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ASSASSINATIONS

Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2021
Russia was behind Litvinenko assassination, European court finds
The European Court of Human Rights found that Moscow was responsible for the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned with a rare radioactive substance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2020
The assassin¡¯s false creed
History shows that targeted killings do little to either deter war or minimize it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2018
Ukraine says it uncovered 47-person hit list after staging Putin critic¡¯s murder
Ukraine, seeking to reassure its Western allies after faking the murder of a Russian dissident to thwart what it said was a plot on his life, told them on Friday its ruse led to the discovery of a hit list of 47 people whom Russia planned to kill abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2017
North Korea threatens U.S. with ¡®nuclear hammer¡¯ after CIA chief appears to hint at regime change
North Korea vowed Tuesday to strike the U.S. with a ¡°powerful nuclear hammer¡± after CIA chief Mike Pompeo hinted last week that Washington was open to the possibility of regime change.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017
Ties to Japan may factor in Kim Jong Nam¡¯s mysterious murder
Fears by Kim Jong Un over his legitimacy as North Korea¡¯s hereditary leader due to his grandfather¡¯s work in a Japanese military factory may have had a role in brother¡¯s murder.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2016
On JFK anniversary, Zapruder relative says assassination film hovers over family
Alexandra Zapruder was not yet born when her grandfather trained his home-movie camera on President John F. Kennedy¡¯s motorcade rolling through downtown Dallas 53 years ago on Tuesday, but that 26-second film has become a difficult family legacy.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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