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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2022
Months after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, many Japanese firms staying put in Russia
Teikoku Databank said difficulties finding alternative suppliers of rare metals and liquefied natural gas are making it difficult for Japanese companies to sever ties with Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2022
Facing ‘Putin’s energy blackmail,’ Europe agrees to cut Russian gas use
Some EU countries rely on the fuel much more than others. Before the invasion of Ukraine, Germany relied on Russia for 55% of its gas imports.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2022
Russian gas flow too low to fill Europe's storage
Russia's cut in supplies through its main gas pipeline to Germany will leave Europe's biggest economy faced with rationing industry to keep its citizens warm during the winter months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2022
Sweating amid extreme heat while worrying about future shivering
Europe is baking under record heat due to climate change and can expect a frigid winter due to Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2022
Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odesa port, key to grain deal
Kyiv described the attack as a 'spit in the face' of a deal signed by the warring neighbors a day earlier to resume grain exports blocked by the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2022
Putin bets on an ancient weapon in Ukraine: time
Nearly five months since the invasion began, Russia is hoping that Western resolve will be sapped by alarm over surging global energy and food prices that the war has helped to stoke.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2022
In Ukraine's Siversk, a grave dug on a sidewalk
The town in the Donetsk region lives and breathes fear as Russian forces relentlessly shell the town and it's inhabitants.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 23, 2022
Ukraine's grain challenge involves clearing mines, finding ships and trusting Putin
Ukraine finally secured a deal aimed at restarting crucial Black Sea grain exports that have been crippled by Russia's invasion. But getting them going won't be easy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2022
Ukraine war — and impact on Asia — take top billing in Japan defense white paper
In its annual defense report, Japan underscored the war's potentially long-lasting impact, devoting an entirely new section to the conflict and its implications for Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2022
In occupied south Ukraine, some fear a return to Soviet times under Russia
Some residents see clear signs that Russian-installed authorities are seeking to bind the city, and the surrounding Kherson region, to Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2022
Russia restarts major gas pipeline and expands Ukraine war goals
The pipeline restart came after comments from Russia's foreign minister showed the Kremlin's goals had expanded during the five-month war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2022
Fate of Japan's interests in Sakhalin-2 project remains uncertain
The government hopes to help traders Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. keep their stakes after Moscow decided to effectively seize the project.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2022
Putin’s war: The 'essence of miscalculation'
Russian President Vladimir Putin's disastrous Ukraine invasion is likely the result of the wrong lessons learned from his earlier and easier successful military ventures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2022
Don’t cancel Russian culture
Refusing to engage with Russian culture will not change President Vladimir Putin's calculations, let alone impel him to withdraw his forces from Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2022
Nippon Steel buys LNG at highest price ever paid in Japan
Resource-poor Japan faces a historic energy security risk as tensions with Moscow intensify, heightening the threat of gas supply disruptions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2022
What Putin wants from Iran and why Tehran might be cautious
A budding courtship between Russia and Iran is an unwelcome development for the West that the United States will watch with concern, but it falls well short of a geopolitical game changer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2022
Putin forges ties with Iran's supreme leader in Tehran talks
Putin's trip sends a strong message to the West about Moscow's plans to forge closer strategic ties with Iran, China and India in the face of Western sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2022
Putin says Ukraine did not make good on 'preliminary peace deal'
The Russian leader said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were offering to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2022
Sidelining of spy chief spotlights Ukraine's battle to purge Russian agents
Zelenskyy hailed the dismissal of top members of the nation's security and law enforcement agencies as part of a process of 'self-purification.'
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'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.

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