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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2016
Turkey moves toward Russia as coup strains ties with West
As Turkey's relations with Europe and the United States are strained by the fallout from its failed coup, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Russia on Tuesday to meet President Vladimir Putin in a trip he may hope will give the West pause for thought.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 6, 2016
Kerry presses on with Russian cooperation talks on Syria despite Aleppo setbacks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is still pursuing an agreement with Russia on military cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria despite major setbacks and skepticism from other administration officials and U.S. allies, U.S. officials with knowledge of the talks said on Friday....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2016
Putin to meet Abe, South Korean president in early September
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the first days of September, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2016
Putin struggles to kick-start Russia's flagging economy
Vladimir Putin's economy has been shrinking for 18 months but he still doesn't have a plan to get it going again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016
Of course U.S. candidates have ties to Russia
Russian oligarchs have yet to give Donald Trump a dime, but they have donated thousands of dollars to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2016
Pokemon mania is taking over Russia, and the Kremlin is nervous
More than a million people in Moscow are playing "Pokemon Go," the mobile game that's dominating download charts in three dozen countries. The number is especially impressive because the game isn't supposed to be available in Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2016
Russia behind DNC hacking and Trump's Putin praise raises national security red flags: Clinton
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and she questioned Republican rival Donald Trump's overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2016
Is Putin deliberately destabilizing U.S. politics?
A more destabilized West might serve Moscow's short-term interests, but in the long run Russia might suffer as much as everybody else.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2016
FBI probes hacking of Democratic congressional group: sources
The FBI is investigating a cyberattack against another U.S. Democratic Party group that may be related to an earlier hack against the Democratic National Committee, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016
Japanese see Americans as idle, distrust Trump: survey
A survey Wednesday shed further light on how Japanese regard their U.S. counterparts, including that they see Americans as idle and not the industrious worker bees admired by the rest of the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2016
As Ukraine conflict simmers, country becomes a trove for black-market arms trade
On Feb. 12 last year, the same day that a cease-fire ended the worst of the fighting in eastern Ukraine between rebels and government forces, a former rebel fighter seized a chance to turn his inside knowledge of the conflict into hard cash.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2016
Trump says he would consider alliance with Russia to 'knock the hell out of' Islamic State
Republican nominee Donald Trump said Monday that if elected U.S. president he will weigh an alliance with Russia against Islamic State militants but rejected any suggestion Russian President Vladimir Putin might be trying to help him win.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2016
Trump's admiration for Putin not completely mutual
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has often praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a "strong leader."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2016
The West is getting Russia wrong
Western governments and publics need to see better through the self-serving rationale of the Kremlin's actions. To do otherwise plays into Putin's hands.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2016
Despite State Department dissent on Syria, Obama not shifting toward strikes against Assad's forces
The U.S. administration sought on Friday to contain fallout from a leaked internal memo critical of its Syria policy, but showed no sign it was willing to consider the military strikes that the letter, signed by dozens of American diplomats, called for.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2016
Japan, Russia to resume talks on disputed isles off Hokkaido next week
Tokyo and the Kremlin will on Wednesday resume negotiations on the decades-old territorial row over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2016
NATO to send troops to deter Russia; Putin orders snap drill
Britain, Germany and the United States advanced plans Tuesday to spearhead a new NATO force on Russia's border from next year, and Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered snap checks on combat readiness across his armed forces.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2016
The secret of Putin's survival
Crimea's 'return' to Russian control had a profound effect on public sentiment — one that seems to have strengthened Vladimir Putin's grip on power, even as Russia faces deepening political and economic challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2016
Russians prefer Trump as president: poll
Russians would overwhelmingly prefer Republican Donald Trump be elected U.S. president over Democrat Hillary Clinton, Russia's Interfax news agency said Tuesday, citing a poll.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2016
Distorted news on Russia
Russia appears to be the target of black information by Western intelligence agencies.
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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