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UKRAINE

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 22, 2022
How water has been weaponized in Ukraine
Recent attacks have disrupted electricity across large parts of Ukraine, leaving some places without access to clean water.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 22, 2022
Russian troops in Belarus spur debate over the threat to Ukraine
The U.S. and its allies are playing down the dangers posed by the deployment of thousands of Russian soldiers to Belarus, but the assessments come with a dose of uncertainty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 22, 2022
Russia poised to largely skirt new G7 oil price cap
Moscow can access enough tankers to ship most of its oil beyond the reach of a new Group of Seven price cap, industry players and a U.S. official said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 22, 2022
U.S. and Russian defense chiefs hold rare call as Ukraine advances
The rare telephone talks came after pro-Kremlin officials said they were turning the Ukrainian city of Kherson into a 'fortress' as Kyiv's forces advance.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 22, 2022
Psychological first aid helping ‘Ukrainians have a future’ in Japan
In the face of an ongoing war, evacuees find self-care tools are helping them manage the effects of trauma.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2022
It’s time to sanction Russia as the terrorist state it’s become
The international community has mechanisms for dealing with rogue states such as Russia that support terrorism and embark on nuclear weapons programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2022
If Putin orders a nuke, will his generals obey?
In Russia's nuclear and the conventional chains of command, insubordination might just be a tactical factor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2022
Iranian trainers helped Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, U.S. says
Washington said it would pursue all means to deal with Iran's supply of munitions to Russia, while also considering air defense solutions for Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2022
The wishful theory of a ‘strategic Russian defeat’
Advocates want to transform a defeated Russia in the way Germany and Japan were after they lost World War II. But that will not be easy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2022
Russia's population transfers amount to 'mass deportation'
Russian leaders have said around 5 million people from Russian-held parts of Ukraine had 'found shelter' in Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2022
Putin declares martial law in seized Ukrainian regions
Images of people fleeing Kherson were broadcast by Russian state TV, which portrayed the exodus as an attempt to clear the city of civilians before it became a combat zone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2022
The North Korean crisis just around the corner
The war in Ukraine and the escalating rivalry between the U.S. and China may fuel North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to further his nuclear ambitions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2022
Russia says seized Ukrainian lands are under its nuclear protection
The announcement came at a moment of acute tension, with both NATO and Russia expected to hold military exercises shortly to test the readiness of their nuclear weapons forces.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2022
Putin is safe in power for now, but risks lie ahead, current and former officials say
Russian leader's grip on power remains firm despite military setbacks in Ukraine, a botched mobilization and political infighting, eight well-informed sources say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2022
Iran agrees to ship missiles and more drones to Russia, defying the West
The appearance of Iranian missiles in addition to drones in Moscow's arsenal in the war with Ukraine would raise tensions between Iran and the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2022
Renewables have saved EU $11 billion in gas imports since Ukraine war
Clean power covered 24% of the EU's energy needs between March and September this year, the highest ever for this six-month period.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2022
An oligarch's yacht and 10,000 tons of China's love for Putin
Beijing surely had to have a hand in giving assurance that a Russian superyacht that sailed into Hong Kong waters was safe from confiscation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022
Japan-made robot seal helping Ukrainian children heal in Poland
Takanori Shibata of Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, who developed the Paro robot, has so far gifted six of the devices to institutions in Poland.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2022
Kyiv assesses toll from drone strikes as Russian warplane crashes
Moscow is thought to be trying to counter battlefield losses in its eight-month war in Ukraine by waging a punitive policy of striking energy facilities before winter.
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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