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Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2016
For Iran and Hezbollah, a costly week in Syria
A rebel onslaught on the town of Khan Touman near Aleppo last week delivered one of the biggest battlefield setbacks yet to the coalition of foreign Shiite fighters waging war on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al Assad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 13, 2016
Michael Douglas urges Obama to cement his anti-nuke legacy at Hiroshima
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, a U.N. "messenger for peace," wants President Barack Obama to issue a strong message against nuclear weapons when he visits Hiroshima in Japan later this month.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 11, 2016
A 'new approach' for the Russian territorial dispute?
If Shinzo Abe makes any attempt to offer concessions to Moscow over the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, hawks in the Foreign Ministry are sure to fight him every step of the way.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2016
Russia marks WWII victory with military display of arms, some used in Syria
Russia rolled out an air defense missile system of the kind used to protect its base in Syria and some of the Russian jets flying missions there screamed overhead as it showcased its military war machine on Moscow's Red Square on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2016
Crimea after two years: time to drop sanctions
Rather than reflexively continue sanctions over the annexation of Crimea, the Western states should rethink their policy toward Russia.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2016
Putin strikes a defiant note with concert in Syria
Vladimir Putin is signaling to the world that his forces have not really withdrawn from Syria and that any peace will be made on Russian terms.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2016
Bringing Ukraine into NATO would be bad for the West
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WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2016
Ex-U.K. spy chiefs warn Brexit would pose threat to country, all of Europe
A British vote to leave the European Union next month could make the country more vulnerable to militant attacks and cause instability across the continent, two former senior British intelligence officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 6, 2016
Abe breaks ranks with Obama by visiting Putin
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to end the Kremlin's two-year isolation over the annexation of Crimea by holding a rare meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2016
Tokyo has high hopes for Abe's unofficial meeting with Putin
Officials expect improved relations going into Friday's summit, where a long-standing territorial dispute will likely be discussed.
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2016
Putin replaces top law enforcement officials
Russian President Vladimir Putin fired several high-ranking law enforcement officials on Saturday in one of the biggest overhauls of the country's power structures in recent years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2016
Russian fighter reportedly does barrel roll over U.S. reconnaissance plane
A Russian jet fighter intercepted a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane on Friday in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner" over the Baltic Sea, the Pentagon said, and CNN reported the Russian pilot did a barrel roll over the U.S. plane.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2016
Marred debut liftoff at Russian cosmodrome embarrasses Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his space officials to raise their game on Wednesday after he flew thousands of kilometers to watch the inaugural launch of a rocket from a new spaceport, only for it to be called off.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2016
Being a Russian media mogul is dangerous
Putin now controls almost every wide-reaching news outlet in Russia. All he has to do is jerk the leash from time to time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 27, 2016
Syrian intervention moves Iran and Russia closer, but their alliance has limits
When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defense system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow to mark Army Day.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2016
Obama sends more Special Forces to Syria in fight against Islamic State group
President Barack Obama announced Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since its civil war began, but the move was unlikely to mollify Arab allies angry over Washington's cautious approach to the conflict.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.

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