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A Ukrainian serviceman fires a self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops near a front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2025
Russia says talks on Ukraine's security without Moscow are a 'road to nowhere'
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sounded the warning to the West as it scrambles to work out guarantees for Kyiv's future protection.
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2025
Kremlin plays down Trump submarine order and urges caution on nuclear rhetoric
The exchange takes place as Trump threatens new sanctions on Russia and buyers of its oil unless Moscow agrees to end the war in Ukraine by Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin remain at odds over ending the war in Ukraine.
WORLD
Jul 4, 2025
No progress at all, Trump says after phone call with Putin
The two leaders did not discuss a recent pause in some U.S. weapons shipments to Kyiv during the nearly hourlong conversation.
Ukrainian officers fire a D-30 howitzer toward Russian troops on a front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on March 7.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2025
Cautious Russia weighs Ukraine ceasefire plan as U.S. tries to seal a deal
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was hope for a positive response and that a negative one would say a lot about the Kremlin's true intentions.
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Osaka in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2025
Russia seen playing hardball with Trump on Ukraine peace discussions
Donald Trump, who has repeatedly stated he wants to end the war in Ukraine, said he thought he was making progress, though he has not shared how he hopes to end the conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a video conference meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 22, 2025
Xi and Putin discuss relations with Trump, Ukraine and Taiwan
In a video call, Xi and Putin proposed a further deepening of the strategic partnership between their countries that worries the West.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry Board at the National Defense Control Center in Moscow on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2024
Russia must be ready to fight NATO in Europe in next decade, minister says
Russian defense chief cited a NATO summit in July and military doctrines in NATO members as evidence that Moscow had to prepare.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2022
Ukraine hit by cyberattack as U.S. questions Russian troop pullback
Ukrainian officials did not say who it believed was responsible for the cyberattack, but a statement suggested it was pointing the finger at Russia.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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