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WAR

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2022
Why the Saudis won’t pump more oil
Saudi and Emirati leaders have reportedly been declining U.S. President Joe Biden's calls to produce more oil in the wake of the U.S. ban on Russian imports.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2022
Seizing superyachts is not the best way to help Ukraine
Anti-oligarchism only makes sense as part of a total war against the Putin regime, which is not the policy the West has chosen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2022
Majority of Japanese worry China may invade Taiwan, poll shows
Nine in 10 Japanese people are concerned that China may invade Taiwan, following Russia's attack on Ukraine, according to a domestic newspaper poll.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022
The battle for Kyiv looms as a long and bloody conflict
Ukraine's capital is the biggest prize of all for the Russian military. If Russia tries to take control, it could lead to one of the biggest urban conflicts since World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022
How one man dodged Russian tanks to escape Ukraine's Mariupol
Mariupol has become a symbol of the devastation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to go to war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2022
War complicates Russia’s role in supplying commodities to China
Before the crisis in Ukraine, Russia's importance to China as a supplier of raw materials was only growing, but conflict will only complicate matters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2022
Local governments in Japan halt Russian sister city exchanges but balk at severing ties
Following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine late last month, a handful of municipalities are openly criticizing the act and sending protest letters over the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022
For the U.S., a tenuous balance in confronting Russia
Navigating between aiding Ukraine and avoiding an escalation with Moscow has led to a tangle of decisions and sometimes tortured distinctions over weapons and other elements of policy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022
U.S. suggested Turkey transfer Russian-made missile system to Ukraine
The idea, which analysts said was sure to be shot down by Ankara, was part of wider discussions about how to support Ukraine and improve U.S.-Turkey ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2022
Tears, relief and the 'smell of Ukraine': A daughter's reunion with her mother in Japan
“I don't have anything to fear now that I'm with my family,' Maria Dovbash, 71, said following an arduous seven-day journey to Tokyo from the war-torn Eastern European country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2022
Top Japan and Turkey envoys condemn Russia invasion of Ukraine
The ministers, during a meeting in Turkey, affirmed that Russia's military actions violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and international law.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2022
Russia says it used hypersonic missiles for first time in Ukraine
The 'Kinzhal' hypersonic missile system, which can carry conventional or nuclear warheads, flies 10 times faster than the speed of sound.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2022
Western companies wrestle with Russia 'half-exits'
About 80 Western companies, mostly consumer and pharmaceutical companies that argue that pulling out would significantly harm the Russian population, have retained a presence in Russia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 19, 2022
Haruki Murakami voices sorrow over loss of young lives in Ukraine war
'In a war started by the older generation, it's the younger generation that give up their lives. That's the way it's been for a long time, and it's truly heartbreaking,' Murakami said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Mar 19, 2022
Inside Russia’s 96-hour cliffhanger to sidestep bond default
A lull in processing a key coupon payment heaped global attention on a part of banking rarely in the spotlight: The staid back-office mechanisms that handle trillions of dollars daily.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 19, 2022
Ukrainian judoka Daria Bilodid praying for swift end to war
'I just want the whole situation to stop, the war to stop now because it's not normal that people are dying ... we want the world to help us.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2022
Syria's Bashar Assad visits UAE in first trip to Arab state since war began
The visit drew a sharp rebuke from Washington, with the State Department saying it was 'profoundly disappointed and troubled' by what it called an apparent attempt to legitimize Assad.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 19, 2022
In Irpin, a last-ditch effort to evacuate from Russian attacks
As fighting intensifies northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, volunteer medics are risking their lives to try to rescue the last remaining residents in Irpin. Our cameras joined them on the three-mile journey.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2022
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Japan's parliament next week
Zelenskyy's speech, slated to begin at 6 p.m., is expected to last around 10 minutes, with the president intending to speak live if the situation in Ukraine allows him to do so.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2022
Why Vladimir Putin invokes Nazis to justify his invasion of Ukraine
The 'Nazi” slur's sudden emergence shows how Putin is trying to use stereotypes, distorted reality and his country's lingering World War II trauma to justify his invasion of Ukraine.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'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.
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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