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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 22, 2023
Kishida in Kyiv: PM tries to burnish diplomatic chops, but will this translate domestically?
While Kishida was able to contrast himself with Xi and boost his own global profile, the affect the trip will have on his popularity at home remains uncertain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2023
We may never get the truth about Nord Stream or a COVID lab leak
War and plague are ideal breeding grounds for unsolvable mysteries and conspiracy theories such as the Nord Stream bombing or a COVID-19 lab leak.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
Ukraine's Hungarians stuck between Kyiv and 'pro-Putin' Orban
Relations between Kyiv and Hungary, an EU and NATO member, are strained due to a rift over restrictions on minority language education rights, and have worsened in the past year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
To stay or go? The daily dilemma faced by Ukrainians near the front
Emergency service employees have evacuated more than 10,000 people from settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
After talks with Xi, Putin hails China’s proposals for Ukraine
The Chinese president's three-day visit to Moscow yields few tangible results, though the two leaders did pledge to forge even closer ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 22, 2023
China's diplomatic offensive lays down new challenge for U.S.
Xi pushed forward positions on Ukraine during two days of talks in Moscow, a week after China announced the restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 22, 2023
Kishida meets Zelenskyy for talks in surprise visit to Ukraine
The Japanese leader's unannounced visit for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy underscored Tokyo's support for the war-torn country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 21, 2023
With renewed push, Kishida looks to put his own stamp on Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy
Kishida's newly unveiled plan to assist developing nations was widely seen as a bid to counter Beijing’s attempts to expand its influence among those countries.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 21, 2023
World Athletics set to tighten transgender rules and lift Russia doping ban
Administrators behind the leading Olympic sport have taken a different approach from that of swimming, which has effectively banned transgender athletes from elite female competition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2023
Xi calls Russia ties priority on Moscow trip
'We’ve carefully studied your proposals to resolve the acute crisis in Ukraine,” Putin told Xi in televised comments.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Xi arrives in Moscow, giving Putin boost amid war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin will give a detailed account of his view of the year-old invasion and discuss China’s 12-point proposal for resolving it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Wagner’s convicts tell of horrors of Ukraine war and loyalty to their leader
Fighters describe their recruitment and training, the combat they saw in Ukraine and their uncertain future in a Russia turned upside down by war with its neighbor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Putin to welcome Xi to Moscow at critical moment
Xi will be the first world leader to shake Putin's hand since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023
Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Ukraine, including Mariupol
The visit came after Putin traveled to Crimea on Saturday in an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023
Russia signals it will take more Ukrainian children, a crime in progress
Far from disguising the deportations, the Kremlin puts the children on display in Red Square photo-ops and at lavish concerts celebrating the war.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2023
Xi, cast as peacemaker, wades into Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Chinese leader is expected to meet in person next week with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine could follow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2023
Arrest warrant from criminal court pierces Putin’s aura of impunity
A highly symbolic move by the International Criminal Court, which accused President Vladimir Putin of war crimes, carries moral weight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023
Will Russia's Vladimir Putin really ever be arrested?
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant, but does this mean the Russian president, accused of the war crime of deporting children, is really ever likely to stand trial in The Hague?
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023
Kyiv obtains Soviet-era fighter jets and hopes for better
Ukraine has won promises of 17 Soviet-design MiG-29 jets to replace fighters lost in the war, yet the planes aren't expected to radically shift the balance on the ground.
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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