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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2022
World economy roiled by simultaneous shocks echoing 2007 anxiety
Evidence of the impact — and of the blow to consumers' purchasing power from soaring prices — is mounting quickly.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 2, 2022
Russia slams idea of making athletes condemn war in order to compete
Responding to a proposal from IOC President Thomas Bach, one sports federation chief said Olympic participation should not require athletes to become 'traitors.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2022
In Washington, Putin’s nuclear threats stir growing alarm
For the first time since the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962, top government leaders in Moscow are making explicit nuclear threats and officials in Washington are gaming out scenarios.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2022
Japan considering additional sanctions after Russia seizes Ukraine territory
Tokyo is expected to work to come up with details of its envisaged additional sanctions in line with the G7 stance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2022
Japan to extend oil subsidy program to next spring to curb price hikes
Subsidies to curb the impact of a surge in gasoline and other fuel prices began in late January to keep the average retail price of gasoline at u00a5168 per liter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2022
Exposed Europe steps up energy defenses after Nord Stream 'sabotage'
Europe's energy crisis, sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has escalated from a problem of ensuring supply to a challenge of securing the networks that keep Europe warm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2022
67% of young people in Japan making efforts to save power, survey finds
Public concern about a power crunch has grown amid the suspension of operations at several thermal plants earlier this year.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2022
U.S. would know if Russia prepares nuclear strike, experts say
The United States would almost certainly discover ahead of time if Russia was preparing a nuclear strike on Ukraine, and Moscow might very well want it known, analysts say.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2022
Putin’s war machine funding is unscathed by latest sanctions
A raft of sanctions so far haven't materially affected the war on the ground in Ukraine or dented the Russian leader's determination to pursue it despite repeated setbacks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022
With bluster and threats, Putin casts the West as the enemy
Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president has accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism'' and “satanism.''
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2022
Putin declares annexation of occupied Ukraine lands is ‘forever’
The United Nations and many countries, including Japan, have denounced the annexation as illegal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2022
Kishida vows continued support for Ukraine in talks with Zelenskyy
Kishida also told reporters after the telephone conversation with Zelenskyy that more sanctions on Russia will be considered as war drags on.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2022
Preparing for the long war
Vladimir Putin's latest moves suggest that Russia is settling in for a long war of attrition that will test European resolve.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2022
Vladimir Putin tries his hand at nuclear blackmail
If the West gives in to Putin's nuclear blackmail and allows him to claim Ukrainian lands and declare victory in the war, then the world order as we know it will collapse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2022
Energy crisis sires new European order: a strong Italy and ailing Germany
Germany has been caught wholly unprepared and is on the brink of recession, as its industry is preparing for gas and power rationing and as it has just nationalized a major utility.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2022
Ukraine advance near key Donbas town tests Putin’s land grab
Ukrainian, Western and Russian military analysts say Russian units are at risk of being enveloped in the Donetsk town of Lyman.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2022
Putin to host Kremlin ceremony annexing parts of Ukraine
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has issued a warning, saying the planned annexations were a 'dangerous escalation' and jeopardize prospects for peace.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2022
Putin to annex four Ukrainian territories in Kremlin ceremony
Putin's decision to incorporate the regions into Russia means Moscow will annex an area of eastern and southern Ukraine roughly the size of Portugal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2022
Putin’s Ukraine war forces ugly bargains on food and fuel
The war in Ukraine has laid bare the world's addiction to freely flowing fuel and grain. Disrupted supplies and surging prices will force the have-nots into desperate choices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2022
Mysterious blasts and gas leaks: What we know about the pipeline breaks in Europe
Explosions had been detected nearby just before leaks occurred in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, and European governments have not yet identified any causes.

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