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RUSSIA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2023
Putin’s paranoia deviates from its Soviet roots
Russia has yet to resort to the drastic reprisals of the Stalinist years, but the regime’s opponents still face some deepening perils.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2023
Leaked documents show Seoul torn between U.S. demands and its own policy
The secret documents were based on signals intelligence, which meant that the United States has been spying on one of its major allies in Asia.
Japan Times
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Apr 9, 2023
Ukraine swimmers, vowing boycott, urge IOC to back 'peace'
Kyiv says Russian forces have damaged at least 343 sporting facilities during the year-long war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2023
Leaked documents reveal depth of U.S. spy efforts and Russia’s military struggles
The information, exposed on social media sites, also shows that U.S. intelligence services are eavesdropping on important allies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2023
Russia formally charges U.S. journalist with spying
The reported charges by Russia’s Federal Security Service come more than a week after the U.S. citizen was detained during a reporting trip to Russia’s Ural Mountains region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2023
New batch of classified U.S. documents appear on social media sites
The scale of the leak — analysts say more than 100 documents may have been obtained — along with the sensitivity of the documents themselves, could be hugely damaging, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2023
International law and halting the authoritarian drift
In a globalized world, the task of containing rising authoritarianism cannot be left to individual countries, because one rogue leader’s malfeasance can affect everyone.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 7, 2023
No. 1 Iga Swiatek says tennis missed chance to ban Russian and Belarusian players
Women's world No. 1 Iga Swiatek says tennis authorities missed an opportunity to ban Russian and Belarusian players outright after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but that its too late to do so now, she told the BBC.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023
Ukraine war plans leak prompts Pentagon investigation
The documents do not provide specific battle plans, but to the trained eye of a Russian war analyst, the documents no doubt offer many tantalizing clues.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023
NATO countries are divided over giving Ukraine membership, officials say
The United States, Germany and France are resisting pressure from central and Eastern European allies to provide any detailed 'road map” toward membership.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023
Xi and Macron call for Ukraine peace talks, but the path is murky
It is not clear that the French and Chinese leaders have compatible terms for talks or peace, and Xi has not agreed to push Moscow to negotiate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2023
Ukraine has decimated its oligarchs, but now fears new ones
Key allies from Group of Seven nations are pressing the government in Kyiv to resume reform programs now.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2023
Smartwatches offer lifeline for deaf Ukrainians
People with hearing disabilities in the country are vulnerable because they cannot hear air sirens sounded over loudspeakers or on phone applications, and cannot shout to guide rescuers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2023
Ukraine pushes for Western warplane 'coalition'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Kyiv, as his fighters continued to defend Bakhmut.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2023
Ukraine's tech entrepreneurs fight war on a different front
Military innovation in Ukraine's once-thriving technology sector has bolstered the country's out-manned and out-gunned armed forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2023
Finland joins NATO in a power shift and rebuke to Putin
Finland’s national flag was raised at NATO headquarters, a deeply symbolic moment and a stark display of the shifting global dynamics.
Japan Times
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Apr 4, 2023
Russians and Belarusians set to return at taekwondo world championships
The IOC issued recommendations last week for athletes from the two countries to return to international competition.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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