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UKRAINE

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2022
Germany leads EU spending push, going big with F-35 buy
Berlin says it will purchase 35 of the $100 million-plus warplanes and 15 Eurofighter jets equipped for electronic warfare as part of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2022
Shaming Apple and texting Elon Musk, a Ukraine minister uses novel war tactics
Mykhailo Fedorov has become one of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's most visible lieutenants, deploying technology and finance as modern weapons of war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2022
Japan to discuss creating new police unit to guard nuclear plants
The issue of defending the nation's nuclear plants has come into the spotlight following Russia's attack on the Zaporizhzhia facility in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022
Europe imported more weapons ahead of war in Ukraine, report says
European states accounted for 13% of global arms transfers in the period between 2017 and 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute found.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022
The legality of foreigners fighting for Ukraine
Because volunteers will be fighting as members of the Ukrainian army, they are unlikely to face charges in their home country over their specific actions in the war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2022
Why some in Asia don’t outsource their moral compass to the West
Just because some Asian countries come to different geopolitical conclusions based on their particular circumstances and priorities does not make them intellectual and moral inferiors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2022
Japan asks crypto exchanges to act in line with sanctions against Russia
There are growing concerns among the G7 advanced economies that cryptocurrencies are being used by Russian entities as a loophole for financial sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022
Finding a way out of the war in Ukraine proves elusive
Just as the past two weeks revealed that Russia's vaunted military faltered in its invasion plan, the next two or three may reveal whether Ukraine can survive as a state.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 14, 2022
After days of uncertainty, a Ukrainian soldier is laid to rest
Senior Lt. Vasyl Vyshyvanyi was killed by Russian forces on March 3, but heavy combat kept the military from evacuating his body. Six days later, he was buried in his home village outside Lviv.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022
More Ukraine-Russia talks scheduled as attack brings war close to NATO's border
Diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine were stepping up, with Ukrainian and Russian negotiators set to talk again after both sides cited progress, even as fighting raged elsewhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2022
Russia asked China for military and economic aid for Ukraine war, U.S. officials say
Moscow was eyeing help from Beijing to help counteract the battering its economy has taken from broad sanctions imposed by the U.S., European and Asian nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2022
World’s central banks set policy for economies shaken by the war
Global central banks this week will offer the biggest collective assessment of a changed world since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022
Ukraine war ushers in ‘new era’ for U.S. abroad
The Russian invasion has bonded America to Europe more tightly than at any time since the Cold War and deepened U.S. ties with Asian allies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022
‘Things will only get worse.’ Putin’s war sends Russians into exile.
Tens of thousands of Russians have fled to Istanbul since Russia invaded Ukraine last month — outraged about what they see as a criminal war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022
Ukraine now using Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology during war
Ukraine is receiving free access to Clearview AI's powerful search engine for faces, letting authorities potentially vet people of interest at checkpoints, among other uses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2022
Bitcoin was made for this moment. So why isn’t it booming?
For years, bitcoin buffs who were questioned by skeptics about the value of the cryptocurrency would respond by saying: Just wait.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2022
U.S. to send arms to Ukraine as Russia intensifies campaign of destruction
The White House announced it was sending an additional $200 million in arms and equipment to help Ukraine, defying Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2022
The Russians might have expected a warm welcome. Instead the mayor labeled them ‘occupiers.’
On Friday evening, invading Russian soldiers threw a bag over the mayor of Melitopol's head and dragged him from his government office.
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.
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.
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.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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