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EASTERN EUROPE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2019
North Korean hackers are working with Eastern European cybercriminals, report says
North Korean state-backed hackers appear to be cooperating with Eastern European cybercriminals, a report said on Wednesday, a finding that suggests digital gangsters and state-backed spies are finding common ground online.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2019
China wants to work with EU on trade and is not trying to split east from west, premier writes
China wants to work with the European Union on issues from climate change to trade, Premier Li Keqiang wrote in a German newspaper before a summit next week aimed at cementing ties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017
FBI, Secret Service believed probing after hackers access real SEC data used by firms in tests
Hackers breached the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission¡¯s computer system last year by taking advantage of companies that used authentic financial data when they were testing the agency¡¯s corporate filing system, according to sourcesr.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2017
A new EU gateway for Japan
The reality that the U.K. can no longer be a single major gateway to Europe has to be acknowledged by Japanese officials and business leaders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2017
A feeling of dread descends on Baltics again
The people of Estonia and the other Baltic states fear being consigned to Russia¡¯s sphere of influence yet again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2015
A crisis of shame engulfing Eastern Europe
Only when Eastern Europe comes to terms with its murderous past will its people be able to recognize their obligations to save those fleeing in the face of evil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2015
Norwegian television taps into fear of Russia
Norway¡¯s new TV series called ¡®Occupied¡¯ taps into Norwegians¡¯ wariness of Russia and their uneasiness about being the EU¡¯s gas station.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2015
Rising tensions in Eastern Europe
As tensions rise between NATO and Russia, both sides would do well to remember and follow the spirit of the Helsinki Accords.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2015
Stepping back from the edge
There is a solution to the crisis in Ukraine, which is to leave well enough alone before something really bad happens.
WORLD
Dec 31, 2014
U.S. to station 150 armored vehicles in Europe
The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armored vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training in Europe as part of the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis, according to a U.S. military commander.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2014
Why reuniting territories would benefit Russia
Russia could serve its own interests by encouraging some of the territories that helped break away from neighboring countries to rejoin them.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2014
For whom the Berlin Wall fell?
A quarter century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy and prosperity have not really arrived for most people in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2014
Eastern Europe¡¯s 25 years of transition
Four key ingredients contributed to Central and Eastern Europe¡¯s successful transitions after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2014
NATO¡¯s ¡®call to arms¡¯
NATO¡¯s declaration of resolve to defend member states against aggression from the east must be followed by effective action
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2014
Escaping Moscow¡¯s bear hug in Eastern Europe
Three former Soviet republics — Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine — have now signed association agreements with the EU, but it would be naive to think that Russia will give up easily on influencing their geopolitical decisions.
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2014
Europe¡¯s economic Iron Curtain
Twenty-five years after the Berlin Wall fell, a just-released set of gloomy economic forecasts demonstrate how the countries formerly under Moscow¡¯s sway are still painfully connected to Russia and to one another.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 30, 2013
Once Tories¡¯ answer to EU fears, enlargement is now their problem
With the U.K. Independence Party breathing down the Tories¡¯ necks, EU enlargement is no longer the British government¡¯s answer in Europe, but its No. 1 problem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 29, 2013
British fears of migrant influx mirrored in Sofia
There are no anti-immigrant militia forces roaming the streets of Britain, but Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev sees clear parallels with the U.K. — indeed, in states across Europe — and he is deeply worried.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 29, 2013
Britons ready to welcome arrivals from Bulgaria, Romania, with caveats
Romanians and Bulgarians coming to the U.K. on New Year¡¯s Day will be welcomed by more than two-thirds of Britons if they integrate and work hard, a new poll suggests ahead of restrictions on them being lifted.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2013
Success eludes Putin on some foreign policy fronts
lthough Russian President Vladimir Putin has had some success strengthening Moscow¡¯s position in the Middle East, the ¡®near abroad¡¯ area to Russia¡¯s west is not marching in step.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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