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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2022
Russian crude keeps flowing while Europe wrangles over sanctions
Shipments of the nation's crude were little changed in the seven days to Friday compared with the previous week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2022
Biden team sees its bid to curb China gaining from Ukraine stand
U.S. officials see a weakened Moscow and bolstered European defense spending as giving Washington a freer hand to accelerate its long-term shift toward focusing on Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2022
Weak yen seen to be boosting Toyota’s profit
Analysts, on average, estimate that Toyota will show an operating profit of u00a53 trillion for the period ended March when it reports results on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2022
Some Ukrainian refugees return home despite the dangers
Statistics from Ukraine's State Border Guard Service show there have been days when more Ukrainians returned than left.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2022
Japan to phase out Russian oil use but remain in Sakhalin energy projects
The ban 'in principle' on Russian oil imports is expected to come in stages, and is expected to have limited effect on Japan's supplies.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2022
At military parade, Putin says Russia is fighting in Ukraine as it did in World War II
Putin justified his faltering 10-week-old invasion of Ukraine as a battle comparable to the fight against Nazi Germany.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2022
One village at a time: The grinding artillery war in Ukraine
Over the past several days, Ukrainian forces have advanced outward from Kharkiv, launching a concerted offensive to the north and east.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2022
Russia’s grave miscalculation: Ukrainians would collaborate
The Kremlin entered the war expecting a quick victory, predicting that Ukrainian officials in the largely Russian-speaking eastern region would gladly switch sides.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2022
Putin to mark Soviet World War II victory as Ukraine decries school bombing
About 60 people were feared dead after a Russian bomb struck a school in eastern Ukraine, authorities said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2022
As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?
War in Ukraine slashed wheat and fertilizer exports, while climate-induced disasters destroy harvests — together, they create harrowing risks to global food security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2022
As Putin gets desperate, the world should remember Pearl Harbor
Economic sanctions are working now against Russia as they squeezed Japan before its war with the U.S. But the historical lesson is that they don't make adversaries less aggressive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2022
When will this inflation ever end?
To understand the increase in consumer price inflation around the world, one must look not only at supply and demand but also at the wedge that the coronavirus introduced between them.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2022
Death toll during pandemic far exceeds totals reported by countries, WHO says
Nearly 15 million more people died during the pandemic than would have in normal times, the WHO has said, a staggering measure of COVID-19's true toll.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2022
Russian wood ban puts further pressure on Japan's lumber industry
Lumber prices have already been high, and now limits on imports of Russian wood are restricting access to crucial items and adding to the inflationary trend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
May 6, 2022
Banks face reversal of fortune from war and runaway inflation
Banks are having to quickly get to grips with a sharp rise in the risk of doing business as corporate and retail borrowers juggle higher loan costs with soaring costs.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
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.

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