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RUSSIA

COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2015
In Russia, Hillary Clinton would already have lost
If Hillary Clinton had just announced her candidacy to run for president in Russia, rather than in America, she'd already be in deep trouble.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 13, 2015
South Korea's Park to skip Russian WWII event that Kim will attend
South Korean President Park Geun-hye will not attend an event in Moscow to mark the end of World War Two in Europe and will instead send an envoy, an official said Monday, dashing the possibility for a rare summit with the leader of North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 10, 2015
Ukrainian soldiers executed by pro-Russia rebels, Amnesty International alleges
Human rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday at least four Ukrainian soldiers had been shot dead in what it described as "execution-style" killings by pro-Russian separatist groups earlier this year.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2015
World's foreign currency reserves falling after hitting peak of $12 trillion
The decade-long surge in foreign-currency reserves held by the world's central banks is coming to an end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2015
Russia's rich forgo some luxuries but still back Putin
Russian model Alisa Krylova canceled her order for the latest Mercedes, spent New Year's in Moscow rather than skiing in the Alps and now employs Russian staffers rather than foreigners.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2015
Putin and the neoconservatives
The national ambitions harbored by Vladimir Putin and American neoconservatives are troublingly similar.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2015
Too few workers in Russia and too many poor people
Independent of the current economic crisis, Russia's labor market has entered a deep, prolonged decline in its economically active population.
WORLD
Apr 2, 2015
At least 54 dead, 15 missing after Russian trawler sinks off Kamchatka
At least 54 crew members on a Russian fishing trawler died and 15 were missing after it sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Western Pacific Ocean late on Wednesday, officials in the area said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2015
Last chance for Ukraine, EU
There is something fundamentally wrong with EU policy. How else could Putin's Russia have outmaneuvered Ukraine's allies, which used to lead the free world?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2015
Why economic sanctions on Russia don't work
The more the West increases its economic pressure against Russia, the less likely it becomes that Russians will engage in dissent against the Putin regime.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2015
Iran nuclear talks miss deadline; U.S. threatens to walk away
Six world powers and Iran negotiated past a March 31 deadline into the wee hours of Wednesday, struggling to conclude an outline accord on Tehran's nuclear program in the face of a U.S. threat to abandon the talks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2015
Soros says ready to invest $1 billlion in Ukraine if West helps
Billionaire financier George Soros is ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if Western countries help private investment there, and sees a 1 in 3 chance Greece will leave the euro, he told Austrian newspaper Der Standard.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2015
Iran, powers rush for nuclear deal as clock ticks toward deadline
Iran and six world powers ramped up the pace of negotiations on Tuesday ahead of a deadline for a preliminary nuclear deal that was less than 24 hours away, as both sides warned it was crucial to overcome differences that could wreck an agreement.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2015
Russia, Australia, Netherlands to join China's development bank
Russia, Australia and the Netherlands on Saturday became the latest three countries to say they plan to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, adding clout to an institution seen as enhancing China's regional and global influence.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2015
Jordan signs $10 billion nuclear power plant deal with Russia
Jordan signed an agreement with Russia on Tuesday worth $10 billion that sets the legal basis for building the kingdom's first nuclear power plant with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2015
Russia's air corps is a powerful but fading force
The modernization of Russia's still formidable but rapidly aging air force will be a daunting task.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2015
Russia treading water in sea of red ink
Russia's troubled domestic front is now catching up to President Vladimir Putin and limiting his regional and global aspirations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2015
Russia threatens to aim nuclear missiles at Denmark ships if it joins NATO shield
Russia threatened to aim nuclear missiles at Danish warships if Denmark joins NATO's missile defense system, in comments Copenhagen called unacceptable and NATO said would not contribute to peace.
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.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo

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