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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2018
U.S. Congress subpeonas reluctant Fusion GPS founder over Steele dossier on Trump-Russia allegations
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee on Friday subpoenaed a U.S. research firm's founder to give a deposition on his hiring of a former British spy to compile a dossier on alleged links between Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump's associates.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 26, 2018
In polluted city above Russian Arctic Circle, prisoners of Putin's pension reform
Russian railway worker Andrey Bugera had a singular goal: get to pension age so he can leave the polluted, frigid coal mining town above the Arctic Circle where he works and move south to live out even a brief bit of retirement in comfort.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2018
U.S. sanctions Chinese military for buying Russian arms
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions law punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2018
Putin's unacceptable peace treaty condition
The Russian president set a precondition Japan can't accept when he offered to negotiate a peace treaty before reaching a settlement on the Northern Territories.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2018
Has Putin's popularity bubble burst?
The strongman's approval rating is dropping as Russians worry more about their futures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2018
Russia offers Japan time to consider Vladimir Putin's unexpected peace treaty proposal
Russia thinks Japan needs time to form a position on President Vladimir Putin's unexpected peace treaty proposal last week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2018
Why Putin is softening on internet memes
The Kremlin is having second thoughts about jailing people for silly social media posts it calls 'extremist.' It wants to look scary, not ridiculous.
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2018
Shelving territory row with Russia is unacceptable
Tokyo should not be swayed in its position by the surprise remark and step up the efforts to address the territorial row with Russia.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 14, 2018
Abe says Putin comment reflects Russian leader's 'enthusiasm' to sign peace treaty
The prime minister vehemently denied Friday that his diplomacy to resolve the territorial dispute with Russia had ended in failure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2018
Russia launches biggest war games in decades
Russia began its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union on Tuesday close to its border with China, mobilizing 300,000 troops in a show of force that will include joint exercises with the Chinese army.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 10, 2018
Hundreds of protesters targeting pension reforms arrested across Russia on polling day
Hundreds of people were arrested in Russia on Sunday during nationwide protests over deeply unpopular pension reforms as the country voted in local elections
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2018
North Korean leader Kim confirms interest in visiting Russia, lawmaker says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has confirmed his readiness to visit Russia, the RIA news agency quoted Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, as saying after she met him in Pyongyang on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2018
Syrian and Russian warplanes pound Idlib before talks on expected attack, killing 13 civilians: monitor
Russian and Syrian jets hammered a major rebel stronghold on Tuesday, a war monitor said, days before leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey meet to discuss an expected Syrian government offensive that could spark a humanitarian disaster.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2018
UNICEF warns 1 million Syrian children are at risk if Idlib assault happens
More than a million Syrian children are at risk in the event of a government military assault on the rebel-held province of Idlib, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2018
A master class in the art of political survival
The Kremlin isn't completely unresponsive to popular opinion, but it won't tolerate dissent that demands radical change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 26, 2018
Standoff over Syria: U.S. and Russia trade chemical weapons warnings
The U.S. and Russia exchanged warnings about a possible chemical attack in Syria and a Western military intervention in response, on the eve of what may be one of the decisive campaigns in the Middle Eastern country's civil war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2018
Credit Suisse freezes $5 billion in Russian money due to U.S. sanctions
One of Switzerland's largest banks, Credit Suisse, has frozen roughly 5 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) of money linked to Russia to avoid falling foul of U.S. sanctions, according to its accounts, further increasing pressure on Moscow.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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