Sergei Roldugin, right, artistic director of St. Petersburg Music House, is a close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and godfather of one of his daughters. (Pool via Reuters)
Opinion

Japan should not showcase Putin's propagandists

For the Russian government, official cultural events are a political weapon

9 April 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, with Russian President Vladimir Putin in September at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. (KCNA via Reuters) 
Opinion

Putin's embrace of Kim Jong Un has its limits

Upcoming trip will underscore deepening ties, but Russia remains cautious

4 April 2024
A gas pipeline in Russia.
Energy

PetroChina does business as usual with Russia

Chinese state oil groups maintain energy ties with Moscow

27 March 2024
A Russian law enforcement officer near the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following the attack on March 22.
Terrorism

Moscow attack reveals ISIS-K's widening strategy of deadly disruption

Afghanistan IS-offshoot blamed for Russia's deadliest terror attack in two decades

26 March 2024
Nikkei Inc. has won two top awards for its video "Price of an invasion: Self-exiled Russians face uncertain future in Georgia."
Announcements

Nikkei Film wins grand prize at Japan's 2024 Internet Media Awards

Video on Russians fleeing Ukraine war draft gets double accolade

21 March 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping has decreed that Chinese maps use two names for this Russian port city, Vladivostok and Haishenwai, the name before the Treaty of Peking was signed in 1860. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters and Yusuke Hinata)
China up close

Analysis: Xi-Putin honeymoon at risk as Chinese flood into Russia

History tells of Ukrainians being exploited to counterbalance a large Chinese presence

21 March 2024
From left, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Source photos by Reuters, Getty Images, and Yusuke Hinata)
International relations

China and North Korea applaud Putin's election victory

India offers congratulations while West slams results, Japan urges end to aggression

19 March 2024
The Eifman Ballet staged an adaptation of "Anna Karenina" set to music by Tchaikovsky in Beijing in 2023. (Photo by Shunsuke Tabeta)
Arts

Russian performers find fans in China amid tensions with West

Famed orchestras and ballets flock to Beijing as countries seek closer ties

17 March 2024
A production of "Tin Soldier" for children. (Photo by Yuriy Korotetskiy)
Arts

Russian war refugees boost Kazakhstan's theater scene

New plays bring diversity and cater to all ages in different languages

16 March 2024
The International Criminal Court last year issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the alleged unlawful deportation of children from occupied areas of Ukraine. (Sputnik/pool via Reuters)
Ukraine war

Ending Russian crimes in Ukraine requires military aid, lawyer says

Global Rights Compliance's Wayne Jordash urges U.S. Congress for more assistance

14 March 2024
A four-lane toll road linking the Azerbaijani capital of Baku with the Russian border opened in October. (Photo by Nikkei)
International relations

Russia-India trade route through Central Asia moves forward

Azerbaijan's role in shipping corridor turns into military advantage

12 March 2024
A Ukrainian tank from the 42nd Mechanized Brigade holds a position near Chasiv Yar, a city 15 km west of Russian-occupied Bakhmut. (Photo by Eiji Furukawa)
Ukraine war

Ukrainian troops struggle on eastern battlefront

Soldiers resolved to continue fighting despite shortage of artillery shells

10 March 2024
A Ukrainian soldier holds an artillery shell near the town of Kreminna, Ukraine, on March 4. Fighting in Ukraine has been going on for over two years.
Interview

Seizing Russian assets to aid Ukraine sets bad precedent, professor says

Nicholas Mulder stresses risks of blurring line between public and private assets

9 March 2024
The competitive landscape in the commercial space market changed drastically after Russia invaded Ukraine and lost its share of the satellite launch business.
Datawatch

Space superpower Russia falls down to earth

Orders for satellite launches plummet 90% as India and China fill the void

2 March 2024
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, right, meets with Maksat Babayev, chairman of state gas company Turkmengaz, to sign a preliminary deal. (Anadolu Agency)
Energy

Turkmenistan signs gas deal with Turkey, eyeing European sales

If finalized, Turkmenistan can reduce reliance on China as dominant customer

2 March 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in September. Pyongyang is suspected of providing over 3 million artillery shells to Moscow. (KCNA via Reuters)
Interview

North Korea's arms supply to Russia must be halted: Czech top diplomat

Jan Lipavsky calls for maintaining status quo in Taiwan Strait

2 March 2024
A rendering of luxury housing being developed by Central Group in Phuket. (Central Group)
Property

China and Russia buyers flock to luxury homes in Southeast Asian resorts

Big projects underway in Thailand's Phuket, Vietnam's Danang

1 March 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin still presides over economic growth despite U.S.-led efforts to isolate his country. (Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters)
International relations

Cracks in G20 let Russia grow trade with China and India

Western sanctions have failed to hobble Russian economy

1 March 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East in September. (KCNA via Reuters)
Ukraine war

North Korea sent more than 3m artillery shells to Russia, says Seoul

Moscow seen continuing to help with Pyongyang's spy satellite program

28 February 2024
The Belgian Parliament commemorates the death of Alexei Navalny on Feb. 22: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has not said a word. (Sipa via AP Images)
Opinion

Silence over Alexei Navalny's death will win Japan no favors

Tokyo has to show its support for international human rights is more than rhetoric

26 February 2024
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko says nuclear power is indispensable for carbon neutrality and energy security. (Photo by Momo Kidera)
Interview

Ukraine eyes Japanese companies for nuclear power expansion: minister

CEO of state-owned energy provider aims to tap Japan's tech for biofuels, hydrogen

25 February 2024
"I am fighting to become the leader of the nation," Alexei Navalny said during a Nikkei interview in Moscow in February 2019.
Obituaries

Navalny: The politician who aspired to become Russian president

Putin nemesis believed citizens would stand up under dictatorship

24 February 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, inspects infantry fighting vehicles in November 2015. (Reuters/Alexei Nikolskyi/Sputnik/Kremlin)
Ukraine war

Russia procures tank parts from Japan and Taiwan via China

Documents show company in Shenzhen used to evade U.S., U.K. sanctions

23 February 2024
From left: Xi Jinping, Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Putin. Xi and Putin play a similar game of politics that brooks no dissent. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Ryosuke Hinata)
China up close

Analysis: Xi and Putin share a trait -- they cannot show weakness

In China, a key economic meeting is on hold until Xi feels he can project strength

22 February 2024
A crude oil tanker in Russia. Russia accounted for around 30% of India's oil imports in 2023.
Trade

Indian imports of Russian oil drop to lowest in a year

Oil minister cites prices, says New Delhi has 'already diversified'

20 February 2024