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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2023
With Ukraine under pressure in Bakhmut, fight becomes a battle over roads
The Ukrainian military acknowledged that soldiers inside the city were encircled on three sides by a combined force of the Russian army and the Wagner private military company.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2023
Tokyo restaurant offers jobs and a slice of home to Ukrainian evacuees
Smachnogo employs nine Ukrainians, of whom seven are evacuees, and serves Japanese and Ukrainian dishes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2023
The West tried to isolate Russia. It didn’t work.
A year into the war in Ukraine, it’s becoming clearer: While the West’s core coalition remains remarkably solid, it never convinced the rest of the world to isolate Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2023
Biden and Germany's Olaf Scholz vow to punish Russia for war in Ukraine
Separately, an EU official said any arms provided by China to Russia in its war against Ukraine would trigger sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2023
U.S. and Russian top diplomats meet for first time since Ukraine invasion
Early in the G20 meeting of foreign ministers, the United States and European allies urged the group of nations to keep up pressure on Moscow to end the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2023
Ukraine clings to Bakhmut as U.S. readies $400 million in new military aid
Russian forces have been attacking the city in Donetsk province for months, and the site has become one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2023
How Putin's war is poisoning Ukraine's breadbasket
Scientists looking at soil samples taken from the recaptured Ukrainian region of Kharkiv found high concentrations of toxins such as mercury and arsenic from munitions.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 2, 2023
Ukrainian teen evacuee keeps soccer dream alive in Yokohama
Nineteen-year-old Yaroslav Shtonda had the opportunity to train with Yokohama FC's J. League first-division side for the first time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2023
India's Modi calls for unity at G20 dominated by Ukraine
New Delhi had wanted its G20 presidency to focus on issues such as alleviating poverty and climate finance, but the Ukraine war has so far crowded out other agenda items.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2023
U.S. seeks allies' backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war
The consultations are intended to drum up support from a range of countries, especially those in the wealthy Group of Seven, to coordinate support for any possible restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2023
Ukraine clings to Bakhmut, but time may be running out as Russians advance
Moscow says seizing Bakhmut would open the way to fully controlling the rest of the strategic Donbas industrial region bordering Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
China welcomes Russian ally Lukashenko in visit overshadowed by war
The summit is the latest sign that Xi Jinping is taking a deeper interest in the war in Ukraine, a year after Russia launched the most intense conflict in Europe since World War II.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 1, 2023
German Olympic committee says time not right to readmit Russians
The IOC has pushed back against nations calling for Russian and Belarusian athletes to remain ineligible to compete at next year's Paris Games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2023
A Japan-Europe alliance against Eurasian despotism
If Japan and European nations allow Russia to use force to unilaterally change the status quo in Europe, China would be encouraged to forceful expand its sphere of influence in Asian waters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2023
When mob diplomacy rules the day
As the recent Chinese balloon saga showed, public opinion is increasingly in the driver’s seat, and it is steering international relations away from open, honest dialogue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
Antony Blinken offers to help jittery Central Asia reduce reliance on Russia
Days after the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the top U.S. diplomat met jointly with counterparts from all five Central Asian nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
Finland readies for vote on joining NATO, despite Sweden delay
Facing fewer diplomatic hurdles than Stockholm, Helsinki wants to move forward even before Finland's general elections in April.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
Russians intensify assault on Bakhmut as Ukrainian forces try to dig in
One U.S. official predicted few short-term territorial gains for Russia, describing the situation on the front lines of the war as a 'grinding slog.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2023
Janet Yellen makes surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm U.S. economic aid to Ukraine
Yellen met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko and other key government officials just days into the war's second year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2023
Japan and New Zealand agree to hold disarmament and nonproliferation talks
The move came as Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown no signs of stopping military attacks on Ukraine.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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