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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2019
'Beginning of the full capitulation': Thousands rally in Kyiv to protest autonomy plan for eastern Ukraine
Thousands of people gathered in Kyiv's main square on Sunday to protest President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's deal with Moscow to grant autonomy to Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel-held east as part of efforts to end a five-year conflict there.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2019
'Creeping annexation': Putin confronts new Ukraine leader with rebel-zone passports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree offering passports to people in breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine, triggering calls for more sanctions against Moscow from the incoming leadership in Kiev.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2019
West scrambles to talk to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy, hoping he can be bulwark against Putin
The European Union scrambled to get a call with Ukraine's president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on Monday as Western powers wondered whether the TV comic would heed their urgings to stick with reforms that they hope can anchor the country beyond the grip of Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2018
Ukraine bans Russian men from entry in martial law crackdown
Ukraine has tightened control over its border, imposing new entry restrictions for foreigners and banning Russian men after President Petro Poroshenko introduced martial law and warned that the Kremlin may be preparing an invasion.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 29, 2018
Latest Crimea strife gives Vladimir Putin a new opportunity to test the West's resolve
The latest spike in tensions between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea offers President Vladimir Putin a fresh chance to test the West's commitment to defending Kiev at a time when the U.S. and Europe are divided and distracted by internal squabbling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2018
Ukraine moves to split church from Russia as elections approach
Ukraine's Orthodox Church could become independent of Moscow under the terms of a presidential initiative lawmakers approved on Thursday, a move that President Petro Poroshenko said would make it harder for Russia to meddle in Ukrainian affairs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2017
Ukraine: Something is happening here ...
In the cesspool that is Ukraine's politics and economy, virtually anything can happen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2017
Former Georgian leader Saakashvili's train halted near Ukraine border
A train carrying former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and his supporters was prevented from leaving a railway station in Poland for Ukraine on Sunday, deepening a standoff between Saakashvili and Ukrainian authorities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2017
Trump meets Poroshenko, says he wants peace in Ukraine but skips backing of Minsk accord
U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukraine's president on Tuesday that he hoped to see a resolution to the country's crisis but stopped short of publicly endorsing a 2015 accord calling for Russia's exit from eastern Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2017
Ukraine reportedly plans referendum on NATO membership
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko plans a referendum on whether Ukraine should join the NATO alliance, with polls showing 54 percent of Ukrainians now favor such a move, Germany's Funke Mediengruppe newspaper chain reported Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2017
Xi says China is willing to help resolve Ukraine crisis
China is willing to play a constructive role in seeking a political resolution to the crisis over Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday, adding that he considers the Eastern European country a friend.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 22, 2016
Putin hints at war in Ukraine, but Russian leader likely seeking diplomatic edge
Ukraine says it thinks Vladimir Putin is planning a new invasion, and it's not hard to see why: the Russian leader has built up troops on its border and resumed the hostile rhetoric that preceded his annexation of Crimea two years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2016
As Ukraine conflict simmers, country becomes a trove for black-market arms trade
On Feb. 12 last year, the same day that a cease-fire ended the worst of the fighting in eastern Ukraine between rebels and government forces, a former rebel fighter seized a chance to turn his inside knowledge of the conflict into hard cash.
WORLD
Feb 16, 2016
Ukrainian military reports highest daily death toll since November
Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and seven wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said Tuesday, reporting the highest daily casualty toll since mid-November.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2015
Power-line sabotage in Crimea risks military move by Putin
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has taken an ominous new turn. So far it's Crimea that's paying the price, but Kiev could be next.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2015
Kiev learning hard lesson about Western support
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has underestimated the determination of France and Germany to get the Ukrainian matter out of the way in the most efficient manner possible.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2015
Saakashvili for Ukraine prime minister?
Reform-minded Mikheil Saakashvili will need a miracle to effect much-needed changes in Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2015
Is peace coming to Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin has achieved his aim in Ukraine, and both Petro Poroshenko and his Western supporters have tacitly accepted that freezing the current situation is the least bad outcome.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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