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UKRAINE

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Xi arrives in Moscow, giving Putin boost amid war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin will give a detailed account of his view of the year-old invasion and discuss China’s 12-point proposal for resolving it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Wagner’s convicts tell of horrors of Ukraine war and loyalty to their leader
Fighters describe their recruitment and training, the combat they saw in Ukraine and their uncertain future in a Russia turned upside down by war with its neighbor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Putin to welcome Xi to Moscow at critical moment
Xi will be the first world leader to shake Putin's hand since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023
Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Ukraine, including Mariupol
The visit came after Putin traveled to Crimea on Saturday in an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023
Russia signals it will take more Ukrainian children, a crime in progress
Far from disguising the deportations, the Kremlin puts the children on display in Red Square photo-ops and at lavish concerts celebrating the war.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2023
Xi, cast as peacemaker, wades into Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Chinese leader is expected to meet in person next week with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine could follow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2023
Arrest warrant from criminal court pierces Putin’s aura of impunity
A highly symbolic move by the International Criminal Court, which accused President Vladimir Putin of war crimes, carries moral weight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023
Will Russia's Vladimir Putin really ever be arrested?
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant, but does this mean the Russian president, accused of the war crime of deporting children, is really ever likely to stand trial in The Hague?
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023
Kyiv obtains Soviet-era fighter jets and hopes for better
Ukraine has won promises of 17 Soviet-design MiG-29 jets to replace fighters lost in the war, yet the planes aren't expected to radically shift the balance on the ground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2023
NATO edges closer to expansion as Finland wins over holdouts
Turkey and Hungary both signaled they plan to ratify Finland’s entry into NATO, bringing the military alliance a step closer to welcoming its 31st member.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2023
Xi to visit Russia for first time since invasion of Ukraine
The Chinese leader needs to strike a careful balance — projecting an image as a potential neutral mediator, while also managing his close ties to Putin.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 17, 2023
Germany cancels fencing event after athletes from Russia and Belarus allowed to compete
Germany's fencing federation has canceled a women's foil World Cup event after the sport's global governing body (FIE) reversed a ban on athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus, it said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2023
Should Japan have a nuclear-sharing agreement?
While Japan may be softening to the idea of taking a more active role in its own security, persuading the Japanese to accept the idea of hosting nuclear weapons will not be easy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023
Kishida Cabinet's approval rate rises to 29.9% in latest poll
The disapproval rate also fell 1.3 points to 40.9%, but it still surpassed the approval rate for the seventh month in a row.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023
Web of secret chip deals allegedly help U.S. tech flow to Russia
Customs data shows that semiconductors made by large U.S. companies have been getting to Russia via third-party firms since the Ukraine war started.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2023
China’s precarious balancing act
While the China has no interest in being isolated, it also cannot afford to abandon its warmongering friend and neighbor, Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2023
U.S. and Russian military chiefs in rare talks after drone downed
Moscow's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, that American drone flights by Crimea's coast 'were provocative in nature.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2023
Georgia is a new front in Russia’s hybrid war
Vladimir Putin wants Georgia, a once staunch U.S. and European ally, firmly in his club of authoritarian states.
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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