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Supporters of Ozgur Ozel, ousted chairman of the main opposition Republican People¡¯s Party, take part in a protest, after authorities enforced a court ruling removing the party¡¯s leadership from its headquarters in Ankara, in Istanbul on Sunday.
WORLD
May 25, 2026
Turkish police force ousted opposition out of headquarters as crisis deepens
Ankara's governor ordered the eviction of those inside the Republican ?People's Party's headquarters after a court ousted the party's leader, ?Ozgur Ozel, on Thursday.
Doctor Mehdi Davut, who heads an association helping Syrians in Istanbul, speaks at his office, where he also runs a health clinic, in Istanbul on Wednesday.
WORLD
Dec 6, 2024
Rebels¡¯ capture of Aleppo stirs Syrian homecoming hopes in Turkey
Millions of people have fled abroad from Syria since the war began, including across the frontier to Turkey.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2021
Turkey to expel U.S. envoy and nine others, Erdogan says
With seven of the ambassadors representing NATO allies, the expulsions could open Turkey's deepest rift with the West in Erdogan's 19 years in power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2021
Looming China extradition deal worries Uyghurs in Turkey
Beijing approved an extradition treaty between the two nations in December and the deal is awaiting ratification by Ankara's parliament.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2015
Islam takes center stage as Turkish election campaign enters final week
Evoking the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople and vowing the Muslim call to prayer would forever ring out, President Tayyip Erdogan put religion at center stage on Saturday as campaigning for Turkey's parliamentary election entered its final week.
How Japan¡¯s new ¡¯blue tickets¡¯ are putting cycling parents on edge
A father carries a child on a <i>mamachari</i> bicycle in September 2018. Parents say the new ¡°blue ticket¡± system has made them more mindful of the rules, but has also heightened concerns about child-seat use and children starting to cycle on their own.
In first for Japanese, Tao Okamoto shares Best Actress award at Cannes
Japan&#039;s Tao Okamoto and Belgium&#039;s Virginie Efira, co-winners of the best actress award for their roles in the film "All of a Sudden," celebrate during the closing ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Saturday.
China squeezes Japan over rare earths in repeat of 2010 showdown
Since ?December, Chinese ?exports of rare earth minerals like dysprosium, terbium and yttrium oxide, as ?well as specialty metal gallium, to Japan have stopped except for a few tiny shipments of yttrium, Chinese customs data shows.
Survey begins to determine remote island¡¯s suitability for nuclear disposal site
Minamitorishima has no resident population and is off-limits to the general public.
At Kawasaki¡¯s ¡®penis festival,¡¯ phalluses are vessels of compassion
For one April Sunday each year, the otherwise working class city of Kawasaki becomes host to one of Japan&#039;s most unusual-looking festivals.
Philippine leader¡¯s state visit to Japan to focus on shoring up defense ties
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes part in a news conference during an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Cebu, central Philippines, on May 8.
At Kawasaki¡¯s ¡®penis festival,¡¯ phalluses are vessels of compassion
For one April Sunday each year, the otherwise working class city of Kawasaki becomes host to one of Japan&#039;s most unusual-looking festivals.
Tochigi murder-robbery case reflects ¡®³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨±¡¯ adapting to crackdowns
A teenager (center, wearing sandals) arrested for his involvement in a murder-robbery case is sent to prosecutors on May 16 in the city of Shimotsuke, in Tochigi Prefecture.
What will the LDP¡¯s new National Power Research Group become?
Katsunobu Kato, chairman of the National Power Research Group, addresses the group&#039;s inaugural meeting held at the parliamentary building in Tokyo on Thursday.
How Japan¡¯s new ¡¯blue tickets¡¯ are putting cycling parents on edge
A father carries a child on a <i>mamachari</i> bicycle in September 2018. Parents say the new ¡°blue ticket¡± system has made them more mindful of the rules, but has also heightened concerns about child-seat use and children starting to cycle on their own.

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

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Community programs and tracking systems are expanding across Japan as local governments search for ways to prevent dementia-related disappearances.
He told his wife he was ¡®coming home.¡¯ Then he disappeared.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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