Tag - russia

 
Menu
Search
 
August 28, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2018
Tens of thousands of civilians trapped as Syrian army readies 'huge' assault on holdout rebels' last bastion
The Syrian army is preparing to launch a "huge" operation against the last rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta unless the Jaish al-Islam insurgent group agrees to hand over the area, a pro-Syrian government newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 27, 2018
Japan and the Skripal poisoning: The U.K.'s fair-weather friend
Prime Minister Abe should demonstrate that Japan is a reliable security partner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2018
Poisoning demonstrates Brexit's threat to the security of Britain
Brexiteers must realize a 'Britain alone' is a 'Britain vulnerable.'
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2018
Japan keeps reaction low-key as nations join forces in expelling Russian diplomats after U.K. poisoning
Experts say Tokyo finds itself caught in a dilemma as it tries to be on good terms with both its Western allies and Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 27, 2018
Before expulsions, a brick-by-brick hardening of U.S. stance toward Russia
America's most sweeping expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War may have seemed like a dramatic escalation in Washington's response to Moscow, but the groundwork for a more confrontational U.S. posture had been taking shape for months — in plain sight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 27, 2018
Australia to expel two Russian diplomats over U.K. nerve agent attack, hints at World Cup boycott
Australia will expel two Russian diplomats in response to a nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that the U.K. government has blamed on Moscow, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2018
War crimes evidence in Syria so 'overwhelming' not all can be pursued: U.N.
War crimes investigators and activists have amassed an "overwhelming volume" of testimonies, images and videos documenting atrocities committed by all sides during Syria's war, a U.N. quasi-prosecutorial body said in its first report.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2018
Trump may boot some Russian diplomats over nerve agent attack on ex-spy in U.K.: source
President Donald Trump is considering the expulsion of some Russian diplomats in the United States in solidarity with Britain over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2018
Controlling the web a dream and nightmare
Authoritarian governments regulate what their citizens can see online. The U.S. lets tech companies make similar decisions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 23, 2018
Russia's Me Too moment puts lawmakers in focus amid media boycott
Russia may be having its Me Too moment amid a backlash over the decision of a parliamentary ethics committee to dismiss sexual harassment allegations against a senior legislator.
WORLD
Mar 22, 2018
Ukraine tightens entrance requirements for Russians
Kiev will tighten control over travel by Russian citizens to Ukraine, according to a decree signed by President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, a further move by the authorities to distance Ukraine from its neighbor and one-time ally.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2018
Scholar in Facebook storm worked on Russian study of narcissism, other 'dark triad' traits
The psychologist at the center of a scandal over the misuse of millions of Facebook users' personal data worked with Russian researchers on a study of pathological personality traits.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2018
23 expelled Russian diplomats leave Britain in nerve agent crisis, 23 alleged spies also get boot
Twenty-three expelled Russian diplomats and their families left London for Moscow on Tuesday as Britain and Russia traded recriminations over a nerve agent attack in England that has plunged relations into their worst crisis since the Cold War.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2018
Putin's hawks got the result they wanted
With Russian strongman's re-election, West must brace itself for an extended period with a tough, hostile opponent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2018
OPCW inspectors analyze toxin used on former Russian spy; EU backs Britain
Inspectors from the world's chemical weapons watchdog on Monday began examining the poison used to strike down a former Russian double agent in England, in an attack that London blames on Moscow.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2018
Japan lauds Putin's victory as isle row anchors Russo-Japanese diplomacy
The Japanese government lauds Russian President Vladimir Putin's re-election with a reminder that it still wants the four disputed islands off Hokkaido back in its grasp.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2018
Sources contradict testimony by Jeff Sessions that he opposed Russia outreach in 2016
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' testimony that he opposed a proposal for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team to meet with Russians has been contradicted by three people who told Reuters they have spoken about the matter to investigators with Special Counsel Robert Mueller or congressional...
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2018
Putin on track for commanding win as Russians head to polls
Russians voted in a presidential election Sunday that was expected to give Vladimir Putin an easy victory, but his opponents alleged officials were compelling people to come to the polls so that a low turnout does not tarnish the win.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2018
In Russian election, some people say they were ordered to vote by their employers
Opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged that voters in Sunday's presidential election were being compelled to show up at polling stations in a Kremlin drive to ensure Putin's likely win is not tarnished by a low turnout.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 16, 2018
Russia to respond by expelling U.K. diplomats as crisis over nerve toxin attack deepens
Russia is set to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to kick out 23 Russians as relations with London crashed to a post-Cold War low over an attack with military-grade nerve agent on English soil.
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.
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after
Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER