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UKRAINE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2022
The new art of economic warfare
The severe sanctions that the West has imposed on Russia may be justified to defeat Putin, but they have escalated economic warfare to an unprecedented level.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2022
Missiles hit near Ukraine's Odesa as new Mariupol evacuation bid planned
Ukraine says its forces have retaken all areas around Kyiv, claiming complete control of the capital region for the first time since Russia launched its invasion on Feb 24.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2022
Bitcoin may serve many masters in the war in Ukraine
Cryptocurrencies face a bad rap, but they're showing the world they have the ability to be a force for good with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2022
Does the West need autocrats to fight Putin?
By embracing Poland's quasi-authoritarian regime in the interest of using its border as an access point to Ukraine, the West has struck another Faustian bargain it will come to regret.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 3, 2022
For Putin, invasion is the latest in a long string of failures in Ukraine
Putin has made many attempts to undermine Ukraine — both overtly and covertly — but has been thwarted on at least three significant occasions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2022
Red Cross plans fresh evacuation effort from Ukraine's Mariupol
A Red Cross convoy traveling to the city of Mariupol will try again to evacuate civilians from the besieged port on Saturday as Russian forces looked to be regrouping for new attacks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2022
COVID, Russia and economy put the ‘China model’ to the test
On social media, a growing number of citizens are accusing the Communist Party of breaching its social contract with the people as China faces down numerous challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2022
The chip challenge: Keeping Western semiconductors out of Russian weapons
Chipmakers lack the ability to track where many of their lower-end products end up and that could stymie the enforcement of new U.S. sanctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 2, 2022
In Russia-Europe gas standoff, both sides lose
Although the threat of shortages comes after the peak demand of winter, Europe still has much to lose when its businesses and households are already reeling from record energy prices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2022
U.S. will help transfer Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine
The decision by the Biden administration — the first time in the war that the U.S. has helped transfer tanks — will help bolster Ukrainian defenses in the country's eastern Donbas region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2022
Shaken at first, many Russians now rally behind Putin’s invasion
Polls and interviews show many Russians now accept the Kremlin's assertion that their country is under siege from the West. Opponents are leaving the country or keeping quiet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 2, 2022
IEA nations agree to join Biden’s massive oil-stock release
The U.S. president said he expects allies in the IEA to agree to release an additional 30 million to 50 million barrels from their own reserves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 2, 2022
Russia headed for recession and closed economy despite ruble rebound, U.S. says
Punishing sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its allies are pushing Russia into recession and starting to turn it back into a closed economy, a senior U.S. Treasury official said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2022
U.S. cancels ICBM test due to Russia nuclear tensions
The U.S. military has canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in a bid to lower nuclear tensions with Russia during the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2022
Moscow says Ukraine hit a fuel depot inside Russia
Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in Belgorod, an incident the Kremlin said set an unfavorable tone for peace talks with Kyiv.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2022
The Dubai Expo is over. Next stop: Osaka
Due to the Dubai event's one-year postponement, Japanese organizers have just three years, instead of the usual four, to finalize preparations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2022
Russians’ collective responsibility for the Ukraine war
Most ordinary Russian citizens have overwhelmingly supported Vladimir Putin's leadership. That makes them politically responsible for the war in Ukraine.
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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