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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
Ruined port city of Mariupol could become Russia's first big win in Ukraine
The siege of the city has been the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the conflict, and has been described by Kyiv as a war crime.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
Biden gets out in front of U.S. policy again with genocide remark
Biden has seen that while his invocation of dire rhetoric may give heartburn to attorneys at the State Department, it has few practical consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
Russia says flagship of Black Sea fleet badly damaged by blast
Ukraine warned late on Wednesday that Russia was ramping up efforts in the South and East as it seeks full control of Mariupol.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022
Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia, after weeks of bombardment
If the Russians take the Azovstal industrial district, where the marines have been holed up, they would be in full control of Mariupol, Ukraine's main Sea of Azov port.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022
What’s up with India and its Ukraine policy?
The Ukraine war has exposed India's strategic vulnerabilities as arguably nothing else could. And paradoxically, the conflict has also increased the country's importance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s failed state, a disaster of his own making
So great is Putin's Ukraine blunder that he may now have rendered Russia a failed state — a political or economic system that has become so weak that the government is no longer in control.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 13, 2022
Is offshore wind power key to Japan’s energy security?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced the Japanese government to confront its energy sufficiency woes. Speeding up the development of offshore wind power is one solution.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2022
Looming battle in Donbas to shape course of Russia's war in Ukraine
Outgunned by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy continues to call on the West to help save his country.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2022
Even under shadow of sanctions, Russia can afford to feed its war machine
As the war grinds on, rising casualties and the need to rotate fresh troops into battle may prove more pressing challenges than the financial cost.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2022
U.S. weighs shift to support Hague court as it investigates Russian atrocities
The Biden team strongly wants to see Russian President Vladimir Putin and others in his military chain of command held to account.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2022
The invasion of Ukraine tests international institutions
The Ukraine war has been a test for international institutions. Many have been found wanting. Fortunately, several have risen to the moment and we should learn from their successes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2022
Far from defeated, Putin intends to escalate war in Ukraine
After a meeting with Putin, Austria's chancellor said he came away fearing that the Russian president intended to drastically intensify the brutality of the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2022
China’s echoes of Russia’s alternate reality intensify globally
The campaign by China has further undercut the country's effort to present itself as a neutral actor in the war, eager to promote a peaceful resolution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 11, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells South Korean lawmakers tens of thousands killed in Mariupol
'Ukraine needs various military technologies from airplanes to tanks,' Zelenskyy said in a video address to South Korean lawmakers. 'South Korea can help us.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2022
Finding Vladimir Putin’s money
The West may want to hit up dissatisfied Russian oligarchs and put them at ease so they divulge what they know of Vladimir Putin's wealth.u2002
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2022
Ukraine calls for more support as country's east becomes focus of new Russian assault
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kept up his tireless campaign to generate international support and rally his countrymen, warning the coming week would be important and tense.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2022
Russia’s invasion supercharges push to make a new green fuel
Investment funds are now joining governments and utilities in ambitious plans to make hydrogen a viable substitute for fossil fuels in manufacturing, transportation and heating.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2022
Ukraine conflict hurts Russian science, as West pulls funding
Hundreds of partnerships between Russian and Western institutions have been paused if not canceled altogether, scientists have said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2022
Spurred by Putin, Russians turn on one another over the war
Citizens are denouncing one another, illustrating how the war is feeding paranoia and polarization in Russian society.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2022
Dozens of Ukrainians found in grave near Kyiv as battle looms in east
The reported mass grave was found in the village of Buzova near Kyiv and was the latest to be discovered after Russian forces withdrew from the area.

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