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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2019
Syrian regime airstrike on Idlib village market kills at least 12: rescuers
At least 12 people were killed and scores wounded on Tuesday in aerial strikes believed to have been carried out by the Syrian air force on a popular market in a village in opposition-held northwestern Syria, rescuers and residents said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2019
U.S. and Russia will discuss nuclear arms limits in Geneva on Wednesday
Representatives from the United States and Russia are set to meet in Geneva on Wednesday to explore the concept of a new accord limiting nuclear arms that could eventually include China, senior U.S. officials said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2019
Erdogan says Trump can waive sanctions on Turkey
U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to waive sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of Russian air defense systems and should find a "middle ground" in the dispute, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2019
Italy's Matteo Salvini struggles to contain fallout from Russia funding report
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini's efforts to quell the fallout over reports his League Party was soliciting Russian financing suffered a setback when the country's prime minister contradicted his recollection of events.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2019
Abe avoids sticky Iran, territorial issues in campaign speeches for Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be avoiding discussing Iran and Japan's territorial dispute with Russia in his campaign speeches for the July 21 House of Councilors election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2019
U.S. plan to fight China and Russia is too good to be true
'Horizontal escalation' is a new strategy to shift a war to the enemy's weak spots. Unfortunately, it won't work on its own.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2019
China poses top threat for decades ahead, top U.S. general says
China may remain the "primary threat" to the U.S. military for as long as a century after learning how to fight more effectively by watching American wars in the Middle East, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2019
Abe's art of the deal with Russia
Abe may have showcased his deal-making prowess, but the country has crossed the Rubicon without a clear strategy to secure peace with Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2019
Italy's Matteo Salvini denies his League party took money from Russians via secret oil deal
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday denied a media report that his far-right League party had sought millions of euros from Russian investors via a secret oil deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2019
U.S. House panel to authorize subpoenas for Jared Kushner, other Trump aides
The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee will consider authorizing subpoenas this week to compel testimony from a dozen current and former Trump administration officials, including Jared Kushner, as part of an intensifying investigation into President Donald Trump's conduct.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 10, 2019
Remains of one of Napoleon's 1812 generals believed found in Russian park
More than 200 years after he died of his battlefield wounds in Russia, archaeologists believe they have found the remains of one of Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite generals buried in a park beneath the foundations of a dance floor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2019
Deadly Russia nuclear sub fire could have caused 'catastrophe of global proportions'
A fire aboard a top-secret Russian nuclear submarine could have led to a "catastrophe of global proportions" if not for the selfless actions of the crew, a senior navy official was cited by a Russian media outlet as saying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2019
Trump frightens Republicans but 'doesn't scare me,' says quitting GOP Rep. Justin Amash
A U.S. congressman who is leaving the Republican Party said on Sunday that President Donald Trump's personal attacks against critics intimidate others in the party from speaking out against him, but said, "It doesn't scare me."
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2019
Three days after submarine fire, Russia admits vessel was nuclear-powered
President Vladimir Putin disclosed Thursday for the first time that a top-secret military submarine hit by a fatal fire three days ago was nuclear-powered, prompting Russia's defense minister to assure him that its nuclear reactor had been contained.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2019
A reluctant Robert Mueller is Democrats' best shot to revive their Trump investigations
Robert Mueller will appear grudgingly before House committees this month, but the former special prosecutor's testimony is the best chance Democrats have to revive their stymied probes of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2019
Moscow presses U.S. to swap Russian pilot for American held in Russia
A senior official in Moscow urged the U.S. to consider swapping a jailed Russian pilot convicted of drug smuggling for its own citizens detained in Russia, news services reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 1, 2019
At Osaka G20, Trump does his bit to help shunned strongmen return from political wilderness
It was a good few days to be an authoritarian leader.
WORLD
Jul 1, 2019
Cyprus investigates possible crash of Russian-made missile near Nicosia
A suspected stray missile crashed north of the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, early on Monday, but no one was hurt, Turkish Cypriot officials said.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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