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UKRAINE

Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2022
Ukraine warns of emergency blackouts after more missile hits
The warning came as Moscow accused Kyiv of attacking deep inside Russia with drones.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2022
Germany's Olaf Scholz weathers shocks in turbulent first year
The ex-finance minister took office promising continuity, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced him to rip up Germany's postwar axioms and chart out new paths.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2022
Ukraine war strips shine off Angela Merkel's legacy
In many quarters the broad German support she once enjoyed as a staunch defender of Western liberal values has curdled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2022
Europe’s new sanctions on Russian oil are set to kick in. But what changes?
After months of planning and negotiations, the biggest tranche of sanctions on Russian oil to date take effect on Monday. How big their impact will be remains uncertain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2022
Ukraine’s victories may become a problem for the U.S.
Washington has been a big winner from Moscow's fiasco in Ukraine — but a lengthy stalemate could become a huge burden.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 4, 2022
The populism trap that is throwing U.K. politics into chaos
A rapid turnover of leaders, the fallout of the war in Ukraine and an ever-worsening energy crisis are threatening stability in the home of parliamentary democracy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 4, 2022
U.S. expects reduced tempo in Ukraine fighting to continue for months
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said both the Ukrainian and Russian militaries would be looking to prepare for a counteroffensive after the winter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2022
G7 and EU agree on oil price cap to reduce Russia war funding
The embargo will prevent shipments of Russian crude by tanker vessel to the EU, which account for two thirds of imports, potentially depriving Russia's war chest of billions of euros.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 2, 2022
Brace for bombs, fix and repeat: Ukraine’s grim efforts to restore power
Even as Ukrainian workers race to restore basic services like electricity, heat and water, new Russian airstrikes send them back to the starting line.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Japan will use G7 and U.N. roles to pressure Russia, foreign minister says
The country's G7 presidency in 2023 and its return for a two-year stint as a nonpermanent Security Council member will give it a more conspicuous to voice its concerns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2022
Zelenskyy praises German parliament for declaring Ukraine famine a genocide
In November 1932, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin dispatched police to seize all grain and livestock from newly collectivized Ukrainian farms, including the seed needed to plant the next crop.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2022
Lessons learned from the tragedy of the Balkans
The people of the Balkan Peninsula have the unfortunate luck of living at the crossroads of an invasion route.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2022
Russia’s mass abductions are genocide
Defeating Putin's troops isn't enough. Kyiv must also get back the hundreds of thousands of women and children the Russians have taken out of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2022
Russia is firing unarmed missiles to deplete Ukraine air defense
Open source imagery reportedly shows wreckage of an air-launched cruise missile fired at Ukraine that seemed to have been designed in the 1980s as a nuclear delivery system.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2022
As NATO leaders meet, Ukraine waits on 14-year-old membership pledge
Foreign ministers from the alliance are holding two days of talks this week in Bucharest, the site of a 2008 summit during which Ukraine was promised it would be granted NATO membership.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2022
U.S. may send 150 kilometer repurposed strike weapon to Ukraine
Western military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2022
U.S. and Russia have used 'deconfliction' line once so far during Ukraine war
When it was announced in March, the Pentagon said the deconfliction line was created to avoid any inadvertent clashes in NATO airspace or on the ground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2022
Zelenskyy tells Ukraine to brace for more Russian attacks
The Kremlin has said in recent days that Kyiv could 'end the suffering' of its population by meeting Russia's demands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2022
Putin’s war leaves West more reliant than ever on Asian fuel
As Europe and the U.S. cut their dependence on Russian petroleum, they are facing shortages at home. That's opening opportunities for mega-refineries in places like China and Kuwait.
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
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
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

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