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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2022
German power prices smash record as energy panic engulfs Europe
Europe finds itself in a precarious situation with the official start of the winter heating season just over a month away.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2022
The Dugins: Media-savvy far-right Russian prophets
Alexander Dugin gained prominence in the 1990s in the intellectual chaos that followed the break-up of the Soviet Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022
Russian security service accuses Ukraine of killing Alexander Dugin's daughter
The Federal Security Service said the attack was carried out by a Ukrainian woman born in 1979 who had arrived in Russia in July and spent a month preparing the attack.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022
After six months of war, what's next for Ukraine?
The conflict has turned into a grinding campaign of daily air strikes and battles with no clear endgame in sight.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 22, 2022
Dennis Rodman planning trip to Russia in hopes of helping Brittney Griner
Rodman, 61, a five-time former NBA champion, has a record of unorthodox forays into geopolitics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine has echoes of the Soviet Union’s end
Empires like Russia — especially the biggest ones — don't end quickly or peacefully.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022
Daughter of ultranationalist Russian ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack
Darya Dugina, daughter of prominent ideologue Alexander Dugin, was killed after a suspected explosive device detonated on the Toyota Land Cruiser she was traveling in.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022
Russian crops and fertilizer must move 'unimpeded,' U.N. chief says
Guterres traveled this week to Ukraine, where he met the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the western city of Lviv on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2022
Biden faces G20 quandary between joining Putin and Xi or staying home
The U.S. leader is facing a difficult choice — attend this year's summit with two leaders he has sought to isolate, or skip the gathering and forgo a chance to shape its outcome.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022
Zelenskyy warns of 'ugly' Russian attack ahead of Ukraine Independence Day celebrations
'We must all be aware that this week Russia could try to do something particularly ugly, something particularly vicious,' the Ukrainian president said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2022
Odesa is defiant. It’s also Putin’s ultimate target.
Odesa, grain port to the world, city of creative mingling, scarred metropolis steeped in Jewish history, is the big prize in the war and a personal obsession for Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2022
NATO races to counter Russia’s threat in Europe’s weak spot
Moscow's war on its neighbor has raised questions as to whether NATO is doing enough to deter Russian expansionism after years of underinvestment and ignored warnings.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2022
Putin to allow inspectors to visit Russian-occupied nuclear plant
The French president's office said Moscow had 'reconsidered' a demand that the International Atomic Energy Agency travel through Russia to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear site.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2022
China’s reaction to Pelosi's Taiwan visit has air of deja vu
Beijing's Taiwan outbursts over Pelosi visit have been seen before, such as in the central government's purchase of the Senkakus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2022
Japan’s largest online broker to shut crypto mining in Russia
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created uncertainty over the prospects of the mining business, while crypto's global market rout has rendered it less profitable to mine tokens.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2022
U.N. chief seeks to secure Ukraine nuclear plant and explore peace talks
Antonio Guterres said he is gravely concerned by circumstances at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and called for military equipment and personnel to be withdrawn.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2022
Indonesian president says Xi and Putin will attend G20 summit
Putin's attendance could also bring him face to face with Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since Russia's invasion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2022
Pacific War hostilities didn’t exactly end on Aug. 15, 1945
The Soviet Union, and thus Russia, permanently damaged Japan's trust with its actions in Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2022
Japan utilities get contract offer from new Russian operator of Sakhalin-2
The Russian entity replaces the project operator Sakhalin Energy as Moscow rewrites rules for foreign firms operating in the country amid global sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2022
Ukraine strikes again in Crimea, challenging Russian hold on peninsula
Ukrainian attacks in Crimea represent a growing challenge to Putin, with the peninsula's security key to Russia's military effort — and to Putin's political standing at home.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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