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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2022
Unity in a foreign policy crisis, but questions still to be answered
U.S. President Joe Biden emphasized allies' resolve in his State of the Union address, but acknowledged Russia may not be deterred from further efforts to reconstitute the Soviet bloc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2022
Exxon to leave Russia as Ukraine war pressures energy giants
As pressure grows on global energy giants to respond decisively to the invasion of Ukraine, Exxon Mobil Corp. has said it would join key rivals in exiting Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2022
In State of the Union, Biden says Putin ‘badly miscalculated’ with Ukraine invasion
The U.S. president assailed the Russian leader as a 'dictator” and warned that the war will leave his country weaker.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 2, 2022
Tennis bars athletes from competing under name or flag of Russia and Belarus
The ITF has also suspended the memberships of the Russian Tennis Federation and Belarus Tennis Federation and withdrawn their entries from all international team competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 2, 2022
Shocks from outbreak of war ripple across one of the world’s busiest trade lanes
Beyond the devastating human toll, the war threatens higher costs for fuel, grain, industrial metals and other raw materials used in Asian-made consumer goods headed for Europe and beyond.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Mar 2, 2022
Ukraine war unlikely to deter Fed and central bank peers from March rate hikes
Money markets suggest central banks will press on with raising interest rates, even as a war on Europe's eastern flank complicates the picture for inflation and economic growth.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2022
In shift away from Russia, China urges the shielding of Ukraine civilians
China's foreign minister also acknowledged the conflict was a 'war,” rather than a 'special military operation” as described by Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2022
Ukrainian online resistance group targets Russian power grid and railways
The group plans to launch digital sabotage attacks against critical Russian infrastructure to strike back at Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2022
Apple, Nike and Hollywood spurn Russia, isolating Putin
From the iPhone to Air Jordans, highly prized U.S. brands are vanishing from the Russian marketplace in a way that will be hard for consumers to ignore.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2022
Russian troop deaths expose a potential weakness of Putin’s strategy
Neither side's claims have been independently verified, but one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2022
Ukraine invasion adds to chaos for global supply chains
Russia's military incursion is severing key supply chains and setting off a scramble among global companies to comply with new sanctions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2022
The new global Cold War clouds India’s tightrope walk
India's solo struggle to rein in an expansionist China in the icy Himalayan region has helped influence its measured response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2022
With the invasion of Ukraine, the test of wills begins
The West hoped to deter Putin from invading. It failed. Now the question is whether the countries aligned against him can impose sufficient pain to force a retreat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2022
Russia's isolation intensifies as Ukraine fighting rages
Ukrainian officials reported a Russian bombardment of Kharkiv, the country's second largest city, had killed dozens of civilians.
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.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
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.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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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