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RUSSIA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2023
Russia puts Pacific Fleet on high alert in surprise inspection
Drills will also simulate an enemy landing on Russia's Sakhalin island and on its southern Kuril Islands, some of which are also claimed by Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2023
Japan backs IMF efforts to improve guidance on digital currency risks
The IMF is currently developing a handbook to be used by policymakers and Japan will provide financial assistance for the work.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 15, 2023
In Beijing, Brazil’s leader endorses China’s stance on Ukraine
In a joint statement, the countries' leaders avoided the words 'invasion” or 'war” and offered few specifics about how to bring Russia or Ukraine to the table after more than a year of war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2023
Putin paves way for new call-up as Ukraine invasion drags on
New measures create a national online system for tracking the tens of millions of Russians potentially eligible to be called to serve.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2023
Airman suspected of leaking secret U.S. documents hit with federal charges
Jack Teixeira, 21, was charged on Friday with unlawfully copying and transmitting classified material.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2023
Ukraine’s envoy to Japan goes all in as a wartime ambassador
Sergiy Korsunsky finds little time to rest as he works to support evacuees, assist the war effort and plan for what comes after peace is achieved.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 14, 2023
Top diplomats to zero in on China and Ukraine challenges at G7 summit
At the Karuizawa summit, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is expected to stress that European and Indo-Pacific security are inseparable.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 14, 2023
U.S. intel leaks expose modern realities of keeping secrets
Leaked U.S. documents threaten to expose important military secrets and to undermine the confidence of America's allies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2023
U.S.-Saudi oil pact breaking down as Russia grabs upper hand
A Riyadh-Moscow oil alliance could wreak havoc on the U.S. economy and President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2023
Leaked U.S. intel document claims Serbia agreed to arm Ukraine
Serbia's Defense Minister Milos Vucevic dismissed the document's assertions as 'untrue' in a statement on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2023
G7 top diplomats to put pressure on Russia and China at Japan meeting
Foreign ministers are likely to criticize Moscow's nuclear saber-rattling and demand that Russia pull its troops from a Ukrainian nuclear power plant it seized during the war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2023
South Korea to lend 500,000 rounds of artillery shells to U.S., report says
South Korea's defense ministry said the allies have been exploring ways to support Ukraine but declined to confirm specific discussions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2023
Leaked U.S. papers cast doubt on Ukraine's military capacity
A February document said 89% of Ukrainian medium- and high-range air defenses were made up of Soviet-era systems that could soon run short of ammunition.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2023
Brittney Griner to write book about 'unfathomable' Russian detainment
The memoir will also address the issue of pay inequity for women athletes in the United States, which led Griner to play basketball in Russia during the WNBA off-season.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 11, 2023
South Korea says leaked U.S. document fake as spy allegations roil alliance
The presidential office in Seoul said that a 'significant portion' of the information in leaked classified Pentagon documents detailing apparent U.S. spying on Seoul is untrue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2023
What is keeping Japan from sending weapons to Ukraine?
The ruling coalition has agreed to hold talks on the matter, but barriers range from public opposition to disagreements between the LDP and Komeito.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2023
Russian war in Ukraine shows end of post-Cold War era, Japan says in report
The symbolic conflict forces the international community to face a 'historical inflection point,' Japan's Foreign Ministry said in its annual Bluebook policy report released Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
Russia pounds Ukraine's front line as leak prompts questions over counteroffensive
Ukrainian officials played down a report that Kyiv is amending plans following the unauthorized release of classified U.S. documents.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
U.S. officials review intel sharing after damaging leak
Investigators are also working to determine what person or group might have had the ability and motivation to release the intelligence reports.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023
How the latest leaked U.S. documents are different from past breaches
The freshness of the documents — some appear to be barely 40 days old — and the hints they hold for operations to come make them particularly damaging, officials say.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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