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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2022
Manila’s helicopter deal cancellation increases pressure on Russian defense industry
The Mi-17 cancellation was unexpected as the Philippines had reiterated as recently as March that it was planning to proceed with the procurement.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2022
Learning the right nuclear lessons from Ukraine
Hiroshima gathering affirms the importance of nuclear disarmament amid nuclear-armed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2022
Vladimir Putin is no Peter the Great
The Russian leader is achieving the opposite of his idol by isolating his country and reducing it to a pariah state.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022
Russia asks Sakhalin-2 LNG buyers to pay for gas through Russian bank
The red tape of switching could delay vital deliveries of the fuel just as the world is grappling with fuel shortages and soaring energy prices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2022
No deal yet with U.S. on Brittney Griner swap for arms dealer, Russia says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the U.S. has made a 'substantial offer' to Moscow to release American citizens held in Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2022
Ukraine bombs Russian forces in drive to retake south
Ukraine said on Thursday its planes had struck five Russian strongholds around the southern city of Kherson and another nearby city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 28, 2022
Massive arms deals highlight South Korea’s growing defense industry
Amid heightened concern over the war in neighboring Ukraine, Poland has joined a growing list of countries that have turned to South Korea to meet their critical defense needs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. says 'substantial offer' on the table for Russia to release Brittney Griner
Washington said they offered Moscow a deal to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan weeks ago.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 28, 2022
Brittney Griner testifies during trial in Russia
'My rights were never read to me,' Griner said. 'No one explained any of it to me. At that point, I got on my phone and I contacted my spouse, my sports agent and my club team's translator.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2022
Russian forces capture Ukraine's second biggest power plant
Seizing the Soviet-era coal-fired Vuhlehirsk power plant in eastern Ukraine would be Moscow's first strategic gain in more than three weeks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2022
Months after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, many Japanese firms staying put in Russia
Teikoku Databank said difficulties finding alternative suppliers of rare metals and liquefied natural gas are making it difficult for Japanese companies to sever ties with Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2022
Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'
The confirmation of the long-proposed move comes as ties unravel between the Kremlin and the West over Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2022
Facing ‘Putin’s energy blackmail,’ Europe agrees to cut Russian gas use
Some EU countries rely on the fuel much more than others. Before the invasion of Ukraine, Germany relied on Russia for 55% of its gas imports.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2022
Putin will not attend Shinzo Abe's state funeral, Kremlin says
A Japanese media report had said that Tokyo would refuse Putin's attendance at the Sept. 27 funeral even if he wanted to go.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 26, 2022
Why sanctions are failing to stop Russia's attack on Ukraine
While Russia seems wary of interventions by the U.S. or NATO, and is trying to avoid them, economic sanctions placed on Moscow have done little to halt the war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2022
Russian gas flow too low to fill Europe's storage
Russia's cut in supplies through its main gas pipeline to Germany will leave Europe's biggest economy faced with rationing industry to keep its citizens warm during the winter months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2022
Sweating amid extreme heat while worrying about future shivering
Europe is baking under record heat due to climate change and can expect a frigid winter due to Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2022
Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odesa port, key to grain deal
Kyiv described the attack as a 'spit in the face' of a deal signed by the warring neighbors a day earlier to resume grain exports blocked by the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2022
Putin bets on an ancient weapon in Ukraine: time
Nearly five months since the invasion began, Russia is hoping that Western resolve will be sapped by alarm over surging global energy and food prices that the war has helped to stoke.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2022
In Ukraine's Siversk, a grave dug on a sidewalk
The town in the Donetsk region lives and breathes fear as Russian forces relentlessly shell the town and it's inhabitants.

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