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UKRAINE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2022
Putin won’t shrink from triggering Chernobyl 2.0
Never before has a nuclear power plant been on the front line of a major war, and indeed a main object of the warring parties' strategies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2022
Why Russian nationalists are a big target for both sides
Ukraine and the Kremlin have strong reasons to fear an uncompromising radical vision of a revived Russian empire.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2022
Meltdown averted, but six months into war with Ukraine, Russians face economic pain
After predicting at one point that the economy would shrink more than 12% this year, the economy ministry now expects a 4.2% contraction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2022
Russia asks Sakhalin-2 customers to pay in rubles if sanctions halt dollar use
The demand adds complexity for customers of the project, mainly in Japan and South Korea, as the operator responds to sanctions targeting Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2022
Defiant Ukraine marks Independence Day six months after invasion
Independence Day, which falls six months since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion, has this year taken on hallowed significance for Ukrainians determined not to fall back under Moscow's yoke.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2022
U.N. rights office 'very concerned' about planned trials of Ukrainian POWs
Russian-backed authorities appear to be installing metal cages in a hall in Mariupol as part of plans to establish what they were calling an 'international tribunal,' the U.N. said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2022
Discouraging dissent makes for bad decision-making
Neither the Russian nor Chinese leadership encourage dissent or even invite challenges, which according to real-world experience suggests a virtual guarantee they will experience failure in their decision-making.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2022
Japan to maintain sanctions on Russia as Ukraine war drags on
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has also instructed officials to craft measures to address rising energy prices prompted by the ongoing war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2022
German power prices smash record as energy panic engulfs Europe
Europe finds itself in a precarious situation with the official start of the winter heating season just over a month away.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2022
The Dugins: Media-savvy far-right Russian prophets
Alexander Dugin gained prominence in the 1990s in the intellectual chaos that followed the break-up of the Soviet Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022
Russian security service accuses Ukraine of killing Alexander Dugin's daughter
The Federal Security Service said the attack was carried out by a Ukrainian woman born in 1979 who had arrived in Russia in July and spent a month preparing the attack.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022
After six months of war, what's next for Ukraine?
The conflict has turned into a grinding campaign of daily air strikes and battles with no clear endgame in sight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine has echoes of the Soviet Union’s end
Empires like Russia — especially the biggest ones — don't end quickly or peacefully.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022
Daughter of ultranationalist Russian ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack
Darya Dugina, daughter of prominent ideologue Alexander Dugin, was killed after a suspected explosive device detonated on the Toyota Land Cruiser she was traveling in.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 21, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk targets Tyson Fury after win over Anthony Joshua
The pressure was on both former Olympic champions, with one representing a country fighting for its existence after a Russian invasion, while the other was battling for his boxing future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022
Russian crops and fertilizer must move 'unimpeded,' U.N. chief says
Guterres traveled this week to Ukraine, where he met the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the western city of Lviv on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022
Zelenskyy warns of 'ugly' Russian attack ahead of Ukraine Independence Day celebrations
'We must all be aware that this week Russia could try to do something particularly ugly, something particularly vicious,' the Ukrainian president said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2022
Odesa is defiant. It’s also Putin’s ultimate target.
Odesa, grain port to the world, city of creative mingling, scarred metropolis steeped in Jewish history, is the big prize in the war and a personal obsession for Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2022
NATO races to counter Russia’s threat in Europe’s weak spot
Moscow's war on its neighbor has raised questions as to whether NATO is doing enough to deter Russian expansionism after years of underinvestment and ignored warnings.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2022
Putin to allow inspectors to visit Russian-occupied nuclear plant
The French president's office said Moscow had 'reconsidered' a demand that the International Atomic Energy Agency travel through Russia to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear site.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
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.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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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