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UKRAINE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 23, 2022
Global bond market losses mean the worst drawdown on record for global fixed income
The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index, a benchmark for government and corporate debt total returns, has fallen 11% from a high in January 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2022
Zelenskyy hails Japan's stand against Russia and warns of nuclear threat to Ukraine
The charismatic Ukrainian leader sought to appeal to his audience by alluding to key moments in Japan's modern history, such as the atomic bombings at the end of World War II.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 23, 2022
One month into war, a Ukrainian family reunites in Japan
Kanako Takahara explains Japan's efforts to help these refugees, and why the government here isn't calling them by that name.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022
China takes a back seat in international diplomacy over Ukraine
Despite calls from other world leaders to play a more proactive role in ending the conflict, China has instead tried to keep its distance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2022
Ending Ukraine’s tragedy
While Russian President Vladimir Putin is solely responsible for the war in Ukraine, all parties must be realistic about what an achievable endgame could look like.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2022
The Ukraine war could trigger a nuclear-arms race in Asia
Putin is sending one clear message with his Ukraine invasion: if you have nukes, nobody messes with you. The security risks this poses cannot be overestimated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022
Wall Street is scrambling for the exits in Moscow — and billions are at stake
For decades, global finance firms eagerly catered to Russian firms, billionaires and the government. Then tanks started rolling into Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2022
Trade sanctions have a long history — of effecting little change
The trade and financial sanctions against Russia may be morally satisfying for Western politicians and their constituents, but that doesn't mean they will be effective.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2022
Why India is losing faith in the West
Criticizing India for continuing to buy oil from Russia is especially galling, given that European nations have yet to wean themselves off Russian energy supplies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022
Kishida eyes fresh spending package to cushion blow of rising costs
The war in Ukraine has triggered a rise in energy and raw material costs which have pushed up the cost of imported goods in a blow to Japan's fragile economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022
Ukraine war and pandemic force nations to retreat from globalization
When the Cold War ended, there was a belief that stronger global economic ties would lead to greater stability. But now the world is moving in the opposite direction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022
As Russia stalls in Ukraine, dissent brews over Putin’s leadership
The slow going and the heavy toll of Putin's war in Ukraine are setting off questions about his military's planning capability and his confidence in his top spies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022
Ukraine is changing the world order, just not how Putin hoped
From Berlin to London and Baltic capitals like Tallinn, the metrics of defending Europe have been torn up.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2022
U.S. threat to sanction China is spooking other nations in Asia
While Russia made up less than 1% of global trade with Southeast Asia in 2020, nations may be reluctant to cuts ties with its largest source of arms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022
Russian oil seeps into global market to ease supply fears for now
For now, traders appear to be taking the view that the flow of Russian oil indicates that the market won't be as tight as first thought.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022
Biden heads to Europe as Russia shells cities and besieged Mariupol burns
Hundreds of thousands are believed to be trapped inside buildings in Mariupol, with no access to food, water, power or heat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2022
Putin's invasion challenges Greens' aversion to nuclear power
Ever since the 1970s, European Green parties have argued passionately for cutting carbon emissions from the continent’s energy, while at the same time reflexively shunning the world’s only reliable source of zero-carbon electricity: nuclear power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 22, 2022
Ukraine invasion and climate change drive concerns over Japan’s food security
Long-term issues such as global warming and an aging population could harm the nation's self-sufficiency and its ability to secure adequate food imports.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2022
Walls, dreams and genocide: Zelenskyy invokes history to rally support
He told U.S. lawmakers that he had a dream. He said to the British Parliament that his country would fight until the end. To members of the German Parliament he spoke of a new wall dividing Europe.
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.
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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