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RUSSIA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2022
Cyberattacks on Ukraine could spread globally
As warfare becomes more digital, it is getting harder to dismiss geopolitical conflicts as distant and isolated.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 19, 2022
Best supporting actor? NATO in secondary role if Russia invades Ukraine.
NATO would be likely to reinforce its troop presence in the Black Sea and the Baltics while fending off cyberattacks if Russia were to invade Ukraine, diplomats and former officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2022
Putin wants to use Ukraine to remake the world
Russia is claiming a sphere of influence and geographical space in which Moscow's calculations and concerns prevail over all others.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2022
Chaos and opportunism in Kazakhstan
Instead of recognizing that the protests are an angry and predictable response to the government's own policies, President Tokayev has conjured the specter of an external aggressor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2022
Putin’s troops wouldn’t get cheers in this once pro-Russia city
When people in Mariupol imagine a future under Putin's rule, they no longer see a wealthier, more comfortable one in Russia, 48 kilometers away.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2022
Biden’s bad winter gets worse with inflation, virus and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden entered the new year with his signature economic plan stalled, inflation at 40-year highs and Russia threatening war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2022
Europe sees ‘new normal’ of constant Russia tensions on doorstep
As the U.S. and its allies struggle for a sense of Putin's true intentions, their attention is turning to what might happen either alongside, or in place of, a full military attack.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 15, 2022
U.S. rallies a united front against Russia as Putin seeks cracks
A week of diplomacy by U.S. President Joe Biden failed to defuse tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but has maintained unity with European allies, foreign policy analysts say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2022
Russia detains REvil ransomware hackers at request of U.S. 
The Biden administration praised the Kremlin for detaining members of the notorious REvil ransomware gang at the request of the U.S. in a sweeping operation across Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2022
U.S. talks to energy firms over EU gas supply in case of Russia-Ukraine conflict
Any interruptions to Russia's gas supply to Europe would exacerbate an energy crisis caused by a shortage of the fuel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2022
Cyberattack hits Ukraine government sites amid Russia tensions
All of the websites that went down had some of their content replaced for a time by messages in Russian, Polish and Ukrainian that made references to 'historic lands.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2022
Russia, at an impasse with the West, warns it is ready to abandon diplomacy
Hopes faded that negotiators could forge a path toward resolving the security crisis surrounding Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2022
NATO and Russia talk frankly, but past one another for now
NATO leaders rejected outright Russian demands that the alliance stop enlargement, pull back its forces from member states bordering Russia and guarantee that Ukraine will never join.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2022
New Japan-Australia reciprocity accord is important, but it’s only part of the story
The RAA deal lays the foundation for future cooperation and signals to the U.S. that its allies are determined to work together for regional security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. and Russia still far apart on Ukraine after Geneva talks
Russia and the U.S. gave no sign of narrowing their differences on Ukraine and wider European security in talks, as Moscow repeated demands that Washington says it cannot accept.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2022
The selective Sovietization of American capitalism
The soft budget constraints that socialist state-owned enterprises used to enjoy turned out to be one of the main reasons why Soviet-bloc economies failed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2022
Europe fears economic hit if Russia is sanctioned heavily over Ukraine
European nations also fret that Russia would likely retaliate, possibly even cutting crucial gas supplies to a continent already grappling with record high energy prices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2022
No concessions, no breakthroughs: Russia and U.S. cast pall on Ukraine talks
Russia vowed not to make concessions under pressure and warned that talks on the Ukraine crisis might end early, while Washington said progress depended on de-escalation from Moscow.
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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