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RUSSIA

COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2015
Why Russia vetoed bid to set up MH17 tribunal
Like the U.S., Russia wants to retain the right to try its own war criminals under its own laws rather than hand them over to an international tribunal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2015
Despite long odds, independent media battle on in Putin's Russia
Alexei Venediktov, one of Russia's most prominent journalists, doesn't go out without a bodyguard and doesn't answer mobile phone calls for fear of being tracked.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2015
Why little Estonia's not worried about Russia
Estonian President Toomas Ilves wants to turn his tiny country into a digital pioneer to save the rest of Europe from Luddism and red tape.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 27, 2015
Diabetes epidemic taking a heavy toll on Russia
Diabetes is posing an increasing health threat in Russia as the obesity rate grows.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2015
Japan urges Russian prime minister not to visit disputed isles
Japan has urged Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev not to visit disputed islands off Hokkaido, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, calling the planned trip to the isles at the center of a long-standing bilateral dispute “unacceptable.”
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2015
Medvedev may visit Russian-held isles off Hokkaido
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev indicated Thursday he plans to inspect economic development on some of the Kuril Islands, including the four claimed by Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2015
Did Putin sell out Greece to Western leaders?
Did Vladimir Putin withdraw Russia's support for helping Greece exit the euro to score points with the West?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2015
Japanese astronaut Yui reaches space station
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday morning nearly six hours after liftoff from Kazakhstan.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2015
Russia eases Fukushima-related seafood ban; Taiwan mulls loosening embargo
Russia's farm ministry said it has partially lifted a ban on seafood imports from Japan imposed in the wake of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear crisis.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2015
Japan protests Russian minister's visit to disputed isle
The government has lodged a protest over the recent visit by Russia's health care minister to one of the disputed islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2015
Japan to demand Russia honor 2001 agreement on disputed isles
The government will demand that Russia honor a 2001 agreement to seek the conclusion of a World War II peace treaty by resolving the ownership dispute over all four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, not just a portion of them, sources said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2015
Rising tensions in Eastern Europe
As tensions rise between NATO and Russia, both sides would do well to remember and follow the spirit of the Helsinki Accords.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2015
Russian authorities detain Hokkaido fishing boat for overfishing
A Japanese salmon and trout fishing boat from Hokkaido was seized by Russian authorities Friday for exceeding the fishing quota, the Hokkaido Prefectural Government said Saturday.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jul 18, 2015
Propagating Russian Orthodox faith in Japan
As astonishing as its vigor is the fact that Russia's eastward expansion, beginning in the 16th century, went all but unnoticed, by Japan no less than by Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2015
Putin orders formation of new Russian military reserve force
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015
Japan fighter jet scrambles down by half in April-June
Fighter jet scrambles by the Air Self-Defense Force fell by half in the April-June period to 173 from a year earlier, the Defense Ministry said.
WORLD
Jul 14, 2015
Russian nuclear bomber crash is second in two months
A Russian nuclear bomber aircraft crashed Tuesday near the eastern city of Khabarovsk, a Russian report said, the second loss of a Tu-95 plane in the area in two months.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2015
Russia's war on Ukraine's economy
Ukraine's primary economic challenges are not homegrown; they are the result of Russian aggression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2015
Watch as Riyadh cozies up to the Russians
Saudi Arabia is building up ties with Russia, not least because it would like help in building 16 nuclear reactors.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2015
Why Russia's swing toward China is a mirage
Russia and China have made little progress in the bilateral economic and financial projects that they've announced with considerable fanfare.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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