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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2019
Syrian opposition sees window for political solution after eight years of civil war
Syria now has a good opportunity to reach a political solution to its devastating eight-year war as cease-fires have brought calm to many areas of the country, Syria's chief opposition negotiator said Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2019
Russia's new heavy-lift rocket has critical defect
Scientists have discovered a defect in the engines of Russia's new flagship heavy-lift space rocket that could destroy it in flight, an apparent setback to a project President Vladimir Putin has said is vital for national security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2019
After once declaring all-clear, Trump missile defense review calls North Korea 'extraordinary threat'
President Donald Trump unveiled a revamped U.S. missile defense strategy on Thursday that called North Korea an ongoing and "extraordinary threat," seven months after he declared the threat posed by Pyongyang had been eliminated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2019
Putin gets hero's welcome in Belgrade as Serbia seeks leverage over EU-leaning Kosovo
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced Kosovo's creation of an army as destabilizing for the Balkans during a visit to Belgrade that underscored his ally Serbia's conflicted approach to joining the European Union.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2019
Russia calls on Japan to recognize outcome of World War II
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denied on Wednesday that Moscow was imposing an ultimatum on Japan in talks to end a decadeslong territorial dispute, but called on Tokyo to recognize the results of World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2019
Paul Manafort misled grand jury on Trump administration contacts, Robert Mueller filing says
Paul Manafort misled special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators and a federal grand jury about his communications with people in the Trump administration after the 2016 election, prosecutors said in a court filing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2019
Defying Trump, U.S. Senate advances measure critical of easing Russia sanctions
The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to move ahead with a resolution disapproving of a Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on Russian companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, clearing the way for debate and a vote on the plan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2019
Trump's pick for attorney general to face questions on criticism of Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, will likely have to explain his past criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling at his Senate confirmation hearing starting on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2019
As foreign ministers lay groundwork for Tokyo-Moscow territorial talks, what are the issues and obstacles?
Foreign Minister Taro Kono met his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow on Monday in a bid to lay the groundwork for a key diplomatic goal being pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — winning back at least some of the territory off Hokkaido seized by the Soviet Union in the closing days of...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2019
Key Republican to ask FBI about report of Trump counterintelligence probe
The Republican head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he plans to ask the FBI about a report it launched a probe into whether President Donald Trump has been working on Russia's behalf, suggesting the agency may have gone too far.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2019
Democrats say Robert Mueller must complete probe of Trump's Russia ties without interference
Fresh reporting raises new questions about President Donald Trump's possible ties to Russia and emphasizes the need to ensure that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation reaches its conclusion without interference, Senate Democrats said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2019
Russia urges Japan to recognize results of World War II ahead of talks on disputed islands
Russia has urged Japan anew to recognize the results of World War II, including Moscow's sovereignty over three islands and a group of islets claimed by Tokyo, ahead of a closely watched meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2019
Russia's press poses a problem for Putin
Semi-authoritarian regimes don't fully control the people's behavior and Russia's media is stirring more anger than outsiders may expect.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2019
Lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Trump won't answer any more questions from Robert Mueller probe
Donald Trump's legal team told special counsel Robert Mueller that the U.S. president will not answer any more questions in the probe of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2019
Trump's pick for top lawyer will let Robert Mueller finish Russia probe, says GOP's Lindsey Graham
President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, has said he will allow special counsel Robert Mueller to finish the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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.”

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