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WAR

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 11, 2022
Military words are back in the headlines after Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been all over the news in Japan, which means we'll be seeing a whole new set of kanji and conflict-related terms.
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BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2022
Uniqlo does a U-turn and joins global shunning of Russia
The two companies had been notable standouts among major brands, saying they would continue doing business in Russia amid the imposition of massive trade and banking sanctions.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2022
They predicted the Ukraine war, but did they still get it wrong?
Realists predicted some kind of conflict over Ukraine. But realism's predictions still did not describe the reality.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 10, 2022
Are Ukrainians who flee 'refugees' or 'evacuees'? For Japan, it's complicated.
Many governments and organizations describe Ukrainians escaping Russia's invasion as refugees, but Tokyo is using a term that more closely translates to 'people who have been evacuated.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2022
Beijing and the inconvenient truth about the Russian business pull-out
The Achilles heel of economic statecraft directed toward China in a potential conflict will be whether businesses would prioritize politics and security over profits.
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Mar 10, 2022
Alex Ovechkin skates into Canada’s Ukrainian enclave as scorned star
Ovechkin is one of Russia's most famous athletes, and his friendship with Putin, who has a singular passion for ice hockey, is widely known.
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WORLD
Mar 10, 2022
Russia fails to make any headway in Ukraine as war enters third week
U.S. slams Russian bombing of a hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol amid fears that the war is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn.
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WORLD
Mar 10, 2022
A 459-foot mystery in a Tuscan port: Is it a Russian’s superyacht?
As European authorities go after the luxury assets of oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a superyacht cloaked in secrecy has come under investigation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2022
Impact of Ukraine invasion reverberating through Asia, factory floor to the world
Makers of products as diverse as clothes hangers, guitar amplifiers and drinking fountains for pets are already feeling the latest squeeze.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022
They died by a bridge in Ukraine. This is their story.
When the mortar shell hit, the family were about 12 yards away from the crater it left. They had no chance.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 10, 2022
Ukraine's Paralympians trying to remain strong despite fear over situation at home
'They are bombing (civilian) buildings and people are getting killed every day. All of us have families back there ... we just don't know what to do. We're really scared.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022
EU to phase out Russian energy, but won't offer Ukraine fast-track membership
Leaders of the 27-nation bloc are to meet in Versailles, France, on Thursday and Friday, as Russia's war against Ukraine enters its third week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022
Power cut at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant
Monitoring groups and experts saw little risk of a major incident at the plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2022
UAE says OPEC+ should boost oil output, setting up tension in the group
According to a person familiar with the situation, the UAE hadn't consulted other OPEC+ members before its ambassador to Washington made his statement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022
Xi’s Europe outreach aims to avert East-West clash for China
Xi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, suggesting China could help mediate a solution to the Ukraine crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2022
UniCredit and BNP Paribas detail hefty Russian exposures as markets rebound
BNP Paribas is believed to be the first major bank to have excluded staff in Moscow from its IT networks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s goodbye will be a long one
Russia's president is in a tight spot, isolated, with his economy crumbling. But this is only the beginning of the end.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.”

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