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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 2, 2022
Russia’s move on Sakhalin-2 gas plant intensifies competition for fuel
Russia's move to reshuffle ownership of the project may constrict global markets even more by pushing Japan to compete with Europe for alternative sources of supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2022
Putin’s swoop on Sakhalin-2 gas plant could force Shell and Japan firms out
Firms have one month to say whether they'll take stakes in the new company, and those who opt out may not be fully compensated, the statement said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022
To counter Putin, Biden tries to assemble an upside-down cartel
Biden has got his Group of Seven counterparts to agree on a plan that would cap the price of Russian oil, a daunting goal that risks the Kremlin restricting supply even further.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2022
Russia defaults on foreign debt for first time since 1918
Given the damage already done to the economy and markets, the default is also mostly symbolic for now, and matters little to Russians dealing with double-digit inflation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2022
Putin promises Belarus nuclear-capable missiles to counter 'aggressive' West
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko also asked for 'serious weaponry,' including help to make Belarus' military aircraft nuclear-capable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2022
Putin set to mark WWII anniversary as Russia pounds eastern Ukraine
June 22 is a significant date in Russia — the 'Day of Remembrance and Sorrow' — marking when Hitler's Nazi Germany forces invaded the Soviet Union in World War II.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2022
The world can stave off Putin’s food fight
Wealthy countries should support Ukraine's efforts to export grain and make sure poorer countries can afford to buy it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2022
A defiant Putin says Russia will flourish without the West
In a speech at an economic forum, the Russian leader called the U.S. a fading power and said sanctions on Moscow, not the Ukraine war, are hurting Western economies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 16, 2022
Putin has reason to slow-walk a Ukraine grain deal
European officials see little chance of Russia striking a deal to let Ukraine resume crucial grain exports, saying the Kremlin views the food crisis as leverage against Kyiv and its allies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2022
Ukraine will build back better
Although it is difficult to begin thinking about rebuilding a country still at war, Western powers will need to play a central role in supporting Ukraine's reconstruction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2022
Corporate ‘self-sanctioning’ of Russia has U.S. fearing economic blowback
Some officials from U.S. President Joe Biden's administration are expressing concern that penalties are exacerbating inflation, worsening food insecurity and punishing ordinary Russians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2022
Russia turns to old tanks as it burns through weapons in Ukraine
Some of the aging arsenal could be devoted to security and other uses behind the lines, as it would quickly run into trouble if deployed at the front.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2022
What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame.
Three months into the war, cracks are emerging in the international alliance that swiftly rallied around Kyiv after Moscow's invasion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2022
Why does the West refuse to call Putin’s Russia fascist?
Many in the West have pumped their assets into the Kremlin's mafia-capitalist system and have been corrupted in return.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2022
Russian army base sees scramble for Ukraine war supplies, sources say
Previously unreported issues linked to the town of Valuyki provide a rare window into operations at a strategically important base as Russia scrambles to maintain its offensive in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2022
Merkel casts doubt on isolating Russia after Putin’s ‘big mistake’
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed Europe's largest economy to a series of risks and raised questions about Merkel's policies during her tenure as chancellor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2022
Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks as battle rages in east
Ukraine said the strike hit a rail car repair works, while Moscow said it had destroyed tanks sent by Eastern European countries to Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2022
Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks; Ukraine touts counterattack in east
Explosions rock Ukrainian capital while both Kyiv and Moscow claim gains around city of Sievierodonetsk.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2022
Thousands swept up as Kremlin clamps down on war criticism
The arrests are a stark gauge of how Russia has intensified repression of critics. At least 50 people now face yearslong prison sentences.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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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