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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2023
Existential threat or bogeyman: Russia's view on NATO
From Russia's perspective, NATO has deliberately encroached on Moscow's doorstep and emerged as the most serious external military threat in decades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2023
Turkish thaw on Western priorities comes as economic pain drives policy rethink
Analysts believe that in addition to visa-free travel for Turks, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants closer trading arrangements with the EU, even if membership remains distant.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2023
NATO to offer Ukraine fast path to join when conditions met
NATO leaders agreed that Ukraine won’t need a so-called Membership Action Plan to prepare for joining, Secretay-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a news conference.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2023
NATO head eyes 'strong message' on Ukraine's membership bid at summit
Divisions among the Western military alliance's 31 members on allowing Ukraine in mean there will not be a straightforward invitation for Kyiv to join.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2023
Putin met Wagner’s Prigozhin after revolt that shook Russia
Putin held talks with Prigozhin and top Wagner commanders at the Kremlin for nearly three hours on June 29, the president’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2023
Asian nations affected by cluster bombs call on U.S. not to send them to Ukraine
While the weapons often fail to explode and pose a grave danger to civilians, Washington says Russia has been using them in the war for months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2023
U.S. military deals unlikely to draw India away from Russian arms
The country’s multi-billion-dollar purchases of U.S. arms are more about developing its own domestic weapons industry, security officials and analysts say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2023
Turkey agrees to back Sweden’s NATO bid in boost to alliance
NATO’s northern enlargement heralds one of the most prominent changes in the European security landscape after Russia’s war against Ukraine led to dramatic shifts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 10, 2023
Russian army chief appears for first time since Wagner mutiny
Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, who’s in charge of Russia’s war operations in Ukraine, was shown in a brief video receiving battlefield reports from officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2023
Ukraine envoy to Japan sees major role for Tokyo in reconstruction
The ambassador expressed his hope of tapping into Japan’s vast experience in rebuilding after natural disasters like the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2023
Supporting an embattled Kyiv amid an axis of denial
The debate over support for Ukraine has become a microcosm of the broader “democratic recession.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023
However war ends, Ukraine's diminished population will hit economy for years
Studies by the United Nations refugee agency show the vast majority of displaced Ukrainians want to return one day, but only around 1 in 10 plan to do so soon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2023
G7 urban ministers meet in Kagawa, agree to tackle global challenges
Group of Seven Urban ministers meeting in Japan agreed to work together with municipal governments to address global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2023
Ukraine's Bucha gets a remake, but pain lingers behind the facade
More than a year after Ukrainian forces wrested back Bucha from Russian troops, the town has drawn international investment that has physically transformed it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2023
Russia calls on NATO to discuss Ukraine nuclear plant at summit
Ukraine has for days warned of the grave threat at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility, most recently saying Russian forces had mined several reactors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2023
On security and diplomacy, Abe’s legacy to be felt far into the future
In the year since Abe's assassination, Japan has undergone a number of monumental shifts in its approach to security and foreign policy, cementing the late leader’s legacy.
Japan Times
Books / Reviews
Jul 9, 2023
Today’s regional tensions all come down to that ‘other great game’
Sheila Miyoshi Jager demonstrates in her ambitious and wide-ranging new book that the tensions that developed from the second half of the 19th century reverberate in Asia to this day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 8, 2023
Macron is trying to get back on the right side of history — and NATO
The French leader has shifted gears, aiming to speed the eastward expansion of both NATO and the European Union by clearing a pathway to membership for Ukraine.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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