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RANIL WICKREMESINGHE

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2022
A fallen dynasty backs Sri Lanka¡¯s leader as creditors seek answers
Foreign currency reserves in the country continue to dwindle, falling to less than $1.8 billion in August, with IMF funds unlikely to arrive for several months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022
With an IMF deal in hand, Sri Lanka now courts China and India
To get debt to a sustainable level, Beijing, New Delhi, Tokyo, multilateral organizations and global asset managers must all swallow losses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2022
Sri Lanka troops demolish main protest camp
Troops and police Special Task Force commandos wielding batons and armed with automatic assault rifles charged on people blockading the seafront Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2022
Sri Lankan forces raid anti-government protest camp as new president takes office
Media footage showed soldiers in riot gear and armed with assault rifles tearing down the camp, set up in April by protesters enraged with the country¡¯s economic collapse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 21, 2022
For Sri Lanka¡¯s new leader, a daunting challenge awaits
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has had six stints as prime minister, is taking charge of a nation of 22 million people grappling with myriad issues even aside from the recent political turmoil.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2022
Sri Lanka¡¯s parliament picks Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president
It¡¯s not immediately clear how his win will be viewed by ordinary Sri Lankans, who are suffering prolonged power cuts and massive queues for fuel.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2022
Three-way fight to lead bankrupt Sri Lanka
The winner will take charge of a bankrupt nation that is in talks with the IMF for a bailout, with its 22 million people enduring severe shortages of food, fuel and medicines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2022
The fall of the house of Rajapaksa
Through a combination of authoritarianism, nepotism, cronyism, and hubris, the Rajapaksa family weighed down Sri Lanka¡¯s economy with more debt than it could possibly bear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 19, 2022
More pain in Sri Lanka before any resolution to crisis
To bring back some stability, new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed selling the national airline, printing more money and possibly raising taxes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2022
Ranil Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for sixth time amid crisis
He replaces the president¡¯s brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned amid deadly street protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2019
Rift with president kept Sri Lanka PM in dark about intel of looming Easter attack, says minister
A rift between Sri Lanka¡¯s president and prime minister that sparked a crisis last year came under scrutiny on Monday a day after a series of deadly bomb blasts, with questions over how the government handled a recent warning of an attack.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2018
Sri Lanka returns to regular order
The Japanese government should hold up Sri Lanka as an example of how its strategy to engage the region offers advantages to all who share it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2018
Sri Lanka¡¯s strongman is back, and he¡¯s brought his family too
In a compound secured by the Sri Lankan elite special task force that protects the island nation¡¯s top leaders, beneath framed photos of himself in army uniform, the brother of newly installed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is mulling a presidential run.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2018
After sacking prime minister, Sri Lankan president suspends parliament as political rift deepens
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday suspended parliament until Nov. 16, a day after removing Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and replacing him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in a surprise move that signals escalating political tensions in the South Asian nation.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 6, 2015
Abe pledges ?45 billion to Sri Lanka for airport development
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday pledged ?45 billion in loans to expand Sri Lanka¡¯s sole international airport.
EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2015
Sri Lanka continues toward reform
Former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa¡¯s recent electoral defeat means Sri Lanka can move forward on reform.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
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.
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.
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.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

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