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Khalil Ashawi
People walk past the rubble of collapsed buildings after Israeli airstrikes in Beirut on Wednesday.
WORLD
Mar 19, 2026
Israel steps up Beirut strikes and hits bridges in south Lebanon
Lebanese authorities say at least 10 were killed in the airstrikes.
Military members gather near Raqqa prison, where the Syrian army is besieging Syrian Democratic Forces members after the army took control of Raqqa, Syria, on Monday
WORLD
Jan 20, 2026
Syria tightens grip after Kurdish pullback and says IS prisoners escaped
The Syrian army said ¡°a number of¡± Islamic State group militants had escaped a prison that had been under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
A woman holds a sign in Arabic that reads "our martyrs are not numbers," during a news conference in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 28.
WORLD
Dec 9, 2025
A year after Assad¡¯s fall, families of missing detainees languish without answers
As Syria marks a year since Bashar Assad¡¯s downfall, many people remain exhausted by the same burden that plagued them under his rule: the lack of closure.
A Bedouin man who left Sweida governorate as part of an agreement between the Syrian government and Druze militants sleeps in a school that is used as a shelter on July 22.
WORLD
Nov 10, 2025
In Syria¡¯s south, Bedouins uprooted by sectarian clashes see little hope of return
Fear, hostility and grievances on both sides leave little hope of displaced Bedouins returning soon to Sweida, a Druze-majority province.
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair on Feb. 27
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025
Assad government secretly moved bodies from mass grave to cover up killings
The bodies were moved to cover up the Assad government¡¯s crimes and help restore its image, witnesses with direct knowledge of the two-year effort said.
Syrian police members attend their graduation ceremony at the Police Academy under the Syrian Salvation Government in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 14.
WORLD
Jan 24, 2025
Syria¡¯s new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad¡¯s police
Syria¡¯s new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023
Three women and two children pulled from rubble in Turkey as aid reaches Syria
The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed to more than 41,000, and millions are in need of humanitarian aid.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2018
As Idlib offensive looms, thousands of Syrians flee to border villages
Syrians escaping violence in Idlib have arrived in villages near the Turkish border in droves, the U.N. humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said Monday, fearing Damascus will launch a full-blown assault on the rebel stronghold.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2018
As some White Helmets escaped Syria, most were left behind
Fearing for his life, Daman Ayed registered to be evacuated from Syria along with hundreds of other members of the White Helmets rescue service, hoping for a new life in Canada.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ?3,000 from ?1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men¡¯s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ?11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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