National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Jun 1, 2022
Tragedy strikes in 1972 when three Japanese gunmen terrorize Israel, and police take into custody the criminal that would become known to the country as "Boy A."
National / Crime & Legal Apr 26, 2022
Former Aum Shinrikyo cult member released from jail after serving full term
Makoto Hirata turned himself in to police in 2011 after nearly 17 years on the run. In 2014, he was given a nine-year jail term for his crimes.
National Apr 21, 2022
Disaster-focused pictograms bringing clarity during crises in Japan
by Masanori Maniwa
So far, the diagrams have been installed at more than 300 locations by fire departments, hospitals and commercial facilities in 29 prefectures.
Commentary / World Mar 30, 2022
The U.S. risks paying a high price for a nuclear deal with Iran
by Bobby Ghosh
Removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s terrorist designation would buttress an already-dangerous organization.
National Mar 20, 2022
Japan marks 27th anniversary of deadly Tokyo subway sarin attack
The anniversary comes as the country moves to increase the safety of railways following a string of recent random attacks on passengers.
World Feb 4, 2022
Inside the U.S. raid on Islamic State's leader: Months of preparation, then a deadly blast
by Phil Stewart and Trevor Hunnicutt
Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is said to have detonated a bomb as U.S. forces closed in, killing himself and several others.
World Feb 4, 2022
‘Those who remain will die’: Neighbors recall night of fear in Syria raid
by Muhammad Hij Kadour and Ben Hubbard
The U.S. hailed the rare airborne raid by commandos in a rebel-held patch of Syria as a major success against terrorism, saying it ended the life of the leader of the Islamic State group.
World Feb 2, 2022
Islamic State group hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria
by John Davison
Years after the group lost its grip on the area, Islamic State fighters are re-emerging, thriving on the lack of central control.
Commentary / World Jan 19, 2022
The world needs to step up and save Afghanistan
by Gordon Brown and Martin Griffiths
At a time when the Afghan people need more international aid, they are being denied even the basics due to measures targeting the Taliban.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Dec 22, 2021
Hong Kong went from zero to 29 terrorism arrests in 18 months
by Kari Soo Lindberg
The cases have been accompanied by a flurry of warnings by government officials that radicals could be planning more attacks.
Commentary / World Dec 2, 2021
Out of Texas, a cowboy solution to an Afghan crisis
by Ruth Pollard
The informal currency swap will prop up a small part of the Afghan economy but certainly won’t be enough to prevent the country from slipping into full-blown famine this winter.
Commentary / World Nov 24, 2021
Taliban turning Afghanistan into narco-terrorist state
by Brahma Chellaney
Afghanistan accounts for 85% of the global acreage under opium cultivation, making the Taliban the world’s largest drug cartel.