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Troops from Japanese forces in a military base inauguration ceremony at Yonaguni Island

Japan Enacts Laws Allowing Combat Missions Abroad to Defend Allies

by Najeeb al-Khash | Mar 30, 2016 | World

Tokyo-For the first time since World War II, Japan will be able to participate more in international peacekeeping compared with its previous, mostly humanitarian, missions. The legislation, which took effect on Tuesday after being passed last year despite nationwide...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) talks with China’s President Xi Jinping (R) during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asian–African Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this photo released by Kyodo, on April 22, 2015. (Reuters/Kyodo)

Japan PM Abe meets China’s Xi in Indonesia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 22, 2015 | World

Tokyo and Jakarta, Reuters—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in Indonesia on Wednesday, the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the Asian rivals. The meeting took place despite an...

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People walk past a big screen reporting that a Japanese hostage was killed by the ISIS, in Tokyo, Japan, on February 1, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA)

ISIS says it has beheaded second Japanese hostage Goto

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 1, 2015 | Middle East

Tokyo, Reuters—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants said they had beheaded a second Japanese hostage, journalist Kenji Goto, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to vow to step up humanitarian aid to the group’s opponents in the Middle East and help...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2015.
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Japanese premier vows to save ISIS hostages

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages Tuesday unless they receive 200 million US dollars in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom from Japan’s premier during his visit to the Middle East. Prime...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a joint meeting of the Japan-Egypt business committee in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Japan’s Abe pledges support for Mideast countries battling ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 17, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Saturday that the world would suffer an “immeasurable loss” if terrorism spreads in the Middle East and pledged about 200 million US dollars in non-military assistance for countries battling the...