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Afghans Sent ‘Home’ by Pakistan Struggle to Make It in Unknown Country
TORKHAM, Afghanistan — Many Afghans who have lived in Pakistan for years as refugees are now returni...
January 17, 2024
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Hallucinations, Thirst and Desperation: How Migrants Endured 36 Days at Sea
FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — The voyage from the struggling Senegalese fishing town of Fass Boye to Spa...
December 28, 2023
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Residents of Devastated Kibbutz Be’eri Determined to Restore Homes and Lives
KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Southern Israel — Kibbutz Be’eri, an agricultural community in southern Israel, was ...
December 25, 2023
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Japanese Doctor who Saw Horrors of Gaza Emergency Room Calls for Ceasefire
Physician Yuko Nakajima, a member of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) who recently...
December 16, 2023
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Rare First-Hand Look at Northern Gaza Reveals Extent of Destruction
GAZA STRIP — The first thing one notices upon entering northern Gaza is the lack of visible signs o...
December 9, 2023
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Tetsu Nakamura Remembered at Facility Named after Him in Afghanistan; Son of Memorial Service Organizer Called Nakamura
KABUL — A memorial ceremony was held for Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura in Kabul on Saturday, at a p...
December 4, 2023
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Japan-Egypt Research Team Starts Excavation of What Might Be Egyptian King’s Tomb
CAIRO — A joint team of Japanese and Egyptian researchers have started an excavation in an area know...
December 4, 2023
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116 Nations Back COP28 Chair UAE’s Renewable Energy Initiative
Dubai (Jiji Press)—A total of 116 countries, including Japan, supported and signed the United Arab E...
December 3, 2023
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Brazilian Cotton Hits the Runway at Sao Paulo Fashion Week
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazilian cotton producers took the natural fiber to the runway on Nov. 9, str...
November 25, 2023
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Tens of Thousands Rally in Jerusalem for Return of Hostages in Gaza
JERUSALEM — Family members and supporters of around 240 people taken hostage by the Islamist group H...
November 20, 2023
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Israeli Families Demand Release of Hostages of Hamas; Worried About Crossfire
JERUSALEM — A month after a cross-border attack by Hamas, people gathered all across Israel on Tuesd...
November 8, 2023
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Palestinian Girl Wonders If She Will Be Alive Tomorrow; Shares Fear, Anger Amid Continued Bombings
JERUSALEM — “I ask myself every day if I will survive until the next day.” So wrote 15-year-old ...
November 8, 2023
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Japanese NGO Staff: Situation in Gaza Extreme, Lives That Could be Saved are Being Lost
A Japanese member of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) who escaped from Gaza descri...
November 6, 2023
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Peruvians of Japanese Descent Eagerly Await Princess Kako’s Visit
LIMA — Many Peruvians with Japanese ancestry are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Princess Kako, who ...
November 3, 2023
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Phone, Internet Service Outage in Gaza Worsens Isolation after Israeli Air Strikes
JERUSALEM — Phone and internet services in the Gaza Strip have been repeatedly cut off, with the ele...
November 1, 2023
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