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RUSSIA

WORLD
Jul 10, 2016
U.S. missile brought down Russian helicopter in Syria: report
Two Russian airmen killed in Syria on Friday were shot down with American weaponry, the Interfax news agency said Sunday, quoting a Russian military source.
WORLD
Jul 2, 2016
U.S. official says Russian warship made 'unprofessional' maneuver near U.S. Navy ship in Mediterranean
A Russian warship carried out "unprofessional" maritime operations in close proximity to a U.S. Navy ship in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, a U.S. Defense Department official said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2016
Russian firefighting plane goes down after tackling blaze in Siberia; up to 10 people missing
A Russian firefighting plane went missing Friday while dousing a forest blaze in Siberia, Interfax news agency reported.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2016
Erdogan needs like-minded Putin
What's a mere apology between two dictators who can do a lot to prop each other up?
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2016
Brexit casts doubt over new EU and NATO defense strategy
Britain's departure from the European Union risks undermining Europe's new defense strategy, days before NATO and EU governments sign a landmark pact to confront a range of threats from Russia to the Mediterranean, officials say.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2016
China, Russia, Mongolia ink economic corridor plan
China, Russia and Mongolia signed a development plan on Thursday to build an economic corridor that will boost transport links and economic cooperation among the three neighbors, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2016
Getting tough on Russian cheating
The decision to ban the Russian track and field team from the Olympics was correct. Now it's up to Russia to prove beyond all doubt that it understands the stakes and will adjust its behavior accordingly.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2016
The West is getting Russia wrong
Western governments and publics need to see better through the self-serving rationale of the Kremlin's actions. To do otherwise plays into Putin's hands.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2016
Despite State Department dissent on Syria, Obama not shifting toward strikes against Assad's forces
The U.S. administration sought on Friday to contain fallout from a leaked internal memo critical of its Syria policy, but showed no sign it was willing to consider the military strikes that the letter, signed by dozens of American diplomats, called for.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2016
Japan, Russia to resume talks on disputed isles off Hokkaido next week
Tokyo and the Kremlin will on Wednesday resume negotiations on the decades-old territorial row over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2016
JTB hack underscores need for revamp of cybersecurity in Japan
A massive data breach at Japan's largest travel agency has underscored the risks companies face when they keep sensitive data on networks connected to the internet, experts say. Some warn government systems are especially vulnerable to state-sponsored attack, including by China and North Korea.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2016
NATO to send troops to deter Russia; Putin orders snap drill
Britain, Germany and the United States advanced plans Tuesday to spearhead a new NATO force on Russia's border from next year, and Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered snap checks on combat readiness across his armed forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2016
USS 'Ike' adds second carrier group to Mediterranean amid Russia expansion
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean late on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, at a time when U.S. officials are raising alarm over Russia's maritime expansion.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2016
A contrarian chess player's message lives on
To those who distrusted the Soviet system but lacked the courage or the wherewithal to leave or fight, Viktor Korchnoi was a symbol of freedom.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2016
First Chinese warship to skirt Senkakus triggers protest from Tokyo
Tokyo denounced Beijing on Thursday after a Chinese frigate entered a contiguous zone just outside Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2016
Made-in-Siberia: Russia boasts 'cool' new midrange jetliner to vie with Boeing, Airbus
Russia on Wednesday presented a new medium-range passenger plane that state media said was superior to its Western-made counterparts in many respects and would be snapped up by both Russian and foreign carriers.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami