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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2019
Ship in deadly Black Sea blaze was turned away from Russia port over U.S. sanctions
Two ships ablaze in the Black Sea region, leaving at least 10 crew dead, caught fire while transferring fuel midsea after one vessel was barred from using its usual port in southern Russia due to U.S. sanctions risk, two sources told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2019
Russians' trust in Vladimir Putin falls to 13-year low of 33.4%, state pollster reports
Public trust in President Vladimir Putin has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years, according to a Russian state pollster, a setback for the Kremlin, which works hard to burnish Putin's image as a wise father-of-the-nation-style leader.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2019
Bus bomb kills three civilians in Syria's Kurdish enclave of Afrin on anniversary of Turkish invasion
A bomb planted on a public bus in the northwest Syrian town of Afrin killed three civilians and wounded about 20, several witnesses told Reuters on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2019
Syrian opposition sees window for political solution after eight years of civil war
Syria now has a good opportunity to reach a political solution to its devastating eight-year war as cease-fires have brought calm to many areas of the country, Syria's chief opposition negotiator said Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2019
Russia's new heavy-lift rocket has critical defect
Scientists have discovered a defect in the engines of Russia's new flagship heavy-lift space rocket that could destroy it in flight, an apparent setback to a project President Vladimir Putin has said is vital for national security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2019
After once declaring all-clear, Trump missile defense review calls North Korea 'extraordinary threat'
President Donald Trump unveiled a revamped U.S. missile defense strategy on Thursday that called North Korea an ongoing and "extraordinary threat," seven months after he declared the threat posed by Pyongyang had been eliminated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2019
Putin gets hero's welcome in Belgrade as Serbia seeks leverage over EU-leaning Kosovo
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced Kosovo's creation of an army as destabilizing for the Balkans during a visit to Belgrade that underscored his ally Serbia's conflicted approach to joining the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2019
Russia's press poses a problem for Putin
Semi-authoritarian regimes don't fully control the people's behavior and Russia's media is stirring more anger than outsiders may expect.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2019
Syrian jihadis push forward into Turkish-backed rebel buffer zone enclaves
A jihadi assault gained ground on Tuesday against Turkish-backed rebels in northwest Syria, edging closer to front-lines with government forces, a rebel official and a war monitor said.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2019
WikiLeaks tells reporters 140 'false and defamatory' things not to say about Julian Assange
WikiLeaks on Sunday advised journalists not to report 140 different "false and defamatory" statements about its founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since June 2012.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2019
At Istanbul ceremony, ecumenical patriarch signs decree granting independence to Ukrainian Orthodox church
The spiritual head of Orthodox Christians worldwide formally granted independence to the Ukrainian church on Saturday, marking a historic split from Russia which Ukrainian leaders see as vital to the country's security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2019
U.S. says no timeline for Syria withdrawal as 'final blows' continue
The United States has no timeline for the withdrawal of American troops from Syria but does not plan to stay indefinitely, a senior State Department official said on Friday, sending a strong signal that U.S. forces could stay until the fight against Islamic State militants is over.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2019
French scientists dismiss Russian challenge to age of world's oldest person on record
Two French scientists who validated Jeanne Calment's status as the oldest person ever to have lived, have dismissed claims by Russian researchers who say that she didn't really survive to 122.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2018
Expect 2019 to test global stability
For all the assurances that the world is getting better, there are huge geopolitical challenges to face and master to make that optimism real.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2018
Russian forces to get new missile complex S-350 Vityaz in 2019
Russia will in 2019 deploy the S-350 Vityaz new generation short-to-mid-range surface-to-air defense missile complex, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday, in a long-planned move to replace its aging S-300 system.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 30, 2018
In New Year letter, Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump Moscow is open for dialogue on 'wide-ranging agenda'
President Vladimir Putin told his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in a New Year letter on Sunday that Moscow is ready for dialogue on a "wide-ranging agenda," the Kremlin said following a series of failed attempts to hold a new summit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2018
Syrian army advances as Russia and allies position for U.S. pullout
Syrian government forces rolled into a key region held by U.S.-backed Kurds, winning praise from Russia and heading off a threatened Turkish advance as Moscow and its allies move quickly to fill the void left by a planned U.S. pullout.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2018
Putin had a bad 2018; next year will be worse
Russia's economy has been weakened by sanctions and falling oil prices, and the president's popularity is slipping.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2018
Studies show Russia used internet to perfect its dark arts
The West's open, democratic culture makes it an easy online target for Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2018
A new Russian first lady? Putin hints he may marry again
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would probably have to get married again, but did not say to whom.
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.
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."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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