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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2022

The letter ‘Z’ has become a symbol for Russians who support the invasion of Ukraine

The letter's ubiquity has led many to conclude that its adoption is an orchestrated Kremlin effort to drum up support for the war.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 8, 2022

COVID-19 may cause changes in the brain, new study finds

Neurological experts who were not involved in the research said it was valuable and unique, but they cautioned that the implications of the changes were unclear.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 8, 2022

Ukraine’s Paralympians 'are all thinking of home'

Ukraine has won eight medals — third most, behind China and Canada — after three days of competition, each one a chance to convey a message.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2022

Japan hits Russia and Belarus with more sanctions over Ukraine invasion

Relations between Japan and Russia — from diplomacy to business — are quickly growing fragile as Tokyo joins Western countries in putting pressure on Moscow.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 7, 2022

Unwanted snowboarders making most of opportunity at Paralympics

Until the moment Cecile Hernandez of France was handed an official racing bib and a time slot Saturday, she still feared that race officials would forbid her to compete.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 7, 2022

Aichi police supporting social reintegration of former yakuza

A maximum of u00a5720,000 a year is provided to companies that hire former yakuza, and compensation is available in the event of any trouble.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2022

Arming Ukraine: 17,000 anti-tank weapons in six days and a clandestine cybercorps

American and European officials describe a desperate race against time as they aim to get arms delivered to Ukrainian forces while their supply routes are still open.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2022

Ukrainians find that relatives in Russia do not believe it is a war

Russian television channels do not show the bombardment of Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, and its suburbs, or the devastating attacks on Kharkiv, Mariupol, Chernihiv and other Ukrainian cities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 7, 2022

War exposes Europe’s failure to heed warnings over Russian gas

Despite experiencing similar issues with dependence on Russian energy in the past, the awkward reality is that the European Union is still much in the same place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2022

Southern Europe grapples with the changing face of tourism

Both Greece and Italy are racing to fill job shortages as the pandemic forced workers abroad for better paying jobs or into different sectors with less uncertain prospects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2022

These are the cities in Ukraine facing Russian attacks

About two-thirds of the Ukrainian population of 44 million lived in the country's cities — now those cities are the focus of Putin's assault.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2022

Russian prisoners and Ukrainian soldiers describe two sides of the conflict

With hands still dirty from the battlefield, a dozen Russian prisoners of war sat, stony-faced, in a conference room of a Ukrainian news agency Saturday and described being captured after their armored columns were ambushed.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2022

How Washington is pushing back against Russian propaganda

Unlike its European allies, the U.S. is not directly pushing the giant American tech and social media companies that control the flow of information to billions of people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2022

London’s billionaire playground challenged by war’s reality

Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent targeting of Russia's overseas money, threatens to end the British capital's near 50-year run as the plutocrat's playground of choice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

‘I don’t want to be called Russian anymore’: Anxious Soviet diaspora rethinks identity

Immigrants from the former Soviet bloc were never a monolith, but they bonded over shared language and history. Now, they are shifting away from being seen as one group.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

Ukraine war forces a question: How far east does Europe go?

After Russia invaded, Ukraine asked to join the European Union, quickly. Moldova and Georgia have asked too. Member states would rather not answer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022

How China embraces Russian propaganda and its version of the war

In much of the world, Russia is losing the information war over Ukraine. In China, though, it's winning big.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

The war in Ukraine holds a warning for the world order

The multinational response to the invasion of Ukraine shows that liberalism has some life left. But the challenges posed by waning U.S. power and rising authoritarianism remain formidable.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Mar 5, 2022

Video game addiction, now a globally recognized illness, seeks a treatment

The World Health Organization formally acknowledged the condition for the first time this year, kicking off a race to offer remedies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Putin's propaganda machine undercut by social media blackout

In the five years since Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, Facebook and Twitter have built systems to ensure they wouldn't be blindsided the next time.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

How Ukraine’s military has resisted Russia so far

Ukrainian troops are mounting a stiffer-than-expected resistance to Russian forces, fighting with a resourcefulness that could trip up Russian troops for weeks or months to come.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2022

Supreme Court orders damages for Fukushima victims in landmark decision

Friday's decision came as the court rejected an appeal by Tepco and ruled it negligent for not taking preventive measures against a tsunami of that size, NHK said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Washington’s newest worry: The dangers of cornering Putin

Putin's reaction to the initial wave of sanctions has provoked a range of concerns that one senior official called the 'Cornered Putin Problem.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

On the exodus west, Ukrainians flee hardship for an uncertain future

In the past week, more than 1 million Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries, according to the United Nations. One million more are internally displaced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2022

Rivian tumbles after admitting ‘mistake’ with price increases

Rivian Automotive Inc. dropped to a record low after the electric-vehicle maker was forced to perform an about-face and roll back price increases on its debut cars for existing customers, marking an embarrassing episode for the carmaker as it seeks to win over more buyers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 3, 2022

Ukraine crisis threatens China's discreet pipeline in military technology

The Ukraine-China relationship has been under increased pressure, but the current war could sever a link that helped Beijing modernize its army.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 3, 2022

Don Quijote discount store operator to support 100 Ukrainian refugee families

The company has said it would consider cooperating with other businesses in supporting refugees fleeing Russia's invasion.

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