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U.S. FORCES

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2017
Fallen sergeant¡¯s widow at center of Trump condolence call firestorm says he made her ¡®cry even worse¡¯
The widow of a U.S. Army sergeant killed in Niger this month said on Monday that President Donald Trump had ¡°made me cry even worse¡± in a condolence telephone call when he said her husband ¡°knew what he signed up for.¡±
WORLD
Oct 20, 2016
Gunman in Afghan army uniform kills two U.S. advisers, wounds three in Kabul
A gunman, reportedly in an Afghan army uniform, shot dead two American advisers and wounded three on Wednesday near a base outside the Afghan capital before being killed himself, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2016
Islamic State bent on using chemical arms when Mosul invasion comes: Pentagon
Islamic State militants are ¡°dead set¡± on using chemical arms and are likely to try them again as Iraqi forces advance on Mosul, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday, a week after a rocket with a possible chemical agent landed near U.S. troops.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2016
Obama to send 250 more U.S. service members to Syria to aid in fight against Islamic State
U.S. President Barack Obama plans to send 250 more military personnel to Syria, increasing the U.S. presence on the ground there to about 300 troops to help fight Islamic State militants, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2016
Taliban use captured Humvees in suicide attack in Helmand
Taliban insurgents in captured military Humvee vehicles launched suicide attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, killing several members of the security forces in the district center of Sangin, a senior official said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 2, 2015
NATO to keep Afghanistan troop level intact, seek funds amid ¡®sobering¡¯ realities on ground
The NATO allies decided on Tuesday to hold alliance troop levels in Afghanistan steady at about 12,000 next year and launched a campaign to fund the 350,000 Afghan forces it hopes can some day secure the country against Taliban militants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2015
Taliban advances prompting Obama to delay Afghanistan forces withdrawal timetable
The U.S. will keep at least 5,000 military personnel in Afghanistan after 2016, according to a congressional aide, slowing the administration¡¯s withdrawal timetable and likely ensuring that America¡¯s longest war will endure beyond President Barack Obama¡¯s term in office.
WORLD
Feb 12, 2015
Obama seen weighing slower forces drawdown in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama is weighing options for keeping some U.S. troops in Afghanistan longer than planned, while maintaining the goal of ending military operations by 2017, according to an administration official.
60% in Japan give up activities due to sweat, survey finds
The summer heat hits Tokyo's Ginza District on July 23.
JAL and ANA to coordinate flight schedules for first time
An All Nippon Airways airplane flies past an oil refinery as it approaches to land at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
Takaichi¡¯s punishing workload draws renewed scrutiny after 6?-hour checkup at hospital
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo on Thursday
China¡¯s Unitree unveils ¡®Superman¡¯ robot as fervor builds ahead of Shanghai debut
A Unitree Robotics R1 humanoid robot on display at the company's booth during the Embodied Intelligent Robot Industry Exhibition in Shanghai on Aug. 12
Â鶹´«Ã½ Summer Koshien baseball tradition comes face-to-face with new climate reality
Ariake High School players greet their cheering section after winning their first game on Aug. 7.
The new world of collectible design
Nilufar, founded by Milan curator Nina Yashar, was among the exhibitors at Salone Raritas. Yashar calls collectible design ¡°a free, authorial language¡± that goes beyond function.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.

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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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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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