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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2014
Yanukovych son's biz empire probed
On a street in ousted President Viktor Yanukovych's political stronghold, Donetsk, stands the imposing headquarters of the Mako Group, a Ukrainian conglomerate spanning banking to construction.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2014
'Hero of the Maidan' prompted leader's exit
When the history of the bloody turbulence in Ukraine is written, a 26-year-old who learned combat skills in the army cadets may be recorded as the man who made up President Viktor Yanukovych's mind to cut and run.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2014
Moscow slams 'armed mutiny,' says it will not deal with Kiev's new leaders
Moscow says it will not deal with those who led an 'armed mutiny' against Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich, who was elected in 2010, and said it now fears for the lives of its citizens, notably in the Russian-speaking east and Crimea on the Black Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2014
Yanukovych 'planned to use troops to crush protesters'
Before he was ousted as Ukraine president, Viktor Yanukovych drew up plans to use thousands of troops to crush the protests that eventually toppled him, according to a leaked document published online.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2014
In Kiev, snipers turn protest area into battlefield
It only takes one word for people on Independence Square to dash for cover: "Sniper!"
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2014
Yanukovych faces pressure from powerful oligarch backers
Marooned among empty seats in the Ukrainian parliament, Vadim Novinsky broke with the ruling Party of Regions and voted in favor of a bill condemning the violence that has left dozens dead in Kiev during a week of bloodshed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2014
Melting Arctic ice brings hope to Russian city
The city of Nadym, in the extreme north of Siberia, is one of the Earth's least hospitable places, shrouded in darkness for half of the year, with temperatures plunging below minus 30 Celsius and the nearby Kara Sea semipermanently frozen.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2014
Ukraine PM offers to resign
Ukraine's prime minister offered his resignation Tuesday to help bring about an end to more than two months of street protests that turned deadly last week and have taken over government buildings across the nation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2013
Two U.S. senators vow support in Ukraine
A showdown between Russia on one side and the United States and the European Union on the other drew closer Sunday, as two American senators told a crowd of hundreds of thousands of protesters that Ukraine's future lies to the west, not east.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2013
Cameron eats humble pie in China
British Prime Minister David Cameron was feted by China's leaders during his recent three-day trip to the country, but much of his diet consisted of humble pie.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2013
Ukraine throngs now demand systemic change
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians filled the streets of Kiev on Sunday — no longer focused solely on a trade agreement with the European Union, but now also looking to recast their country's frayed and corrupt political system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2013
Russian deals handcuff U.S. on Ukraine
As Ukraine turns away from closer relations with the European Union and further into the embrace of Russia, the Obama administration is saying little about it or the resulting street protests for fear of provoking a fracture with the Kremlin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 29, 2013
Russia wins on Ukraine, but neighbors wary
Russia's success in getting Ukraine to pull back at the last minute from signing an agreement with the European Union obscures a deeper trend: Moscow's relations with its neighbors have been on a downward slope for several years, and they show no signs of improving.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 27, 2013
With shift to Russia, ex-leader stays in cell
For many in the United States and Europe, Ukraine's future had been bound up with the fate of a former prime minister with halolike braids who was jailed in an act of political retribution.
COMMENTARY
Nov 15, 2013
China's quest for value in the globalization age
China must re-establish its competitiveness by positioning itself at the top of the global value chain, which implies the need to promote trade and upgrade its industrial infrastructure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 9, 2013
First talks with U.S. on TPP wrap up
The first Japan-U.S. talks held in parallel with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative ended Friday in Tokyo, setting the stage for further discussions on more specific issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Aug 4, 2013
Japan increases TPP possibilities but not its own competitiveness
Japan finally entered the trade talks for hammering out the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement during the 18th round last month in the Malaysian resort of Kota Kinabalu.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / BALANCING INTERESTS
Jul 23, 2013
Food looms large as trading houses plot overseas forays under new pact
Second in a series
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2013
China's media block violates trade commitments
From the moment they land in China, Americans must adjust to an aggressively censored version of the Internet, sanitized of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2013
U.S. suspends trade privileges to Bangladesh
President Barack Obama announced Thursday the suspension of U.S. trade privileges for Bangladesh in response to growing concerns over labor rights and worker safety there.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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