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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2022
The West’s cyberattack appeasement helped give Putin a green light
A failure to respond in-kind on hacking since 2014 sent a signal of weakness on Ukraine. But it's not too late to fight back.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2022
The economic consequences of Vladimir Putin's war
Sanctions rarely work; they are simply not the economic equivalent of the bombs that Russia is currently dropping on Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Germany to lift defense spending in latest historic policy shift
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country will spend more than 2% of GDP each year on defense, in line with a NATO target that Berlin has consistently failed to meet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Putin puts nuclear forces on alert, citing NATO threat and sanctions
The Ukrainian president's office said negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow would be held at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border without preconditions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Germany to step up plans to cut dependence on Russia gas
Germany has been under pressure from other Western nations to become less dependent on Russian gas and is taking steps to do so.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 27, 2022
Putin races against clock as fast military advance is ‘frustrated’
Russia's plans for Ukraine face rapidly rising costs due to delays caused by tougher-than-expected resistance from forces on the ground, even as its military retains overwhelming advantages.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Putin faces sanctions, but his assets remain an enigma
On paper, the Russian president appears to own very little. Yet estimates put his hidden wealth well over $100 billion.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 27, 2022
SWIFT block deals crippling blow to Russia, but leaves West room for more sanctions
Russian banks denied access to SWIFT will find it harder to communicate with peers internationally, even in friendly countries such as China, slowing trade and making transactions costlier.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 27, 2022
Norway tells Russian athletes to skip upcoming World Cup ski events
'Russia's violations of international law and attacks on the Ukrainian people demand international condemnation and sanctions,' Norway's skiing federation said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Trump condemns Russia invasion, placing blame on Biden
The former president also linked the Ukraine invasion to the U.S. 2020 presidential election, falsely claiming again that fraud was to blame for his loss.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Before Ukraine invasion, Russia and China cemented economic ties
As Russia wreaks havoc in Ukraine, Moscow has a powerful economic ally to help it resist Western sanctions: China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Europe and Russia trade airspace bans, echoing Cold War disruption
Russian airlines were barred from flying through more countries in Europe, shutting off carriers such as Aeroflot from the shortest routes heading west.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
U.S., U.K., Europe and Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT
The decision by Western nations will exclude some Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, used for trillions of dollars worth of transactions between banks around the world.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 27, 2022
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich gives trustees stewardship of club
The Russian billionaire has been named as a potential target for financial sanctions in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Italy sought Russian deals just before Putin invaded Ukraine
Senior Italian and Russian officials reportedly met to discuss potential business investments worth hundreds of millions of euros just over a week before Moscow invaded Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Germany makes historic shift on weapons to ship Ukraine arms
Berlin upended years of policy and agreed to supply Kyiv with weapons and consider ways to shut out Russia from the SWIFT financial messaging system.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 26, 2022
‘I’m ready’: Ukraine’s civilians take up arms
Volunteer fighters armed with assault rifles patrolled central Kyiv on Friday, ready to defend their country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2022
Ukraine’s TV comedian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy finds his role as wartime leader
Zelenskyy may be among the least likely wartime leaders the world has known, yet he's winning praise in the role just when his political fortunes had been dwindling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2022
'Hacktivists' plot attacks on Russia with Ukraine government's urging
Several Ukrainians with computer expertise said they had joined a group of 'cyber volunteers” who plan to use cyberattacks to fight the Russian military's invasion of the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2022
France seizes ship suspected of violating sanctions against Russia
The cargo vessel transporting cars, which was headed for St. Petersburg, is 'strongly suspected of being linked to Russian interests targeted by the sanctions.'
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
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.

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