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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2022
China's Xi to visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week
The Chinese leader's trips will be his first abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 12, 2022
Russia’s retreat in Ukraine pokes holes in Putin’s projection of force
Russia's military setbacks may be weakening President Vladimir Putin's reputation at home as a savvy geopolitical strategist.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 9, 2022
Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia
Halting flows to Europe from Russia would likely further roil global energy markets and leave the world economy facing even higher prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2022
Wheat futures rise after Putin slams Ukraine grain deal
Ukraine is one of the world's top crop shippers, and the resumption of flows from its Black Sea ports has helped ease global grain costs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022
Xi and Putin to meet for first time since Russia’s war in Ukraine
The two will meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit that runs from Sept. 15-16, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
For China’s Xi and other strongmen, Gorbachev showed exactly what not to do
This lesson has been taken most to heart in China, where Xi Jinping is expected to be anointed to a third term as the country's top leader during a Communist Party congress this fall.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
Putin denies Mikhail Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
The last Soviet leader will be buried on Saturday after a public ceremony in Moscow's Hall of Columns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2022
The greatest democrat Russia ever had
After the Soviet Union's collapse, Gorbachev's belief in peace and democracy remained unwavering. He wanted the USSR to continue, but only as a reformed and democratized federation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2022
France and Germany eye plan to counter Russian propaganda with vlogging and visas
In an unofficial draft, officials note a need to prevent feeding the Russian narrative and trigger unintended rallying-around the flag effects that would estrange future generations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 30, 2022
Ericsson and Nokia join ranks of Western tech firms set to exit Russia
Dell announced last week that it would leave, and Logitech International has also said it will wind down its remaining activities in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2022
In isolated Russia, a tale of two economies
Russia's record employment signals a surprisingly smooth decoupling from the West, yet pressures are building inside its economic machine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2022
Six months of Putin’s war unravels Moscow’s superpower image
When the invasion of Ukraine began, many thought Kyiv would fall quickly and Russia's economy would crumble. Both assumptions were wrong.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2022
Putin bets winter gas chokehold will yield Ukraine peace — on his terms
According to sources familiar with Kremlin thinking, this may be the only path to victory that Moscow sees, given Kyiv's defiant stance.
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
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 / 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
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.
'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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