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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2022

Call logs underscore Trump’s efforts to sway lawmakers on Jan. 6

New details from White House documents provided to the House panel investigating the Capitol assault show a seven-hour gap in records of calls made by the ex-president on the day of the riot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2022

In Lviv, new Russian strikes pierce sense of security in West

Until Saturday, the only target near Lviv that had been hit was an airplane repair factory near the city's airport.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 28, 2022

Rishiri Island is a backcountry skiing paradise, as long as there’s a break in the weather

Winter is harsh on this remote island off Hokkaido's northwestern tip, where you can ski above the sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2022

Is time up for the British monarchy? Not so fast

The appeal of the royal family remains potent. Its adaptability to changing times is a hereditary trait.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2022

Coronavirus rules are swiftly falling away in Asia, with a big caveat

Many Asian-Pacific countries are dismantling thickets of COVID-19 rules at bewildering speeds, even though the omicron variant of the coronavirus is still raging in parts of the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Ukraine war threatens to cause a global food crisis

The looming disaster is laying bare the consequences of a major war in the modern era of globalization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2022

A ‘killing stone’ broke in Japan. Is a demon on the loose?

The rock appears in a famous legend starring a nine-tailed fox spirit. The question now is whether the fracture was a good or bad omen.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2022

Diplomacy quickens to halt Ukraine war or stop its expansion

A flurry of recent developments suggest that people are groping for a way out of the crisis — or, failing that, for ways to prevent it from mutating into a wider proxy war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022

Ukraine war ushers in ‘new era’ for U.S. abroad

The Russian invasion has bonded America to Europe more tightly than at any time since the Cold War and deepened U.S. ties with Asian allies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022

‘Things will only get worse.’ Putin’s war sends Russians into exile.

Tens of thousands of Russians have fled to Istanbul since Russia invaded Ukraine last month — outraged about what they see as a criminal war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2022

On Pacific islands COVID-19 once spared, an outbreak accentuates inequality

Serious coronavirus infections have disproportionately affected New Caledonians of Pacific Island descent, highlighting social inequalities in the territory.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2022

West Point cadets overdose during spring break in Florida, officials say

The two bystanders had not used the substance, but they also went into respiratory arrest because of their exposure from performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022

A 459-foot mystery in a Tuscan port: Is it a Russian’s superyacht?

As European authorities go after the luxury assets of oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a superyacht cloaked in secrecy has come under investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

‘I don’t want to be called Russian anymore’: Anxious Soviet diaspora rethinks identity

Immigrants from the former Soviet bloc were never a monolith, but they bonded over shared language and history. Now, they are shifting away from being seen as one group.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

How Ukraine’s rail network threw Russia’s military off track

While Ukraine's forces have done a lot to foil the Kremlin's plan for a quick victory, so too have logistics, and in particular a lack of access to rail transport.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 4, 2022

The Eurobeat boom, boom, boom, boom means the '90s are back

Dust off your best para para dance moves, the sound of hi-NRG Heisei has returned.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2022

Climate fears on back burner as fuel costs soar and Ukraine crisis deepens

The perils of a warming planet are no less calamitous now, but debate about transitioning to renewable energy has taken a back seat to energy security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2022

Russia could use cryptocurrency to blunt the force of U.S. sanctions

Sanctions have been a powerful tool for the U.S. because of the dollar's dominance in the global economy, but today's digital marketplace is changing that.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2022

Putin calls Ukrainian statehood a fiction. History suggests otherwise.

In a speech, President Vladimir Putin bent Ukraine's complex history into his own version that served as a justification for his cleaving off more of its territory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 20, 2022

Once, he kept Russia at a distance. Now, he is a docile Putin satrap.

Alexander Lukashenko played East and West against each other for 28 years, all while keeping Belarus firmly in his grip, but those days are over.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 15, 2022

A succession drama, Chinese style, starring Xi Jinping

Nobody knows how long Xi wants to stay in power, or when and how he will appoint a political heir. Keeping everyone guessing is 'Xi's political genius.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2022

He knows Putin well. And he fears for Ukraine.

The Finnish president, Sauli Niinisto, has carved out a vital role as interpreter between East and West, and he is not optimistic about the prospects for peace.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

China’s ice hockey squad shows a powerhouse’s weakness: team sports

The Chinese team in the Beijing Olympics could shock the Games. But it is more likely to underscore how little infrastructure the country has for team sports.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2022

‘Contactless’ humanitarian aid has its perks, and pitfalls

COVID-era travel restrictions have mostly prevented expatriate aid workers from flying into Pacific island nations after natural disasters. The results have been mixed.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2022

How the ‘Garlic Girls’ overcame abuse to return to the Olympics

The South Korean curling team helped revive a painful discussion about the mistreatment of athletes in their country, leading the way for others to come forward.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2022

In clash with U.S. over Ukraine, Putin has a lifeline from China

China has expressed support for Putin's grievances against the U.S. and NATO, and joined Russia to try to block action on Ukraine at the U.N. Security Council.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 31, 2022

Book ban efforts spread across the U.S.

Challenges to books are nothing new, but according to educators, librarians and free-speech advocates, the tactics and venues where they play out are changing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 21, 2022

Can omicron cause long COVID?

Scientists are still studying omicron's relationship to the constellation of physical, neurological and cognitive symptoms that can last for months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2022

I had breakthrough COVID-19. Can I start living like it’s 2019?

While 'hybrid immunity' is considered the best immunity you can get, scientists still say that going back to '2019 behavior' is a little premature.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2022

Economists warn of inflationary effect as shipping firms enjoy record profits

Supply chain issues and high shipping rates have thrown a spotlight on the market concentration of shipping lines and their legal immunity from antitrust laws.

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