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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023
U.S. and Germany set to send tanks to Ukraine, breaking deadlock
The move will give President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s forces access to a significant new capability as the fighting in Ukraine shifts from urban centers to the east.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2023
If Erdogan blocks Sweden and Finland, will NATO boot Turkey?
Turkey has been one of NATO's most steadfast members, but no one wants to force the alliance to make a tough choice over Finland and Sweden.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2023
Ukraine pledges sweeping personnel changes as allies jostle over tanks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said personnel changes were being carried out at senior and lower levels, after high-profile graft allegations emerged.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023
U.S. confronts China over companies’ ties to Russian war effort
A finding that Chinese companies were supporting the invasion would have troubling implications for U.S. policy toward Beijing as Washington seeks to stabilize ties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2023
Russia rejects talks with Japan on fishing near disputed islands
Moscow has said it cannot currently arrange a schedule for the talks on Japanese fishing operations for Alaska pollock, octopuses, Okhotsk Atka mackerel and other seafood.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2023
Germany's top diplomat says Berlin would not block Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine
Kyiv has been asking for the modern German-made tanks for months — but Berlin has so far held back from sending them, or allowing other NATO countries to do so.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2023
How Europe needs freight trains to cross Russia from China
Russia is at the center of a rail cargo route from China supplying Western arms manufacturers with a steady supply of rare metals used in modern weaponry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2023
France and Germany seek to relaunch ties despite Ukraine strains
With pressure growing to supply Ukraine with highly regarded German Leopard tanks, Chancellor Olaf Scholz stopped short of any pledge, instead insisting all allies must work together.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2023
Sakhalin reliance leaves Japan out of step with G7 despite holding presidency
Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 in Russia's Far East are an anomaly in Tokyo's otherwise lockstep efforts with allies to reduce dependency on Moscow's hydrocarbons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2023
Big Ukraine war lesson: There’s only one superpower
The effort against Russia has illustrated what a world without American power would look like — and what it looks like when America uses its unmatched power well.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 22, 2023
Germany beat Putin’s energy squeeze. But for how long?
Germany is building LNG terminals to help draw more imports as Russian gas is replaced by shipments from Norway and the Netherlands.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 22, 2023
'Not broken by war': Ukraine holds funeral for minister killed in crash
Part of a new generation of Ukrainian politicians, Monastyrsky was the highest-ranking official to die since Russia's invasion began last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 22, 2023
Amid mounting frustration with Germany, Ukraine holds out hope it will get tanks
While Germany has not yet made a decision on whether to send Leopard 2s to Ukraine, a Kyiv official said his country’s soldiers would begin training on them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
The NATO alliance is holding strong on Ukraine. But fractures are emerging.
The differences are over strategy for the coming year and the more immediate question of what Ukraine needs in the next few months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
Horror of station massacre hangs heavy over Ukraine's Kramatorsk
Despite widespread silence over the brutal attack — one of the deadliest of the war — it has left an indelible mark on survivors and witnesses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
Western military aid girds Kyiv for counterattacks despite tank deadlock
Billions of dollars in new Western military aid, including infantry fighting vehicles, will gird Ukraine for counterattacks, but Kyiv needs other weapons systems to win decisively.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
Allies fail to agree on heavy tanks sought by Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also said Ukraine was expected to mount an attack against dug-in Russian troops in the coming weeks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2023
Tepco to seek government OK for household rate hike for first time since 2012
If the planned application is approved, the utility is expected to raise the rates by around 30% in or after June, a move that would affect over half of its customer households.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2023
Europe is winning the winter war by sheer luck
Gas supplies are ample even if cold weather returns in force. The bad news is that it means climate change is still happening.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 19, 2023
Thieves in Japan target Toyota Prius hybrids for platinum and palladium
There were 173 thefts of mufflers or catalytic converters in Chiba Prefecture last year, 16 times more than in 2021, according to local police.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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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