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RUSSIA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2019
Turkey, the S-400 and the new arms sale geopolitics
As the current U.S.-Turkey row shows all too clearly, mixing and matching the latest Russian and U.S. weapons systems is something Washington does not take lightly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2019
What if the U.S. could fight only one war at a time?
The post-Cold War idea of winning on two fronts gives way to the realities of great power competition.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2019
Hundreds rally in Moscow to decry state abuse of investigative journalist
Several hundred protesters gathered in Moscow on Sunday in a small, government-authorized rally supporting investigative journalist Ivan Golunov and decrying abuse of power over his five-day arrest this month on drug charges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2019
Twitter deletes thousands of accounts tied to Iran as it seeks to end false info campaigns
Twitter Inc. on Thursday said it removed thousands of accounts linked to coordinated, state-backed activities it believes were from the Iranian government and archived them to its public database launched last year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2019
Russia uncovers 40,000-year-old wolf head preserved in Siberian ice
About 40,000 years ago, a wolf died in what we know as Siberia. Now its severed head has been found, and because of the freezing conditions, it is so well preserved that its fur, teeth, brain and facial tissue are largely intact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2019
Europol highlights Russian money as top laundering threat and calls Baltic states 'front line'
Europe's Baltic states are at risk from further Russian money laundering, a top European police official said after several big banks were hit by scandals centered on the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2019
Russian police detain at least 94 at Moscow journalist protest
Russian police detained at least 94 people on Wednesday, including opposition politician Alexei Navalny, at a protest in Moscow calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist, monitors said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2019
Should Russia hug China?
Engaging a far superior strategist in his drive against the West may be a gamble that Putin — and Russia — soon regret.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 11, 2019
Beijing and Moscow want to control the 'world island'
Increasing military cooperation helps both sides now, but in the long run Beijing will rule.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 11, 2019
Russian jets kill at least 25, mainly civilians, in northwestern Syria, say rescuers
Airstrikes on Monday killed at least 25 people, mostly civilians, in northwestern Syria in the sixth week of a Russian-led military offensive that has so far killed hundreds of civilians, according to residents and civil rescuers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2019
U.S. starts withdrawing Turkey from F-35 program over Russia defense deal
The United States on Friday raised the stakes in its standoff with Turkey over Ankara's deal to acquire a Russian air defense system, laying out a plan to remove the NATO ally from the F-35 fighter jet program that includes immediately halting any new training for Turkish pilots on the advanced aircraft....
WORLD
Jun 7, 2019
U.S. and Russia trade blame for near collision of warships in East China Sea
Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in the East China Sea on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and unprofessional behavior.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2019
Russia orders Tinder dating app to share user data on demand
Russia said Monday it had added the popular dating app Tinder to a list of entities obliged to hand over user data and messages to law enforcement agencies on demand, including the main successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2019
Blasts at Russian military explosives plant injure dozens
Seventy-nine people were injured when several blasts at the explosives plant Kristall shook the central Russian town of Dzerzhinsk on Saturday, the Russian health ministry said.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 1, 2019
Lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama's 'war' gaffe puts spotlight on disputed isles
Diet lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama was kicked out of opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai last month over remarks he made during an exchange excursion to one of the Russian-controlled islands off the coast of Hokkaido that Japan claims as its own. Other opposition parties have demanded he resign and the ruling...
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2019
Russian and Japanese foreign ministers fail to make breakthrough on island issue in Tokyo talks
Progress in the long-standing territorial dispute over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido remained elusive during a meeting between Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.
WORLD
May 31, 2019
Russia calls U.S. nuclear-test accusation 'smear'
Russia rebuffed as a baseless smear on Thursday a U.S. allegation that Moscow may be conducting low-level nuclear tests in violation of a moratorium.
WORLD
May 30, 2019
U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency believes Russia is secretly conducting low-yield nuclear tests
The United States believes Russia may be conducting low-level nuclear tests, a U.S. intelligence official on Wednesday, while the head of a body monitoring a global nuclear treaty said there was no sign of such violations by Moscow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2019
Kim Jong Un's moneyball strategy
The North's leader is quietly building a united front with China and Russia, much to the detriment of U.S. interests in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2019
Syria regime steps up airstrikes in northwest and seizes small town
Syrian government forces pounded positions in the northwest of the country on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in the heaviest day of air strikes since launching a major campaign against the rebel-held territory nearly four weeks ago.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."

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