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Japan has few cards to play one month after Putin’s isle visit
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (140+ words) Tokyo has been unable to devise a strong response given Japanâs need for oil and natural gas from Russia as war rages in the Middle East. TOKYO - Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir…...
Turning 60, Crown Princess Kiko shares thoughts on Imperial House Law and family
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (371+ words) Crown Princess Kiko, the wife of Crown Prince Akishino, turned 60 on Friday. “I am grateful to have reached this day, and I hope that I can take on new activities,” Crown Princess Kiko said in written responses to questions from…...
Stay far from battlefield, Japanese director warns at Venice
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (158+ words) The Japan Times Venice, Italy - Modern warfare may have changed, but the suffering of victims remains the same, while those waging war will inevitably âcommit horrifying acts,â Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto said of his Vietnam War film at…...
Japanese police to upgrade intelligence department to bureau
2+ week, 1+ day ago (315+ words) The National Police Agency will upgrade its Foreign Affairs and Information Department to a bureau, in order to improve the handling of espionage threats from other countries and foreign-affiliated organizations. The upgrading of the department, which is currently under the…...
Russia holds rare missile test near islands claimed by Japan
3+ week, 3+ day ago (329+ words) Russia conducted a rare missile exercise involving naval vessels and a land-based launcher near islands in its far east that are also claimed by Japan, adding to recent friction between the two nations. Missiles were launched from a nuclear-powered submarine,…...
98-year-old calls for remembering 3.1 million Japanese lives lost in war
4+ week, 1+ day ago (111+ words) The Japan Times 98-year-old calls for remembering 3.1 million Japanese lives lost in war Kazuhiko Takahashi, 98, who was the oldest war-bereaved relative to attend Saturday’s war-end anniversary ceremony in Tokyo, calls for remembering the fact that some 3.1 million Japanese people died…...
Putin????s visit to the Northern Territories: Why now?
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (124+ words) Putin’s visit to the Northern Territories: Why now? The Japan Times Putin’s visit to the Northern Territories: Why now? Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to the Northern Territories drew an immediate protest from Tokyo — and raised questions about why the Russian…...
Takaichi unlikely to visit Yasukuni Shrine on war anniversary
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (442+ words) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to skip a visit to Tokyo’s war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the anniversary of the country’s surrender in World War II, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. She is apparently considering the need…...
Nagasaki hibakusha urges pursuit of peace, not war preparations
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (177+ words) The Japan Times NAGASAKI - A hibakusha survivor of the atomic bombing of the city of Nagasaki has said that world leaders should work to avoid wars instead of war preparations as she is concerned that global reliance on nuclear deterrence…...
As the Danube hits record lows, every centimeter of river counts
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1221+ words) The green excavator scooped another heap of arid dirt and rocks before swiveling around to deposit the load onto barges ready to be sunk deep into the Danube River. Watched by a group of workers in the scorching Romanian heat,…...