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UKRAINE

Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2022
U.S. puts banning Russia from SWIFT global system back in play
The Biden administration is seriously considering whether to seek Moscow's expulsion from the financial messaging system over the Ukraine invasion as allies in Europe warm to the idea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2022
‘Abrupt changes’: China caught in a bind over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Beijing has presented itself as a defender of sovereign independence. But its reluctance to denounce Moscow's aggression forces it into an awkward position.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2022
Putin's end-game? Split Ukraine and install 'tame' leadership.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine looks designed to take Kyiv and create a land corridor south to the Black Sea, splitting the country into two, military analysts and former officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Perspectives
Feb 26, 2022
Will the Ukraine crisis upend political ambitions in Asia?
The Russian invasion sets an alarming precedent, but China is unlikely to follow Putin's bellicose playbook.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2022
EU set to sanction Putin over Ukraine invasion
The freezing of Putin's assets, which comes in addition to a broader package of sanctions that the EU approved early Friday, will not affect his ability to travel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2022
Kremlin says sanctions will cause Moscow problems but they can be solved
The economy ministry said Russia had lived with sanctions for a long time and said it would be stepping up trade and economic ties with Asia to counter the threat emanating from the West.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022
How war in Ukraine threatens the world’s economic recovery
The pandemic has left the global economy with two key points of vulnerability — high inflation and jittery financial markets. Aftershocks from the invasion could easily worsen both.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2022
Putin launches a war the West saw coming but was powerless to stop
Frantic diplomacy, sanctions threats and unprecedented U.S.-led 'information warfare' weren't enough to prevent what finally unfolded in the early hours of Thursday.
Japan Times
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Feb 25, 2022
Russia facing widespread fallout as sports world condemns invasion of Ukraine
'I'm sorry for the innocent people that are losing their lives, that are getting killed for stupid reasons and a very, very strange and mad leadership,' F1 driver Sebastian Vettel said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2022
Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a sin all Russia will bear
It is not Putin who is cursed now — it's all of us Russians. Our identity will be tainted by this invasion, by our failure to stop the dictator long before he crossed this unspeakable line.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2022
How China’s leadership interprets the Russia-Ukraine crisis
China is also avoiding direct criticism of Russia to steer clear of upsetting an erratic partner, which happens to be useful at the moment in diverting Western attention away from Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2022
Six early thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Be wary of anyone who is certain about how all of this will turn out. No one knows today whether the Ukraine invasion will be a great success or total disaster for Putin.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022
Japan braces for even higher inflation amid Ukraine crisis
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will only exacerbate an existing inflationary trend, thereby increasing the burden on firms and households.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2022
Why Russia and Ukraine are fighting for Chernobyl disaster site
Chernobyl sits on the shortest route from Belarus to Kyiv, Ukrainian's capital, and so runs along a logical line of attack for the Russian forces invading Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022
World Bank preparing ways to support Ukraine as fallout assessed
It was unclear, however, what resources may be available to aid Ukraine's people if Zelenskyy's democratically elected government is deposed by Russian forces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2022
Japan Tobacco halts Ukraine plant as fighting intensifies
The safety of all 900 workers at the facility has been confirmed and the company is monitoring developments closely, a spokesman wrote in an email Friday.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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