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RUSSIA

WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2016
Ex-U.K. spy chiefs warn Brexit would pose threat to country, all of Europe
A British vote to leave the European Union next month could make the country more vulnerable to militant attacks and cause instability across the continent, two former senior British intelligence officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2016
Abe meets Putin, agrees to 'new approach' in bid to resolve festering territorial dispute
Japanese leader confident after talks on territorial dispute — but Tokyo may have few cards left to play.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 6, 2016
Abe breaks ranks with Obama by visiting Putin
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to end the Kremlin's two-year isolation over the annexation of Crimea by holding a rare meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2016
Tokyo has high hopes for Abe's unofficial meeting with Putin
Officials expect improved relations going into Friday's summit, where a long-standing territorial dispute will likely be discussed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2016
Japanese runners among hardened few to take on ice marathon
The Lake Baikal International Ice Marathon has attracted a growing number of participants since it was established a decade ago, and about 200 runners, including 11 Japanese, challenged one of the world's toughest endurance races this year.
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2016
Putin replaces top law enforcement officials
Russian President Vladimir Putin fired several high-ranking law enforcement officials on Saturday in one of the biggest overhauls of the country's power structures in recent years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2016
Russian fighter reportedly does barrel roll over U.S. reconnaissance plane
A Russian jet fighter intercepted a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane on Friday in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner" over the Baltic Sea, the Pentagon said, and CNN reported the Russian pilot did a barrel roll over the U.S. plane.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2016
Abe to take in Russia in weeklong visit to Europe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Britain and Russia from Sunday to May 7 for talks with their leaders, the Japanese government said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2016
Marred debut liftoff at Russian cosmodrome embarrasses Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his space officials to raise their game on Wednesday after he flew thousands of kilometers to watch the inaugural launch of a rocket from a new spaceport, only for it to be called off.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2016
Being a Russian media mogul is dangerous
Putin now controls almost every wide-reaching news outlet in Russia. All he has to do is jerk the leash from time to time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 27, 2016
Syrian intervention moves Iran and Russia closer, but their alliance has limits
When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defense system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow to mark Army Day.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2016
Obama sends more Special Forces to Syria in fight against Islamic State group
President Barack Obama announced Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since its civil war began, but the move was unlikely to mollify Arab allies angry over Washington's cautious approach to the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 25, 2016
Russia's billionaire farmers reaping fortunes from food sanctions
Russia's geopolitical conflicts, anemic oil prices and weakened ruble are working out rather well for the country's biggest publicly traded farming company.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2016
Moscow's government in eastern Ukraine
A German tabloid has revealed that breakaway areas of eastern Ukraine are being treated as parts of Russia's sovereign territory.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2016
Syrian regime says Assad's future not up for discussion
The Syrian government's chief negotiator said President Bashar Assad's future was not up for discussion at peace talks, underlining the bleak prospects for reviving U.N.-led negotiations postponed by the opposition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 15, 2016
Kishida, Lavrov lay groundwork for Abe's Russia visit
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discuss signing a peace treaty to end the war and having Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visit Russia.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2016
Why China's latest power play may roil Russia
The Sino-Russian rivalry is back in the spotlight, thanks to a recent Chinese proposal for an anti-terror alliance in Central Asia.
WORLD
Apr 12, 2016
Russian attack helicopter crashes in Syria, two dead
A Russian Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopter crashed in Syria in the early hours of Tuesday morning killing both pilots, Russia's Defense Ministry said.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016
Putin puts an army at his personal command
Once again, instead of opening up and liberalizing, the embattled Putin regime is closing in on itself, and the man sitting on top of it is taking on more and more direct powers.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 12, 2016
Kishida hopes for 'substantial' talks with Russian foreign minister Friday
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov later this week and expressed hope for "substantial discussions" on overall bilateral ties.

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