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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2022
Musk offers proposal on China-Taiwan tensions, after Russia-Ukraine plan
The billionaire suggested that tensions between Beijing and Taipei could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2022
Putin 'in a corner' with options narrowing
The question of 'off-ramps' — or decisions that allow the Russian leader to end the fighting without admitting defeat — continues to vex Western analysts, who see no good options.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Blunt criticism of Russian army signals new challenge for Putin
An official in a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine suggested Russia's defense minister shoot himself over his army's failings, an unusually blunt rebuke of Kremlin leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Biden says Putin nuclear threats are real, warning he could spark ‘Armageddon’
Putin has renewed his nuclear threats as he announced the annexation of Ukrainian territory, some of which Russia doesn't control.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2022
Russia’s war hawks are no longer marching in lockstep
The loss of the strategic city of Lyman to Ukrainian forces has prompted a level of finger-pointing among Putin's military partners that threatens his hold on power.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2022
Ukraine recovers more territory in region Russia claims to have annexed
With Russian forces retreating from front lines in the south and east, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said settlements to the northeast of Kherson city had been 'liberated.'
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2022
Japan to introduce restrictions on city gas usage
The planned revision is aimed at developing a system to curb demand during times of emergency, as uncertainty is growing over stable overseas procurement of liquefied natural gas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2022
The Kremlin’s suicidal march to imperialism
The more apparent it is that Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, the more forcefully President Vladimir Putin declares that it is not.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2022
Putin gives final approval to Ukraine annexation plan despite retreats
Russia has escalated the war with the annexation drive, a military mobilization and warnings of a possible recourse to nuclear weapons to protect all of its territory.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2022
What stopped globalization?
With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the economic “mutual assured destruction” that was supposed to safeguard globalization and deter decoupling apparently reached its limits.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 4, 2022
In Putin’s nuclear brinksmanship, weapons leave room for warning
The threats are part of a broad attempt by the Kremlin to intimidate the U.S. and Europe into cutting support for Ukraine and forcing Kyiv into negotiations on Moscow's terms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2022
Musk and Zelenskyy in Twitter showdown over billionaire's Ukraine peace plan
The Tesla CEO proposed U.N.-supervised elections in four occupied regions that Moscow last week moved to annex after what it called referendums.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2022
Kishida tries to put focus on economy after Unification Church controversy
The prime minister used his speech at the opening of the new parliamentary session to emphasize economic measures, such as those on inflation and raising wages.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2022
Iranian drones, cheap and plentiful, help Russia terrorize Ukraine's port of Odesa
The bombardment is leading some Ukrainians to flee the city again for the first time since before the summer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 3, 2022
How effective are the West's sanctions on Russia?
With Russia still able to sell crude oil and gas to other nations, the country is still pulling in money to fund its war in Ukraine, leaving the real effect of economic sanctions unclear.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2022
Another defeat in Ukraine undermines Putin’s ‘forever’ goals
Outnumbered and increasingly encircled by Kyiv's forces, several thousand Russian troops withdrew from Lyman in Donetsk province over the weekend.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 3, 2022
'I feel like I can’t live the life I had before Feb. 24'
How do you tell the world about a war? A Japanese publisher and pro-Ukrainian group team up in an attempt to get the story told by the people most affected by it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2022
Gas outflow from last Nord Stream leaks has ended, Denmark cites company as saying
A total of four leaks were discovered on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea near Denmark and Sweden last week.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
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.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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