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PUTIN

Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2022
U.S. puts banning Russia from SWIFT global system back in play
The Biden administration is seriously considering whether to seek Moscow's expulsion from the financial messaging system over the Ukraine invasion as allies in Europe warm to the idea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2022
‘Abrupt changes’: China caught in a bind over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Beijing has presented itself as a defender of sovereign independence. But its reluctance to denounce Moscow's aggression forces it into an awkward position.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2022
Putin's end-game? Split Ukraine and install 'tame' leadership.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine looks designed to take Kyiv and create a land corridor south to the Black Sea, splitting the country into two, military analysts and former officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2022
EU set to sanction Putin over Ukraine invasion
The freezing of Putin's assets, which comes in addition to a broader package of sanctions that the EU approved early Friday, will not affect his ability to travel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022
How war in Ukraine threatens the world’s economic recovery
The pandemic has left the global economy with two key points of vulnerability — high inflation and jittery financial markets. Aftershocks from the invasion could easily worsen both.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2022
Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a sin all Russia will bear
It is not Putin who is cursed now — it's all of us Russians. Our identity will be tainted by this invasion, by our failure to stop the dictator long before he crossed this unspeakable line.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2022
Six early thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Be wary of anyone who is certain about how all of this will turn out. No one knows today whether the Ukraine invasion will be a great success or total disaster for Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2022
Missiles hit Kyiv as Ukraine capital girds for Russian assault
Air raid sirens wailed over the capital of 3 million people, where some residents sheltered in underground metro stations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2022
Biden's own aides feared his sanctions wouldn't stop Putin
Sanctions have become the foreign policy option of first resort, despite a growing body of evidence that they often fail to achieve their goals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2022
Many Russians feel deep unease over going to war
Going to war is one of Russians' greatest fears, according to an independent pollster.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2022
Putin insulated Russia’s economy. Will Biden’s sanctions hold him back in Ukraine?
The Biden administration might find it has to impose the absolute harshest sanctions — ones that would inflict suffering on many ordinary citizens — or look for a noneconomic option.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2022
Russia and the specter of a permanent Ukraine crisis
The relatively small step Putin took is not a sign of weakness nor the end of the Ukraine crisis. It's the strongest move he could have made in the conspiratorial, hostile world he inhabits.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2022
Putin moves on Donbas but signals deeper designs on Ukraine
The Russian leader has shifted the crisis into a new, more dangerous phase, suggesting his ultimate aims go far deeper than extending Moscow's sway over two struggling separatist regions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2022
Ukraine enclaves long steeped in conflict face new peril
For nearly a decade violence has defined life for people in parts of eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have carved out enclaves and waged a steady skirmish.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2022
Putin calls Ukrainian statehood a fiction. History suggests otherwise.
In a speech, President Vladimir Putin bent Ukraine's complex history into his own version that served as a justification for his cleaving off more of its territory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 22, 2022
Oil and gold advance as Putin orders forces to regions of Ukraine
Rising demand and shrinking global inventories of crude and petroleum products have added to the rally.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 21, 2022
Blitzkrieg or minor incursion? Putin’s choice could determine world reaction.
If he strikes to take the whole country in a single blow, it could provoke the largest, most violent battle for European territory since the Nazi surrender in 1945.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2022
Bond between China and Russia alarms U.S. and Europe amid Ukraine crisis
China and Russia declared that they would work with other countries to 'promote genuine democracy” and counter American-led ideology and institutions.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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