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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2015
Putin orders formation of new Russian military reserve force
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2015
Russia's war on Ukraine's economy
Ukraine's primary economic challenges are not homegrown; they are the result of Russian aggression.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2015
Russia's dissidents return
It is high time for Russians to be reminded of the ideals on which perstroika were based.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2015
Pushed by sanctions, Russia pivots to China
The Russian government has become willing to contemplate deals with China that would have been unthinkable before the sanctions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2015
Vladimir Putin in his bubble
Given Russia's economic performance, much of Vladimir Putin's speech at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum was first-class stand-up comedy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2015
Rise of the chest-thumping nationalist leaders
The leaders of India, China and Russia are promoting a nationalist ideology to hold their highly unequal countries together.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2015
Russia's totalitarianism 2.0
The Putin regime's approach can best be described as 'hybrid totalitarianism.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2015
Putin wary of West's nearby missile defenses, threatens to aim forces at aggressors
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would be forced to aim its armed forces at any countries which might threaten it and that it was concerned about an anti-missile defense system near its borders.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2015
Russian president's secrets are right on his face
What does Vladimir Putin's face reveal about his personality and likely actions as Russia's leader?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2015
Putin is no James Bond villain
Vladimir Putin is a rogue dictator, but that doesn't mean that he is intent on destroying the world with nuclear weapons unless it bends to his will.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2015
History becomes a weapon in Russia-West rift over Ukraine
History has become a weapon in Russia's battle with the West over Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin looks increasingly to the past to whip up patriotism and rally support.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2015
Poroshenko makes Putin look like a wimp
If Ukraine manages to pull out of the deepest crisis in its history and re-emerge as a functioning democratic country with a liberal economic model, it will do more to undermine Russians' passive support for Vladimir Putin than any Western pressure ever could.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2015
Opposing Russian aggression
Vladimir Putin is not setting out down the path of world conquest. He is not even planning to take over Ukraine.
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2015
Russia cracks down again on NGOs
Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest crackdown on NGOs is just one more attempt to silence any opposition to his rule.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015
Putin's 'black' budget hides shift toward a war economy, where defense, security absorb 34% of spending
If Vladimir Putin's ends remain mysterious, so do the means.
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.
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.
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.”
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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