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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2014
Experts recover more human remains at Ukraine plane crash site
International experts found the remains of more victims of the downed Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine on Friday but fighting nearby between government forces and pro-Russian rebels renewed security concerns around the wreckage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2014
Pushing locals aside, Russians take top rebel posts in east Ukraine
As Ukrainian troops gained ground in eastern Ukraine in early July, separatist leader, Aleksander Borodai, a Russian national, left for Moscow for political consultations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 25, 2014
Brazil poll win now anything but certain for Rousseff
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff until recently appeared to be cruising toward re-election in October but she now finds herself in a tight race as an already sluggish economy takes a turn for the worse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2014
Hong Kong leader says city must abide by strict Chinese election rules
Hong Kong's leader told Beijing on Tuesday that the city's residents wanted a full election in 2017, but said the financial hub would have to abide by the restrictive framework set down by China's communist authorities.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2014
In Ukraine war, Putin playing a double game
As fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine, signs are emerging that Russian President Vladimir Putin has adopted a twin strategy: pledge his willingness to support a negotiated settlement, but continue funneling arms to separatist rebels.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2014
BRICS neutrality on Ukraine a victory for Putin
A summit of the BRICS group of emerging market countries will abstain from criticizing Russia's recent actions in Ukraine, Brazilian officials said, a diplomatic victory for President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2014
Russia officers aiding rebels, Ukraine says
Ukraine accused Russian army officers on Monday of fighting alongside separatists in the east of the country and said Moscow was once more building up its troops on the joint border.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 10, 2014
Kiev warns pro-Russian separatists of plan to retake territory in east
Ukrainian government forces on Wednesday warned separatists in the eastern town of Donetsk that a plan was now in place to take back the territory they occupy, but defiant rebels reported a steady flow of new recruits who were ready to fight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2014
Ukraine threatens rebels with a 'nasty surprise'
Ukraine's government kept up military pressure against pro-Russian rebels on Tuesday, threatening them with an "nasty surprise," but the militants said they were preparing to fight back after losing their main stronghold.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2014
Poroshenko heeds Ukrainians' call to arms as Russia, EU talk truce
In a country torn between Russia and western Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's decision to resume an offensive against pro-Moscow rebels has carefully ignored both neighbors to show an ear acutely tuned to Ukrainian domestic politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Jul 1, 2014
Beijing quietly tightening grip on Hong Kong
Since Britain handed back colonial Hong Kong in 1997, retired primary school teacher and Falun Gong devotee Lau Wai-hing has fully exercised the freedoms China promised this city of 7.2 million.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 30, 2014
Despite wowing West, Ukraine leader dependent on Putin
Three weeks into his job, President Petro Poroshenko looks like a man in a hurry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2014
Chinese official cancels events in Taiwan amid violent protests
China's top official in charge of relations with Taiwan has returned to Beijing, hailing his visit to the self-ruled island as "historic," despite violent protests that forced him to cancel several meetings.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2014
EU, Ukraine ink trade pact; cease-fire extended by 72 hours
The European Union signed a historic free trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2014
U.S. looks to Europe amid Ukraine crisis
Only last year, the U.S. European Command was facing some of the deepest cuts of any region in the U.S. military. Now, after Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, the Pentagon finds itself focusing on the continent in a way not seen in decades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2014
In parts of east Ukraine, a daily struggle to survive
Clutching empty plastic bottles, hundreds of people stand waiting for water in this besieged city, with the almost constant thud of artillery shells echoing in the distance.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2014
In echo of Cold War, calls grow for Kiev to build a 'new wall'
As Ukraine's leaders puzzle over how to cut off Russian support for a separatist rebellion in the east of the country, one of its richest men thinks he has the answer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2014
Hong Kong democracy 'referendum' set to rile Chinese rulers
Hong Kong holds a controversial "referendum" on democracy on Friday, a prelude to an escalating campaign of dissent that could shut down the former British colony's financial district and further anger China's Communist Party leaders.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2014
In Ukraine, a day of mourning shows a nation divided
Church bells rang out over Kiev's Maidan Square and hundreds of mourners bowed their heads in silence Sunday, a national day of mourning, to honor 49 Ukrainian servicemen killed by pro-Russian separatists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 14, 2014
Sports spectacles face backlash
Plagued by delays and opposition at home, the World Cup in Brazil might be a turning point for sporting mega-events, forcing soccer's governing body and the International Olympic Committee to accept less ambitious bids to reduce the risk of public backlash.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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