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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
Russia threatens nuclear buildup if Finland and Sweden join NATO
Both countries said this week that they are stepping up consideration of the issue in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
Russian troops risk repeating blunders if they try for May 9 win
Ukraine's allies see a two-week window before Russia unleashes an offensive designed to declare some sort of victory by the May 9 anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
Ruined port city of Mariupol could become Russia's first big win in Ukraine
The siege of the city has been the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the conflict, and has been described by Kyiv as a war crime.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
Biden gets out in front of U.S. policy again with genocide remark
Biden has seen that while his invocation of dire rhetoric may give heartburn to attorneys at the State Department, it has few practical consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
Russia says flagship of Black Sea fleet badly damaged by blast
Ukraine warned late on Wednesday that Russia was ramping up efforts in the South and East as it seeks full control of Mariupol.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022
Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia, after weeks of bombardment
If the Russians take the Azovstal industrial district, where the marines have been holed up, they would be in full control of Mariupol, Ukraine's main Sea of Azov port.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 13, 2022
Ukraine team hopes BJK Cup match will bring distraction from war
Captain Olga Savchuk and team member Katarina Zavatska said if they go on to win the finals later in the year, they would happily swap the trophy for peace in their country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022
What’s up with India and its Ukraine policy?
The Ukraine war has exposed India's strategic vulnerabilities as arguably nothing else could. And paradoxically, the conflict has also increased the country's importance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s failed state, a disaster of his own making
So great is Putin's Ukraine blunder that he may now have rendered Russia a failed state — a political or economic system that has become so weak that the government is no longer in control.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022
Russia faces hard-to-verify claims of chemical weapons use in Mariupol
U.S. and European officials have said that any Russian use of banned substances in Ukraine would be met with an immediate reaction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 13, 2022
Is offshore wind power key to Japan’s energy security?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced the Japanese government to confront its energy sufficiency woes. Speeding up the development of offshore wind power is one solution.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2022
Looming battle in Donbas to shape course of Russia's war in Ukraine
Outgunned by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy continues to call on the West to help save his country.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2022
Even under shadow of sanctions, Russia can afford to feed its war machine
As the war grinds on, rising casualties and the need to rotate fresh troops into battle may prove more pressing challenges than the financial cost.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2022
U.S. weighs shift to support Hague court as it investigates Russian atrocities
The Biden team strongly wants to see Russian President Vladimir Putin and others in his military chain of command held to account.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2022
The invasion of Ukraine tests international institutions
The Ukraine war has been a test for international institutions. Many have been found wanting. Fortunately, several have risen to the moment and we should learn from their successes.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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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