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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 2, 2022
Brace for bombs, fix and repeat: Ukraine’s grim efforts to restore power
Even as Ukrainian workers race to restore basic services like electricity, heat and water, new Russian airstrikes send them back to the starting line.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Japan will use G7 and U.N. roles to pressure Russia, foreign minister says
The country's G7 presidency in 2023 and its return for a two-year stint as a nonpermanent Security Council member will give it a more conspicuous to voice its concerns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2022
National power underpins defensive capabilities, but defensive force makes a nation
Maintaining or expanding deterrent power is essential to keeping the peace. This means that one must continually prepare for war in order to avoid one.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2022
Japan tells China and Russia it has 'severe concerns' over joint air patrols
Japan's Defense Ministry said its Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets in response to the patrols.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2022
Zelenskyy praises German parliament for declaring Ukraine famine a genocide
In November 1932, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin dispatched police to seize all grain and livestock from newly collectivized Ukrainian farms, including the seed needed to plant the next crop.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2022
South Korea scrambles jets after Chinese and Russian warplanes approach
Japan's military also said it had scrambled jets in response to flights over the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, by Russian and Chinese aircraft.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2022
Lessons learned from the tragedy of the Balkans
The people of the Balkan Peninsula have the unfortunate luck of living at the crossroads of an invasion route.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2022
Russia’s mass abductions are genocide
Defeating Putin's troops isn't enough. Kyiv must also get back the hundreds of thousands of women and children the Russians have taken out of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2022
Russia is firing unarmed missiles to deplete Ukraine air defense
Open source imagery reportedly shows wreckage of an air-launched cruise missile fired at Ukraine that seemed to have been designed in the 1980s as a nuclear delivery system.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2022
As NATO leaders meet, Ukraine waits on 14-year-old membership pledge
Foreign ministers from the alliance are holding two days of talks this week in Bucharest, the site of a 2008 summit during which Ukraine was promised it would be granted NATO membership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2022
The yuan's the new dollar as Russia rides to the redback
Russia's financial shift eastwards could boost cross-border commerce, present a growing economic counterweight to the dollar and limit Western efforts to pressure Moscow by economic means.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2022
U.S. may send 150 kilometer repurposed strike weapon to Ukraine
Western military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2022
U.S. and Russia have used 'deconfliction' line once so far during Ukraine war
When it was announced in March, the Pentagon said the deconfliction line was created to avoid any inadvertent clashes in NATO airspace or on the ground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2022
Zelenskyy tells Ukraine to brace for more Russian attacks
The Kremlin has said in recent days that Kyiv could 'end the suffering' of its population by meeting Russia's demands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2022
Putin’s war leaves West more reliant than ever on Asian fuel
As Europe and the U.S. cut their dependence on Russian petroleum, they are facing shortages at home. That's opening opportunities for mega-refineries in places like China and Kuwait.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2022
Believe it or not, Putin's foes are now 'Nazi satanists'
Russians have been told Ukrainians are pawns of the West. Or they don't exist at all. Or they're Nazis. And satanists. And many believe these absurdities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 27, 2022
U.S. and NATO scramble to arm Ukraine and refill their own arsenals
The West thought an artillery and tank war in Europe would never happen again and shrunk weapons stockpiles. It was wrong.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 26, 2022
Artillery is breaking in Ukraine. It’s becoming a problem for the Pentagon.
Ukrainian soldiers are firing thousands of shells daily, forcing the U.S. to replace gun barrels across the border in Poland.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 26, 2022
Freezing Ukraine gradually restores power after Russian strikes on grid
Millions of people were still in the dark after the most devastating Russian airstrikes of the war.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 25, 2022
Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine
Allies have been supplying Kyiv with weapons and military equipment since Russia invaded its neighbor, depleting their own inventories along the way.
'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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