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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 29, 2018
The catalyst behind Japan-Russia peace talks
Abe must tread carefully between maintaining Japan's diplomatic momentum with Russia while not appearing to acquiesce its international behavior elsewhere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 20, 2018
Japan and Russia could finally end WWII
Abe and Putin seem determined to reach a deal on decades-old territorial dispute.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2018
Five reasons to take Putin's treaty suggestion seriously
Japan and Russia should aim for a compromise on the territorial dispute so they can reap the benefits of better bilateral ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2018
Putin's unacceptable peace treaty condition
The Russian president set a precondition Japan can't accept when he offered to negotiate a peace treaty before reaching a settlement on the Northern Territories.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 2, 2018
The empires strike back
If Russia and Turkey are born-again democratic empires in the modern era, what about Japan?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2018
New cold war forcing Japan to choose sides
How long can Tokyo keep up its balancing act between Russia and the West?
EDITORIALS
Apr 16, 2018
Japan should join call for genuine sanctions against Syria
Sanctions can only work if they are implemented by a coalition of nations. In this, Japan's cooperation is essential.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2018
Japan lauds Putin's victory as isle row anchors Russo-Japanese diplomacy
The Japanese government lauds Russian President Vladimir Putin's re-election with a reminder that it still wants the four disputed islands off Hokkaido back in its grasp.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2017
Russian nuclear bombers fly near North Korea in rare show of force, prompting fighter scrambles
Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown a rare mission around the Korean Peninsula at the same time as the United States and South Korea conduct joint military exercises that have infuriated Pyongyang.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2017
The hidden side of the Japanese-Russian summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approach to Russia is looking increasingly risky.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2017
Japanese experts plan to survey disputed Russian-held isles off Hokkaido
Japanese experts will survey the disputed Russian-held islands claimed by Japan in late June to assess the potential for setting up joint economic ventures with Russia, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 14, 2017
Japan, Russia foreign ministers plan talks on sidelines of Bonn G-20 meeting
The Japanese and Russian foreign ministers are making final arrangements to hold talks around Friday on the fringes of the Group of 20 foreign ministers' meeting in Bonn, a Japanese government source said Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2016
Russia easing visa requirements for Japanese
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it will loosen visa requirements for Japanese visitors as of Jan. 1.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 14, 2016
The shape of Japan's foreign policy in the Trump era
It might seem promising that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama this month. But both events actually presage a potentially destabilizing time for Japan — and all of East Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 8, 2016
Tokyo, Moscow mull joint statement following leaders' summit
Japan and Russia are mulling the release of a statement calling for talks on joint economic activities on Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands following the leaders' bilateral meeting next week, Japanese government sources said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 22, 2016
What price will Japan pay for getting islands back?
The rapprochement between Japan and Russia risks being the trigger to reverse the pursuit of a closer alliance between Japan and the U.S.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 15, 2016
The vast Eurasian hinterland
Prime Minister Abe is employing his new concept of 'Eurasia' to identify in more strategic ways than ever the mutually complementary aspects of Japan and Russia's geopolitical positions.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2016
Russia cool to restart peace treaty talks with Japan ahead of Putin visit: sources
Russia is reluctant to reconvene a meeting on concluding a peace treaty despite repeated requests by Tokyo to speed up the talks ahead of a summit next month between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese government sources said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Russia, Japan weigh priority projects for economic cooperation
Russian and Japanese economy and energy ministers agreed Thursday to flesh out dozens of specific projects in the two countries' economic cooperation over the next month.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2016
At last, Japan and Russia are drawing closer
Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin, both nationalist hawks, may be in a position to cut a deal that more moderate predecessors never could.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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