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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2022
Europe’s economy on a knife edge
Europe's recovery from the damage caused by COVID-19 was solidifying. But now European policymakers have exactly zero control over whether their economies' rebound continues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2022
Japan's top envoy urges solidarity against Russia's invasion during Mongolia visit
In a meeting in Ulaanbaatar, Yoshimasa Hayashi told his Mongolian counterpart that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine shakes the foundation of international order, including in Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2022
Pelosi meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine as Mariupol civilians leave besieged steel plant
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, became the latest Western official to visit Kyiv in a show of support for Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2022
Japan and Vietnam underscore opposition to use of force amid Ukraine war
Vietnamese leader Pham Minh Chinh announced Vietnam's first aid package for Ukraine during a visit by Kishida, a move the prime minister hailed as a 'positive step.'
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
May 1, 2022
Putin’s war brings risks to Moldova and its pro-Moscow enclave
Tensions are rising in the territory of Transnistria, with ominous comments from Moscow raising fears that the conflict in Ukraine may extend to its neighbor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2022
Japan eyes classifying defense guidelines amid China and Russia threats
Making the National Defense Program Guidelines confidential would enable Japan to be more specific in its strategy toward contingencies involving Taiwan and North Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2022
EU to propose phasing out Russian oil by the end of the year
The EU will also push for more banks from Russia and Belarus to be cut off from the SWIFT international payment system, including Sberbank, Russia's largest lender.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2022
How a sanctioned Russian company gained access to Sudan’s gold
The Wagner Group's secretive and expanding business dealings in Africa show the limitations of Western nations' attempts to censure it and other Russian firms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2022
U.S. and Japan defense chiefs to meet Wednesday to discuss Ukraine war and China
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is generating renewed awareness in Japan of the need for deterrence and enhanced readiness against any possible attempt to change the status quo in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 30, 2022
Rules-based order crucial amid Ukraine crisis, Kishida tells Indonesian leader
Kishida is on an eight-day tour that will also take him to Vietnam and Thailand as he attempts to gain cooperation in opposing Russia's war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2022
U.S. sees no threat of Russia using nuclear arms despite rhetoric
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of the possibility of 'lightning-fast' retaliatory strikes if a third country intervenes in Ukraine and poses threats to Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 30, 2022
Russia's Ukrainian quagmire providing tough lessons for China
Chinese military experts are discussing the conflict in private chat groups, offering their takes on Western involvement in Ukraine and Russia's perceived failings, scholars say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2022
Russia looks to avoid default with last-minute dollar bond payment
Russia's $40 billion of international bonds have become the focus of a game of financial chicken amid sweeping Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2022
Radio Liberty journalist killed in Russian missile attack on Kyiv
The blasts came as Moscow pressed an assault in the east that drew new U.S. pledges of military and humanitarian aid.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2022
Learning the wrong nuclear lessons from the Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine and Russia's threats have given policymakers and publics reason to believe that nuclear arsenals contribute to national security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2022
Zelenskyy and Putin invited to G20 summit in Indonesia
The decision to invite both leaders shows the delicate balance Indonesia is trying to keep as the G20 host this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2022
Japan asks Kazakhstan to align with global community against Russia
The Central Asian nation has maintained close relations with both Russia and Ukraine and has avoided condemning Moscow over its invasion, which began on Feb. 24.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2022
Bringing facial recognition to war is a bad idea
New York-based Clearview AI revealed it had offered the government of Ukraine free access to its 'facial network” to help stave off the Russian invasion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2022
The origins of Putin’s totalitarianism
After the economic and political turmoil of the post-Soviet 1990s, people craved stability and were willing to restore the KGB back to the top echelons of government to get it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2022
Germany's Scholz visits ally Japan, not China, on first Asian trip
Kishida and Scholz firmed up their countries' ties during a meeting in Tokyo and agreed to cooperate on challenges posed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Trump's VP pick signals stronger focus on China
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
Japan’s minimum wage might not budge much if corporate fears prevail
Unionists hold a rally in Tokyo in April. Households' real cash earnings have been falling year on year for more than two years, with the weakening of the yen making the situation only more difficult as prices of imported goods increase rapidly.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
Three novelists named for Akutagawa and Naoki awards
Naoki Prize winner Michi Ichiho (left), and Akutagawa Prize winners Sanzo K. Matsunaga (center) and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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