡¯s Yazidis still suffer, steer clear of Sinjar homeland
Iraq¡¯s Yazidis marked three years Thursday since Islamic State launched what the United Nations said was a genocidal campaign against them, but their ordeal is far from over despite the ouster of the jihadi fighters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2017
Iraqi forces find grave holding some 600 Shiite inmates executed by Islamic State
The remains of hundreds of mainly Shiite inmates killed by Islamic State militants when they overran a prison in northern Iraq more than two years ago have been unearthed by forces retaking the area from the group, a spokesman said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 3, 2017
Yazidi child reunites with kin after Islamic State killed his parents, sold him off
His name was Ayman, but the couple who brought the boy home to their Iraqi village after buying him for $500 called him Ahmed.
WORLD / Society
Dec 30, 2015
U.S. forces reveal Islamic State fatwa detailing when ¡®owners¡¯ can rape enslaved female captives
Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when ¡°owners¡± of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, in an apparent bid to curb what they called violations in the treatment of captured females.
WORLD
Aug 21, 2014
Islamic State video purportedly shows conversion of hundreds of Yazidis
Islamic State, a militant group that witnesses and officials say has executed hundreds of members of Iraq¡¯s Yazidis, has released a video that seeks to show it enlightened hundreds of members of the religious minority by converting them to Islam.
WORLD
Aug 14, 2014
Germany ready to arm Kurds in fight against Islamic State militants
Germany is prepared to bend its restrictive policies on weapons exports and arm Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Wednesday.
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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