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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2021
Belarus' Lukashenko: Hijacking Western complacency
To the European Union, Lukashenko has issued a direct challenge: “We can make fools of you whenever it suits us, and you will not hurt us, because you are weak.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2021
Russia’s bear economy
Lacking secure property rights and being subject to Western sanctions, Russia can attract only fools and crooks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2021
Alexei Navalny’s network crumbling under Kremlin pressure
The move seems likely to push resistance to Putin further underground as the Kremlin's yearslong effort to suppress dissent enters a more aggressive phase.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2021
The Cold War playbook won’t help Alexei Navalny
That Navalny ended his hunger strike and his life isn't in imminent danger — for now — doesn't remove the underlying issue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2021
After testing the world’s limits, Putin steps back from the brink
The Russian president went up to the brink — and then, with the eyes of the world upon him, stepped back from it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2021
Biden seeking ‘stable, predictable’ ties with Putin after imposing sanctions
The U.S. president said he was fulfilling a campaign vow to hold Russia accountable, and that he could have gone further but chose to be 'proportionate.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2021
Elon Musk leaves Vladimir Putin stranded on Earth
A combination of Russian bureaucracy, military secrecy and a state-dominated economy have failed to foster private space enterprises of the kind driving innovation in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2021
Russian troop movements and talk of intervention cause jitters in Ukraine
Russia has amassed more troops on the Ukrainian border than at any time since 2014. Western governments are asking: Why now?
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2021
Putin offers Biden public talks after U.S. president calls Russian leader a killer
Putin, speaking on television, cited a Russian children's playground chant to scathingly respond to Biden's accusation with the comment that 'he who said it, did it.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
Putin's Potemkin empire
Putin's Russia is shakier than most believe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2021
Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. intelligence finds
The report added heft to longstanding allegations that some of Trump's top lieutenants were playing into Moscow's hands by amplifying claims made against Biden.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2021
Putin is losing the battle for Russia’s future
Since Russians began protesting opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s imprisonment, the security forces have apparently had carte blanche to arrest demonstrators — and they have done so by the thousands. If Russians so much as honk their car horns in solidarity with the protesters, they risk personal...
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2021
In Germany's Black Forest, Putin critic Alexei Navalny gathered strength and resolve
Navalny spent time recovering his physical fitness with intense workouts and took his war with Putin to a new level: targeting him directly for the first time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
Germany’s empty pipeline logic
The pipeline across the Baltic has pitted the United States and the European Union against Germany, and a swelling chorus of domestic critics against German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
The Russia strategy Europe needs
Europe no longer has any illusions that Russia is on a trajectory toward liberal democracy that could be accelerated through engagement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2021
Putin signals Russia will not negotiate with Japan over territorial dispute
It was the first time the Russian leader publicly indicated he will not respond to Tokyo's claims on four Russian-held islands, based on new constitutional amendments.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2021
Putin’s once-scorned vaccine now favorite in pandemic fight
The Russian president may reap diplomatic dividends as the nation basks in arguably its biggest scientific breakthrough since the Soviet era.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 2, 2021
Not just Navalny: economic pain also behind Russian protests
The trigger for some of the biggest protests to sweep Russia in years was the arrest of opposition politician and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was detained on his return to the country last month after surviving poisoning by a nerve agent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2021
Russia detains more than 5,000 at protests backing jailed Kremlin critic Navalny
The protest was a test of Navalny's support after many of his prominent allies were targeted in a crackdown earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2021
Alexei Navalny ally urges Biden to sanction Putin associates
A close ally of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged U.S. President Joe Biden to take punitive action against a wider group of associates of President Vladimir Putin, saying current sanctions aren’t sufficient to stop the Kremlin from cracking down on political opponents and violating...
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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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