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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2023
Russian strikes hit targets across Ukraine, leaving at least 14 dead in Dnipro
Rescue teams toiled through the night in freezing temperatures in the aftermath of the Dnipro attack, with officials saying people were still alive underneath the massive pile of wreckage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2023
Britain says it will give Ukraine tanks, breaching a Western restriction
The U.K.'s Challenger 2 will be the first Western-made battle tank to be sent to Ukraine since Russia invaded last February.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 15, 2023
Kishida and Biden meeting heralds an alliance in lock-step — but challenges remain
While no concrete deliverables emerged, the meeting signified the two leaders formally setting the future course of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2023
Russian missiles strike vital infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv
A series of blasts were heard in Kyiv before the air raid siren even sounded, which is highly unusual.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2023
Former Russian leader Medvedev says Kishida should ritually disembowel himself
It was the latest in a long line of shocking and provocative statements from Medvedev, who was once seen as a Western-leaning reformer but has reinvented himself as an arch-hawk.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2023
Russian mercenary boss courts Putin with Ukrainian battlefield success
Prominent Putin supporters have contrasted the Wagner Group's progress with what they say has been a less impressive performance by the regular military.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2023
Russia may hike taxes as military spending and oil price weigh on budget
Russia is becoming too dependent on oil revenues to support its budget as it ramps up military spending, economists said, warning that the government may have to raise taxes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2023
Russian oil delivered to Asia in Chinese supertankers amid ship shortage
At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian Urals crude to China as Moscow seeks vessels for exports after the G7 enacted a price cap on the country's oil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2023
How Western goods reach Russia: a long line of trucks through Georgia
With Western sanctions barring many imports, a lot of what Russia needs now travels a slow, crowded truck route through the Caucasus Mountains from Georgia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2023
Kishida wins Biden backing for defense boost amid China challenge
The summit in Washington was seen as a victory lap for the Japanese leader, with the two setting in stone the U.S.-Japan alliance's course for the coming years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2023
Russia claims capture of Ukraine's Soledar, but Kyiv says still fighting
The capture of the town has taken on an outsized importance as it would, if confirmed, give Moscow a trophy for one of the bloodiest campaigns of the war following major setbacks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023
Japan to provide $95 million to help Ukraine rebuild
Tokyo will provide the funds through the U.N. Development Program to help rebuild the country's key infrastructure destroyed by Russian attacks, the Ukrainian government has said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2023
Ukraine says forces are holding out as 500 civilians remain trapped Soledar
Russia's ultranationalist contract militia Wagner Group, run by an ally of President Vladimir Putin, claimed to have taken the town after intense fighting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 12, 2023
As Ukraine battlefields freeze, don’t expect the big offensive yet
Military analysts say that while the shift from muddy to frozen terrain is important, it's just one of many factors commanders would consider before risking a major new assault.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 12, 2023
Fate of Ukraine's Soledar uncertain as Wagner claims control
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said fighting was still raging in the key eastern city.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023
Thanks for the tanks, but send Ukraine Abrams and Leopards too
Western angst about deploying “offensive” weapons is misplaced. Ukraine's entire struggle is self-defense. They need the weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023
'A person has a limit': Elderly languish in war-hit east Ukraine
Those who stay cite various reasons for doing so: from simple defiance to the need to care for sick relatives — or just a lack of better options.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2023
Saury catches in Japan hit record low for fourth straight year
The historically poor catches of the autumn delicacy reflects a decline in saury stock, as well as smaller catches in Russian waters due to worsened ties between Tokyo and Moscow.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 11, 2023
In Ukraine, a young gymnast's Olympic dreams hit by war
Anytime she goes to bomb shelter, she has to warm up all over again, leaving less time to actually improve.
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.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
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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