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Mar 7, 2022
Russian Ivan Kuliak faces disciplinary action after wearing symbol supporting invasion of Ukraine on uniform
Kuliak displayed the letter 'Z' on the front of his outfit as he stood on the podium next to Ukrainian rival Illia Kovtun
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2022
Firms in Japan start to feel the heat over Russia ties as rivals shun Moscow
Executives say privately they are worried about reputational damage, a sign corporate Japan is — however reluctantly — becoming more responsive to pressure on social issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 7, 2022
War exposes Europe’s failure to heed warnings over Russian gas
Despite experiencing similar issues with dependence on Russian energy in the past, the awkward reality is that the European Union is still much in the same place.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2022
Russia detains more than 4,300 people at anti-war protests across the country
Thousands of protesters chanted 'No to war!' and 'Shame on you!' according to videos posted on social media by opposition activists and bloggers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2022
Chinese brands stay put in Russia for now despite Western exodus
On social media, the Chinese public has shown overwhelming support for Russia's attack, which Moscow calls a 'special operation.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 7, 2022
U.S. working to secure Brittney Griner's release after star's detainment in Russia
Griner is still in custody and an investigation is underway, the Russian Customs Service said.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 7, 2022
‘We have no choice’: Mothers in Ukraine flee to Poland
At a station in Western Ukraine, mothers and their children boarded evacuation trains to Poland, while many of their husbands stayed to defend the country from advancing Russian forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2022
These are the cities in Ukraine facing Russian attacks
About two-thirds of the Ukrainian population of 44 million lived in the country's cities — now those cities are the focus of Putin's assault.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2022
Russian prisoners and Ukrainian soldiers describe two sides of the conflict
With hands still dirty from the battlefield, a dozen Russian prisoners of war sat, stony-faced, in a conference room of a Ukrainian news agency Saturday and described being captured after their armored columns were ambushed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2022
How the West marshaled a stunning show of unity against Russia
In a few frantic days, the West threw out the playbook it used for decades against the Kremlin and isolated Russia with unparalleled sanctions and penalties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2022
Putin’s justification for an attack on Ukraine conjures up memories of WWII and Hitler
Similar to Putin's justification for invading Ukraine, Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia in order to incorporate districts with a German-speaking population.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2022
Russia has unleashed a new age of nuclear proliferation
Even if Vladimir Putin is bluffing on using nuclear weapons, his threat is more frightening than anything since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2022
'Please close the sky,' Ukrainian refugees plead
NATO powers have so far ruled out a no-fly zone over Ukraine on the grounds that it could escalate the conflict beyond present borders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022
Russia declares ceasefire in two cities, but Ukraine officials say fighting continues
The Russian defense ministry said its units had opened humanitarian corridors near the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, which were encircled by its troops.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2022
How Washington is pushing back against Russian propaganda
Unlike its European allies, the U.S. is not directly pushing the giant American tech and social media companies that control the flow of information to billions of people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2022
London’s billionaire playground challenged by war’s reality
Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent targeting of Russia's overseas money, threatens to end the British capital's near 50-year run as the plutocrat's playground of choice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022
‘I don’t want to be called Russian anymore’: Anxious Soviet diaspora rethinks identity
Immigrants from the former Soviet bloc were never a monolith, but they bonded over shared language and history. Now, they are shifting away from being seen as one group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2022
A deal with a Putin ally leaves automaker Renault trapped in Russia
The French company has lost nearly 30% of its market value in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ensuing economic sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022
Ukraine war forces a question: How far east does Europe go?
After Russia invaded, Ukraine asked to join the European Union, quickly. Moldova and Georgia have asked too. Member states would rather not answer.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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