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RUSSIA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2022
EU spares pipeline oil from Russian embargo plan to break logjam
The European Commission sent a revised proposal to members on Saturday that would spare shipments of oil through the giant Druzhba pipeline, which is Hungary's main source of crude imports.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 28, 2022
How a Russian billionaire shielded assets from European sanctions
Andrey Melnichenko ceded ownership of two of the world's largest coal and fertilizers companies to his wife the day before he was sanctioned by the European Union, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2022
Europe’s push to punish Putin is falling short of the rhetoric
Diplomats and officials are getting increasingly frustrated the EU may already be reaching the limits of the short-term pain it can inflict on Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 28, 2022
Ferocious Russian attacks spur fresh accusations of genocide in Ukraine
A new report by legal scholars and human rights experts said mass killings and deliberate attacks on shelters by Russian forces had established a 'genocidal pattern” against Ukrainians.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2022
Biden's diplomatic brinkmanship on Taiwan's 'strategic ambiguity'
There is no doubt that Joe Biden's remarks that the U.S. would defend Taiwan were not part of a 'gaffe' and were very deliberate.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2022
As Russia diverges from the global economy, Soviet-style scarcity looms
The economic toll on Russia, although difficult to quantify, has spread widely, from its largest companies to its small shops and workers.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 27, 2022
U.N. Security Council split spells end of an era for U.S.-led sanctions on North Korea
The two countries on Thursday vetoed a U.S.-led push to impose more U.N. sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2022
How does it end? Fissures emerge over what constitutes victory in Ukraine
Differing objectives make it all the more difficult to define what victory — or even a muddled peace — would look like.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 27, 2022
Russia preparing law to allow seizure of West-owned businesses seeking exit
The new law raises the stakes for multinationals trying to exit, and could be in place within weeks.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2022
U.S. and Ukraine discuss danger of escalation as new arms extend Kyiv's reach
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration and U.S. allies have been increasingly willing to give Ukraine longer-range weaponry, including M777 howitzers, as Kyiv battles Russian forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2022
WHO condemns Russia's aggression in Ukraine in rare vote
The proposal brought by the U.S. and others condemned Russia's actions but stopped short of immediately suspending its voting rights at the U.N. health agency.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2022
A doomed river crossing shows the perils of entrapment in the war’s east
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, strategy has in large part evolved into attempts at entrapment. But as the encounter at the bridge illustrated, the tactic comes with grave risks.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2022
U.N.'s grain-for-fertilizer plan holds little appeal for Moscow
Goodwill is lacking in Moscow, which has squarely blamed the Western sanctions imposed in response to Russia's military campaign in Ukraine for the food crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2022
Russia poised to act against ruble rebound that’s seen as a threat
Gains in the currency are giving the government pause, as they bite into exporter competitiveness and budget revenue on oil, gas and other commodities sold abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2022
Tanks, but no ammo — Germany's Ukraine pledges show military muddle
The confusion underlines how Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 has caught Berlin on the back foot, revealing how starkly ill-equipped it is for military action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2022
Europe’s soft-power problem
What is most off-putting is the way that Europeans tend to universalize their own experience, often assuming that what is right for them is right for others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2022
Insurance is Russian oil's Achilles' heel
Insurers from Europe and the United States, which dominate the international marine market, are curtailing coverage for Russian oil tankers, industry sources say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2022
How not to respond to a global food crisis
Curbing exports of wheat, maize and other staples only drives up prices for those who can least afford it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2022
The refinery standing between Germany and a Russian oil embargo
For decades, crude oil piped in from Russia has flowed into a giant refinery in Schwedt, an industrial city on the Oder River, providing jobs for thousands and a reliable source of fuel.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2022
Russia seeks to put stranglehold on twin Ukrainian cities
Russia is attempting to seize Donetsk and Luhansk, two separatist-claimed provinces in Donbas, and trap Ukrainian forces in a pocket on the main eastern front.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
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.
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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