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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2022
Who does the U.S. think it is, telling India how to respond to Ukraine?
All countries act according to their own geopolitical calculations and none is immune from making mistakes, including the U.S.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2022
Three months before Upper House poll, Kishida holds party rivals at bay
Strong approval ratings and the Ukraine crisis have given the prime minister the edge over his rival Shinzo Abe within the LDP.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2022
Eight years after Maidan Revolution, Ukraine better equipped for information war with Russia
A vanguard of volunteers are fighting Russian propaganda, which for years had spread inside Ukraine and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2022
U.S. and Europe plan new Russia sanctions as Ukraine warns of more civilian deaths
U.S. President Joe Biden labeled civilian killings in Ukraine as war crimes as Kyiv warned that more deaths were likely to be uncovered in areas seized from Russian invaders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2022
Ukraine's stateless trapped in war zone with no proof they exist
Ukraine has thousands of people not recognized as a citizen of any country — without proof of identity, they are trapped in the fighting as checkpoints proliferate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022
Why Putin faces 'more NATO' in the Arctic after Ukraine invasion
As nonmembers, Finland and Sweden don't have the protection of NATO's guarantee that an attack on one ally is an attack on all, but moves to join the alliance are growing more likely.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2022
China gas buyers seek cheap Russian fuel shunned by the world
Most LNG importers around the world won't buy Russian cargoes out of fear of future sanctions or damage to reputation, but some Chinese firms are willing to take that risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2022
Amid global energy chaos, uncertainties grow
For modern nations, primary energy supplies are the lifeline of national existence. Cut that line, even for a moment, and you can be certain of deep political instability.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2022
Please stand with Ukraine in its time of need
The longer Putin's Ukraine assault continues, the greater the likelihood other countries will be drawn into the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022
Images of civilian victims in Ukraine spur foreign volunteers to fight
Many were inspired by what they saw on social media and TV and make up part of more than 20,000 people from 52 countries who have volunteered to fight, Ukraine's top diplomat has said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022
Conscripts sent to fight by pro-Russia Donbas get little training, old rifles and poor supplies, sources say
The new accounts of untrained and ill-equipped conscripts being deployed are a fresh indication of how stretched the military resources at the Kremlin's disposal are.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022
‘This is true barbarity’: Life and death under Russian occupation
The town of Trostyanets was occupied by Russian forces for a month before the Ukrainian military liberated it. Residents described weeks of hunger and horror.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2022
How could Russia's Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?
Legal experts say a prosecution of President Vladimir Putin or other Russian leaders would face high hurdles and could take years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022
Russia's war migrants find mixed reception in Georgia
Many have headed for Georgia, Turkey and Armenia, drawn by visa-free regimes and pre-existing Russian communities, but not all have been welcomed with open arms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022
What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's actions have created huge uncertainty in Islamabad, fueling anger among the opposition and deepening the country's political crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2022
Putin’s pre-war allies dominate Hungarian and Serbian elections
The country's leaders are walking a tightrope between maintaining old ties and trying to get closer to the West.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2022
Russian ships switch flags at record rate amid sanctions scrutiny
A total of 18 ships, including 11 cargo vessels from the same fleet, changed to non-Russian flags last month, maritime consultancy Windward Ltd. found.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2022
The new art of economic warfare
The severe sanctions that the West has imposed on Russia may be justified to defeat Putin, but they have escalated economic warfare to an unprecedented level.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2022
Missiles hit near Ukraine's Odesa as new Mariupol evacuation bid planned
Ukraine says its forces have retaken all areas around Kyiv, claiming complete control of the capital region for the first time since Russia launched its invasion on Feb 24.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2022
Bitcoin may serve many masters in the war in Ukraine
Cryptocurrencies face a bad rap, but they're showing the world they have the ability to be a force for good with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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