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Demonstrators parade a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in February. The PKK’s decision to disband after decades of armed struggle marks a historic opportunity for Turkey to resolve its Kurdish issue through political reform.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2025
The sudden death of Kurdish separatism in Turkey
Some four decades after orchestrating its first attack against Turkish government targets, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party has decided to disband and disarm.
A protester waves a flag bearing a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) jailed in Turkey since 1999, during a demonstration calling for his release in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria on Feb. 15.
WORLD
May 12, 2025
Kurdish PKK disbands and ends 40-year Turkey insurgency
The group’s decision could boost NATO member Turkey’s political and economic stability and encourage moves to ease tensions in neighboring Iraq and Syria.
Turkish police officers secure part of the main road leading to the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) building, after a huge explosion at these headquarters, in Kahramankazan, some 40 kilometers north of Ankara on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 24, 2024
‘Terrorist’ attack kills 5, injures 22 at Turkish aviation site
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the perpetrators were ‘highly likely’ members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2023
NATO edges closer to expansion as Finland wins over holdouts
Turkey and Hungary both signaled they plan to ratify Finland’s entry into NATO, bringing the military alliance a step closer to welcoming its 31st member.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2016
Government forces report killing 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey enclave as conflict grows, turns urban
Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast at the weekend, army and security sources said on Sunday, escalating the reignited conflict in the region.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2015
Turkey says it won’t send more troops to Iraq unless Baghdad gives its OK
Turkey shelved military plans to send more troops to support allies in northern Iraq, after the government in Baghdad said it may appeal to the United Nations to secure the withdrawal of Turkish soldiers deployed recently to the country.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2015
Erdogan’s war strategy may lead to his defeat
Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s electoral strategy of creating an atmosphere of fear and impending calamity to rally voters behind his AK Party is backfiring.
WORLD
Sep 19, 2014
Kurds in Turkey issue call to arms as Islamic State lays siege to Syria city
Islamic State fighters besieged a Kurdish city in northern Syria on Thursday after seizing 21 villages in a major assault, prompting a call to arms from Kurds in neighboring Turkey who urged followers to go and help resist the group’s advance.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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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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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
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