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WAR

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2023
Russia can’t replace the energy market Putin broke
Russia's European network of gas fields and pipelines developed at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars has been effectively thrown away due to the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 1, 2023
China ‘learning lessons’ from Ukraine invasion, NATO chief says in Tokyo
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that ties with Japan are set to extend to new areas as the two partners seek to work together to uphold and defend the rules-based international order.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2023
Ukraine to hold EU summit in Kyiv with hope for progress on bloc membership
Ukraine gained EU candidacy status in June last year, several months after Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops rolling into the country.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 1, 2023
IOC rejects Russian demand that its athletes compete without restrictions
The debate had intensified since the IOC said last week it was examining a 'pathway' for Russians to compete in Paris.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2023
Putin’s war in Ukraine pushes ex-Soviet states toward new allies
Officials from ex-Soviet states in central Asia and the Caucasus say the war has prompted their governments to look for ways to reduce dependence on Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 31, 2023
Shrinking U.S. munition reserves could impact a Taiwan conflict
U.S. forces could run out of key weapons in less than one week, with most of them taking more than 20 months to produce under current industrial capacity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 31, 2023
Why the semiconductor competition between the U.S. and China is significant
Washington is trying to strengthen the superiority of the U.S. and other Western countries in areas of technology so that it becomes difficult for China to catch up.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 31, 2023
Ukraine's Usyk motivated by boxing and memory of friend lost to war
Usyk said a unification title fight with British fighter Fury could possibly take place 'at the end of April.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 31, 2023
Biden team weighs fully cutting off Huawei from U.S. suppliers
Sales from U.S. firms to Huawei have been limited for four years, since former U.S. President Donald Trump added the firm to the so-called U.S. 'entity list.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2023
Biden says no F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims gains
Ukraine had planned to push for Western fourth-generation fighter jets such as the F-16 after securing supplies of main battle tanks last week.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 31, 2023
IOC rejects 'defamatory' criticism from Ukraine
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak described the body as promoting 'violence, mass murders, destruction' with its comments on possibly Russian participation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2023
North Korea could get a vital lifeline from arms sales to Russia
While Washington said the weapons won’t do much to alter the battlefield, the sales would open a new stream of revenue to a country isolated from much of world trade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2023
The assassinated are the peacemakers
Just as the Ukraine war carries a high price, so would peace with Russia — not least for whomever negotiates it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2023
At Ukraine front, embattled Bakhmut residents desperate for water
The city had been battling to keep water flowing since March, when shelling knocked out a canal that was one of the main sources, along with two wells.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2023
NATO chief urges South Korea to step up military support for Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is in Seoul, the first stop on a trip that will include Japan and is aimed at strengthening ties with U.S. allies.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 30, 2023
Putin plans new Ukraine push despite losses as he prepares for years of war
The renewed offensive may start as soon as February or March, people close to the Kremlin have said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 29, 2023
To fix its problems in Ukraine, Russia turns to the architect of the war
Moscow still does not have the troops, ammunition or equipment that military officials say it needs to mass the big offensive promised by the country’s senior military leader.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 29, 2023
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes to keep Russia out of 2024 Games
Ukraine says it could boycott the Summer Games in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes take part.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 28, 2023
Biden wins deal with Japan and Netherlands on China chip export limit
The agreement, aimed at undercutting Beijing’s ambitions to build its own domestic chip capabilities, would extend some U.S. export controls to Nikon and Tokyo Electron.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
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.
China says Philippine ship ‘deliberately rammed’ coast guard vessel in South China Sea
A China Coast Guard ship navigates near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in August.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.

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