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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2022
Putin’s conscripts won’t win his war but may drag it out
Moves could buy him time to execute a wider strategy aimed at undermining foreign military and financial support for Kyiv's war effort.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2022
Take Putin’s nuclear threat seriously, but not too seriously
Few think the Russian leader would be foolish enough to escalate radically, but there's also a strong argument to be made that he's not bluffing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2022
From patriot to pariah: The man caught in a propaganda war over a Ukrainian nuclear plant
A former deputy spokesman at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant who helped tell the world that Russian troops had seized the strategic site is now in exile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2022
As Putin escalates war in Ukraine, China stands awkwardly by him
Xi and Putin have grown increasingly close in recent years, bound by their mutual distrust of the West, and reaffirmed their partnership just days before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2022
Russia starts annexation vote in parts of Ukraine
The results are seen as a foregone conclusion in favor of annexation, and Ukraine and its allies have already made clear they will not recognize the results.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 22, 2022
A cornered Putin is more dangerous than ever
In his menacing televised address Wednesday, Putin aimed at nothing less than altering the meaning of the war for his country, raising the stakes for the entire world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2022
North Korea denies selling Russia arms and blasts U.S. for ‘rumors’
This month, U.S. officials said Russia wants to buy millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to use in its war against Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2022
Frustrated and snubbed, Putin is running out of options
Facing setbacks on the battlefield and the diplomatic stage, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been under pressure to call for nationwide mobilization. It's already too late.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2022
Ukraine wants Japan to be a security guarantor
Given Japan is the world's No. 3 economy, and despite it's inability to grant substantive military support, Kyiv's pursuit of Tokyo's backing makes sense and would be a boon for Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022
Protests erupt in Russia as Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine
A large number of Russians rush for flights out of the country after president orders the nation's first mobilization since World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022
Russia signals annexation of parts of Ukraine, raising stakes in fighting
Kremlin-backed officials in four partially occupied regions announced referendums on joining Russia, as Moscow tightens its grip and hints at escalation.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 21, 2022
Russia excluded from Euro 2024 qualification draw
Belarus, which has been a key staging area for the Russian invasion, was included in the draw, though UEFA said it cannot be placed in the same group as Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2022
China-led security grouping is an empty vessel no more
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is becoming an alternative to the existing global order and one the West needs to take more seriously.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 20, 2022
WADA still monitoring Russia ahead of doping ban expiration
The existing two-year ban from international sports imposed by WADA on Russia for widespread, state-sponsored infringements of doping regulations expires at the end of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022
Russia to flood Asia with fuels as Europe ramps up sanctions
India and China took a combined 2.7 million barrels a day of Russian crude and products last month, according to Morgan Stanley.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2022
Ukraine marches farther into liberated lands as separatist calls for referendum
Ukrainian troops have begun to push into Luhansk since driving Russian forces out of northeastern Kharkiv province in a lightning counteroffensive this month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2022
A Ukrainian victory may make the Russian war more dangerous
Kyiv should be proud of the astounding success of its recent offensive, but defeat may push Vladimir Putin to reach for deadlier tactics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2022
The strategy against Russia is working and must continue
With Europe and its partners set to continue providing support to Ukraine and maintaining sanctions against Russia, the Kremlin is fighting a losing battle.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022
Russian pop music icon comes out against the war in Ukraine
Alla Pugacheva is the most significant celebrity to come out against the war, as President Vladimir Putin faces growing challenges on and off the battlefield.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022
Ukraine’s counteroffensive forces face mobilized inmates and drones
Ukraine has been pushing a counteroffensive in the east and south, applying greater pressure to Russian forces, but there is no indication of any mass Russian withdrawal.
Japanese markets brace for triple whammy if opposition wins big
A Sanseito campaign van in Shinjuku. The populist party is gaining ground and challenging the more centrist parties.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
In Upper House race, younger voters in Tokyo turn to DPP for new direction
The Tokyo district has the highest number of candidates in the 2025 Upper House election with 32 people in the running for seven seats.
Concerns grow in Japan over possible Russian interference in Sunday’s election
A think tank researcher said anti-government propaganda by Russian bot accounts was what has made the small far-right party Sanseito so popular leading up to the Upper House election.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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