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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2017
Global cyberattack just a cover for malware installation in Ukraine computer infrastructure: police official
The primary target of a crippling computer virus that spread from Ukraine across the world this week is highly likely to have been that country's computer infrastructure, a top Ukrainian police official told Reuters on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2017
Senate Intel panel will view Comey's Trump memos
Leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement that would allow them to see memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his meetings with President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2017
U.S. fears Russia could increase support for North Korea to fill void left by China
As the United States pressures China to enforce United Nations sanctions on its ally North Korea, Washington is concerned that Russia could fill any vacuum left by Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2017
Assad visits Russian air base in rare sortie out of Damascus
Syrian President Bashar Assad visited a Russian air base at Hmeymim in western Syria on Tuesday, his first visit to the base from which Russian jets have supported his war effort.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2017
Canceled flight leaves former residents of Russian-held isles stranded
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2017
Trump slams Obama over probes into Russia's election meddling, alleges he colluded
U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up his criticism on Monday of former Democratic President Barack Obama's handling of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, accusing his predecessor of collusion and demanding an apology from investigators.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2017
As Syrian war winds down, the region heats up
There is a prospect of a wider and more dangerous fight over the future of Syria and the Middle East region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2017
The dangers of putting Putin under pressure
Recent anti-corruption protests have provided Russian President Vladimir Putin a reminder that no leader can remain in power forever.
WORLD
Jun 26, 2017
North Korean missile threats among worldwide surge in capabilities, Pentagon study finds
Technology for ballistic and cruise missiles is advancing in countries from North Korea and Iran to Russia and China, increasing potential threats to the U.S. even if those missiles don't carry nuclear warheads, a new Pentagon report states.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2017
Politics of death: Muscovites march to save city's green lungs
Yaroslav Nikitenko, a 29-year-old physicist and environmental activist, woke up on April 12 to a frightening sight.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 25, 2017
Under pressure, Western tech firms bow to Russian demands to share cybersecrets
Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP, are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product security secrets, at a time when Russia has been accused of a growing number of cyberattacks on the West, a Reuters investigation has found.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 23, 2017
EU leaders launch new defense plan, shared financing for military cooperation, weapons
European Union leaders launched their the most ambitious defense plan for decades Thursday, agreeing on a multibillion-euro weapons fund, shared financing for battle groups and allowing a coalition of the willing to conduct more missions abroad.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2017
The U.S.-Russia game of chicken will end in tears
The stakes are rising to perilous levels in the international rivalry between Moscow and Washington.
WORLD
Jun 21, 2017
Russian defense minister's plane buzzed over Baltic by NATO jet: TASS
A plane carrying Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was buzzed by a NATO F-16 fighter jet as it flew over the Baltic Sea, but was chased away by a Russian military jet, the TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2017
Trump meets Poroshenko, says he wants peace in Ukraine but skips backing of Minsk accord
U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukraine's president on Tuesday that he hoped to see a resolution to the country's crisis but stopped short of publicly endorsing a 2015 accord calling for Russia's exit from eastern Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 20, 2017
Without comprehensive U.S. strategy in Syria, Trump risks wider war
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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2017
The problem with Oliver Stone and other friends of Vladimir Putin
U.S. film director Oliver Stone. Stone's four-part interview with Russia's president has been criticized for being a homage more than a questioning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2017
Remembering Helmut Kohl's unfinished business
The late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was the man who put German history to bed, and helped lay the groundwork for the current confrontation between Russia and the West.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2017
First visitation flight to disputed isles off Hokkaido canceled over poor weather
Two days of bad weather forced the cancellation Monday of what was to have been the first chartered flight by former residents to visit Kunashiri and Etorofu, two of the four Russia-held islands off northeastern Hokkaido claimed by Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2017
Former residents' trip to disputed Russian-held isles postponed
A homecoming trip scheduled for former Japanese residents of the Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido was postponed Sunday due to poor weather, government officials said.

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