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UKRAINE

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2023
Stolen valor: The U.S. volunteers in Ukraine who lie, waste and bicker
People who would not be allowed anywhere near the battlefield in a U.S.-led war are active on the Ukrainian front, with ready access to American weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2023
Inside Ukraine’s scramble for 'game-changer' drone fleet
As it struggles to narrow its military gap with Moscow, Kyiv says it is expanding its drone program for both reconnaissance and over longer-range strikes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2023
Kishida defends Abe's diplomacy with Russia
The prime minister said he believes 'there were no problems in Japan's past diplomacy' toward Moscow, including peace treaty talks promoted by late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2023
China and Russia take steps to deepen their alignment
China and Russia have no choice but to deepen their ties as neither can afford a divorce amid their conflict with the West.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 24, 2023
Two high-profile visits expose global divisions
China and Russia's leaders meet in Moscow while Japan and Ukraine's presidents talk in Kyiv.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2023
Ukraine prepares counteroffensive as Russia's assault on Bakhmut flags
Russia's Wagner mercenaries 'are losing considerable strength and are running out of steam,' Kyiv's ground forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 22, 2023
Kishida's Kyiv visit planned in secrecy, but not perfectly
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's unannounced visit failed to remain under wraps until his final arrival.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2023
Kishida breaks new ground in visit to Ukraine
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has effectively paved the way for future Japanese leaders to demonstrate Japanese leadership abroad with his visit to Ukraine.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 22, 2023
Kishida in Kyiv: PM tries to burnish diplomatic chops, but will this translate domestically?
While Kishida was able to contrast himself with Xi and boost his own global profile, the affect the trip will have on his popularity at home remains uncertain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2023
We may never get the truth about Nord Stream or a COVID lab leak
War and plague are ideal breeding grounds for unsolvable mysteries and conspiracy theories such as the Nord Stream bombing or a COVID-19 lab leak.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
Ukraine's Hungarians stuck between Kyiv and 'pro-Putin' Orban
Relations between Kyiv and Hungary, an EU and NATO member, are strained due to a rift over restrictions on minority language education rights, and have worsened in the past year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
To stay or go? The daily dilemma faced by Ukrainians near the front
Emergency service employees have evacuated more than 10,000 people from settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 last year.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 22, 2023
Kishida meets Zelenskyy for talks in surprise visit to Ukraine
The Japanese leader's unannounced visit for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy underscored Tokyo's support for the war-torn country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2023
Xi calls Russia ties priority on Moscow trip
'We’ve carefully studied your proposals to resolve the acute crisis in Ukraine,” Putin told Xi in televised comments.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Xi arrives in Moscow, giving Putin boost amid war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin will give a detailed account of his view of the year-old invasion and discuss China’s 12-point proposal for resolving it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Putin to welcome Xi to Moscow at critical moment
Xi will be the first world leader to shake Putin's hand since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023
Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Ukraine, including Mariupol
The visit came after Putin traveled to Crimea on Saturday in an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023
Russia signals it will take more Ukrainian children, a crime in progress
Far from disguising the deportations, the Kremlin puts the children on display in Red Square photo-ops and at lavish concerts celebrating the war.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2023
Xi, cast as peacemaker, wades into Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Chinese leader is expected to meet in person next week with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine could follow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2023
Arrest warrant from criminal court pierces Putin’s aura of impunity
A highly symbolic move by the International Criminal Court, which accused President Vladimir Putin of war crimes, carries moral weight.
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.
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.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
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.
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.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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.
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