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UKRAINE

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 15, 2022
G20 considers resolution condemning Russian invasion
The summit marks the first time the G20 leaders are meeting since Russia's February invasion of Ukraine, which Russia has described as a 'special military operation.'
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 15, 2022
Why stop now? Ukraine seen pressing advantage after Kherson victory
Even with the vast Dnipro River now separating the enemies around Kherson, other objectives remain in play.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2022
Zelenskyy visits Kherson following Russia's retreat
The Ukrainian president has said investigators have already documented more than 400 war crimes committed by the Russia's during their eight-month occupation of the city.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 14, 2022
Ukrainian evacuees welcomed at FC Tokyo season finale
The J. League club has increased its cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, including the promotion of 'Easy Japanese' for foreign residents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2022
Russia, U.S. fail to agree on ASEAN statement in bad sign for G20
Russia's foreign minister blames the U.S. and its allies for the ASEAN joint statement failure, saying they insisted on unacceptable language regarding the situation in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2022
Winter will be a major factor in the Ukraine war, U.S. officials say
Although Moscow is likely to continue to attack Ukrainian troops, bases and infrastructure, the coming winter is expected to bring a slowdown in military advances on both sides.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 12, 2022
Why Ukraine's southern Kherson region is a strategic prize
Kherson region borders Crimea and provides Moscow with a land bridge to the Black Sea peninsula. Retaking swaths of the region would deprive Moscow of that land corridor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2022
Ukrainians celebrate soldiers retaking Kherson, Russia's latest defeat
The strategically important province is one of four regions Moscow claimed to have annexed in late September.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2022
Japanese volunteer fighter in his 20s dies in Ukraine
The man belonged to a unit engaged in a counteroffensive operation on the eastern front in Ukraine and died when the unit was attacked.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 10, 2022
Russia says troops leaving strategic Kherson region while Ukraine doubts full pullout
Ukraine reacted with caution to the announcement, saying some Russian forces were still in Kherson and that additional Russian manpower was being sent to the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2022
Putin's elite tremble as hard-liners call for ‘Stalinist’ steps
One senior official likened the current situation to a military dictatorship but without the military coup that usually precedes it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s Russia must be humbled
War always entails humiliation for the defeated, but it is false to suggest that humiliation will heighten the risk of future conflicts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 8, 2022
Defiance by candlelight as Kyiv adapts to blackouts
For much of the past month, Russian strikes have heavily targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, severely damaging the electricity network.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2022
U.S. asks banks to maintain ties with Russia, despite frustration in Congress
The quiet effort is part of the administration's push to minimize adverse impacts of the sanctions regime designed to punish Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2022
From Russia with cash: Georgia booms as Russians flee Putin's war
Georgia's economic boom — whether short-lived or not — has confounded many experts who saw dire consequences from the war for the ex-Soviet republic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2022
History repeats itself with Russia-Ukraine war
The echoes of history are clear at every juncture of the unfolding conflict of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2022
Russia reactivates its trolls and bots ahead of U.S. midterms
Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2022
Russia looks to private militia to secure a victory in eastern Ukraine
Wagner Group forces launched attacks from several directions on the city of Bakhmut, though analysts said seizing it would yield little strategic value.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2022
Ukraine's Kherson, held by Russia, without electricity and water after airstrike
It is the first time the city of Kherson — which fell to Moscow's forces within days of Russia's February offensive — has seen such a power cut.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2022
Taiwanese man dies fighting in Ukraine war
A 25-year-old who volunteered to fight in the conflict died on the battlefield, Taipei's Foreign Ministry said. He is believed to be the first person from the island killed in the war.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
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.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

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