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UKRAINE

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2018
Putin tells diplomats he pitched east Ukraine referendum plan to Trump at their summit
Vladimir Putin told Russian diplomats that he made a proposal to Donald Trump at their summit this week to hold a referendum to help resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but agreed not to disclose the plan publicly so the U.S. president could consider it, according to two people who attended Putin's...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2018
Woes deepen at Cuba's flagship airline as fleet gets effectively grounded, customers demand refunds
In the busy summer travel period in Cuba, a long line of people wait for hours in the sweltering heat outside the Havana office of state-owned airline Cubana, many of them eager to visit families in the provinces.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2018
Paul Manafort's lawyers want to know where jurors get their news, how they vote
Lawyers for Paul Manafort want to know where his prospective jurors get their news, how they vote and what they know about the one-time Trump campaign chairman charged with bank fraud and filing false tax returns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2018
Russian navy put on high alert off Ukraine, suspecting 'provocation' amid World Cup: sources
Sources close to the Russian military said on Thursday that Russian naval forces in the Black Sea had been put on heightened alert to discourage Ukraine from trying to disrupt the soccer World Cup as the tournament got underway.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2018
Trump ex-campaign boss Paul Manafort to be arraigned Friday on new charges
U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, will be arraigned on Friday following a third superseding indictment against him by special counsel Robert Mueller that lodged additional charges on accusations of witness tampering.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2018
Ukraine says it uncovered 47-person hit list after staging Putin critic's murder
Ukraine, seeking to reassure its Western allies after faking the murder of a Russian dissident to thwart what it said was a plot on his life, told them on Friday its ruse led to the discovery of a hit list of 47 people whom Russia planned to kill abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2018
Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko turns up alive after reported murder
A dissident Russian journalist who was reported murdered in Kiev dramatically reappeared alive on Wednesday in the middle of a televised briefing about his own killing by the Ukrainian state security service.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2018
Arkady Babchenko, prominent critic of the Kremlin, gunned down at Kiev home
A prominent Russian journalist and critic of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead in Ukraine, where he had fled into exile following threats, police said on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2018
Russia says won't be pushed around over downing of flight MH17
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday it was inappropriate for Australia and the Netherlands to issue Moscow with ultimatums over compensation for relatives of people killed in the downing of flight MH17, RIA news agency reported.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 29, 2018
Elton John says Ireland abortion vote shows mindsets can change
Elton John, on a visit to Ukraine to raise awareness about AIDS, said Ireland's vote to liberalize its abortion laws showed how mindsets can change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2018
Ukraine moves to split church from Russia as elections approach
Ukraine's Orthodox Church could become independent of Moscow under the terms of a presidential initiative lawmakers approved on Thursday, a move that President Petro Poroshenko said would make it harder for Russia to meddle in Ukrainian affairs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2018
Trump campaign aide Rick Gates had contact with ex-Russian spy month before election: court filing
A month before the 2016 presidential election, a campaign aide to Donald Trump directly communicated with a man he knew was a onetime Russian spy, according to a court filing by special counsel Robert Mueller.
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 / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2018
Robert Mueller describes lawyer's encrypted talk in Russian and deleted emails
The lawyer who pleaded guilty Tuesday to making false statements gave no indication in court he's cooperating with U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2018
White House joins U.K. in blaming Russia for 'reckless' NotPetya cyberattack
The White House on Thursday blamed Russia for the devastating NotPetya cyberattack last year, joining the British government in condemning Moscow for unleashing a virus that crippled parts of Ukraine's infrastructure and damaged computers in countries across the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 26, 2017
Topless 'sextremist' Femen activist tries to snatch Jesus statue from Vatican crib
A topless activist from the feminist group Femen tried to snatch the statue of the baby Jesus from the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square on Monday but was stopped by police as she grabbed it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2017
U.S. will provide Ukraine with 'defensive' aid
The United States will provide Ukraine with "enhanced defensive capabilities," the State Department said on Friday, as Kiev battles Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2017
Fighting in eastern Ukraine called the worst since February
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated to the worst level in months, officials monitoring the conflict said on Tuesday, after the shelling of a front-line village wounded eight civilians and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2017
Paul Manafort tried to ghost-write positive op-ed on Ukraine work, even after court order: special counsel
The special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Monday accused President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, of working with a Russian colleague to draft an opinion piece about his political work for Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2017
Indictment: Manafort spent millions on homes, rugs, clothes, 'used his hidden overseas wealth'
Paul Manafort, the indicted former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, spent almost $1 million on eight rugs in two years and more than $1.3 million on clothes from shops in Beverly Hills, California, and New York City.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Infectious diseases to watch for in Japan this summer amid surge of cases
An illustration of a colony of the Bordetella pertussis bacterium that causes pertussis, or whooping cough. As of Aug. 10, there were 64,467 cases reported this year, according to the latest data from the Japan Institute for Health Security.
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
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.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
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