The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev will attend a ceremony in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city, Russian state-run media has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/russian-envoy-nagasaki-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #nagasaki #atomicbombings #russiaukrainewar
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago

Framing global conflicts as battles between democracy and autocracy distorts the meaning of democracy, alienates the Global South and enables authoritarian regimes like China to exploit the narrative. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/26/world/democracy-not-an-ideological-weapon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #unitenations #democracy #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #israel #gaza #iran #war
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Vladimir Putin will not travel to Brazil for next month's BRICS summit due to the outstanding International Criminal Court arrest warrant on the Russian president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/putin-brics-brazil-icc-warrant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #brics #brazil #icc
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Kyiv's strategy in Africa includes delivering aid to Malian refugees, a proposal to train Mauritania's military, and the broader bid to counter Russia's much more entrenched presence on the continent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/ukraine-africa-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #eu #us #africa #mauritania #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar#volodymyrzelenskyy #mali
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

NATO pulled out all the stops to keep U.S. President Donald Trump happy and hold the alliance together at a summit in The Hague, but it largely avoided tough topics such as the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/nato-trump-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #nato #markrutte #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar#volodymyrzelenskyy
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

U.S. President Donald Trump joined a key NATO summit at The Hague hours after refusing to commit to its core collective defense promise, as allies aim to entice him with a pledge to raise defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/world/politics/trump-defense-nato-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #us #donaldtrump #defense #budgets #indopacific #europe #china #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar