Ukraine war

A large display shows the results of a vote during a special session of the U.N. General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine on March 24.
Ukraine war

U.N. General Assembly blames Russia for Ukraine humanitarian crisis

China and India among 38 abstentions in overwhelming 140-5 vote

25 March 2022
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and his army ousted Myanmar's elected government in a military takeover on Feb. 1 last year, and Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 this year. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Getty Images/PTTEP）
25 March 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has upended auto supply chains, hitting everything from aluminum used in car panels to key materials for microchips. (Source photos by AP, Reuters and Getty Images) 
Business Spotlight

From chip crunch to war: Automakers grapple with supply chain woes

Geopolitical turmoil sparks questions over long-term supply of key EV materials

25 March 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, U.S. President Joe Biden, center, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meet ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Brussels.
International relations

Japan pledges more Russian sanctions at G-7 summit

Leaders 'stand ready' for more measures, but meeting short on new details

25 March 2022
Russia's communications regulator accuses Google News of allowing access to what it calls fake material about the country's military operation in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency says.
Ukraine war: Free to read

Ukraine from March 9 to March 24: Russian regulator blocks Google News

Russia to expel more U.S. diplomats; WHO verifies 64 attacks on health care in war

24 March 2022
Poland NATO ambassador Tomasz Szatkowski said there was "strong suspicion" that Russia was bombing Ukrainian cities to "create waves of refugees." (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)
Interview

Poland closer to breaking point on Ukrainian refugees: NATO ambassador

Szatkowski warns Chinese support for Russia could have far-reaching impact

24 March 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to reporters at the Group of 20 summit in Los Cabos in June 2012. Authoritarian leaders rarely hold news conferences while at home.
Comment

Threat of Putin casts shadow over Japan's peacetime defenses

Ukraine war shows potential cost of ineffective deterrence

24 March 2022
A tanker loads LNG from the Sakhalin-2 project at the port of Prigorodnoye, Russia, in October 2021: standing firm against Russia's aggression will have costs.
Opinion

Japan must go further in opposing Russian aggression

Tokyo should add further sanctions to help end the Ukraine war

24 March 2022
Customers grab the few remaining groceries from mostly empty shelves at a Finnish-owned store in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Ukraine war

Bridgestone among Japan Inc.'s growing Russia exodus

With supply chains in disarray, companies seek long-term alternate options

24 March 2022
Scholars have urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to abandon Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Xi has yet to do so. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)
China up close

Analysis: Xi's pro-Russia stance rooted in fear of Gorbachev model

But if China's economy suffers from bond with Moscow, a power struggle awaits

24 March 2022
Destroyed Russian tanks are seen in the Sumy region, Ukraine, on March 7. (Handout photo from the Press Service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces)
Interview

Russian invasion is a 'violation of all norms': Lithuanian diplomat

Ambassador to NATO stresses higher defense spending, U.S. resolve ahead of summit

24 March 2022
Eneos Holdings and Idemitsu Kosan will halt Russian crude oil imports after the fulfilment of current contracts. (Source photos by Reuters and screenshot from Idemitsu's website) 
Energy

Japan's Idemitsu and Eneos halt Russian oil imports

Oil majors pull back due to logistical, payment concerns, consumer pressure

23 March 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech broadcast online to Japanese lawmakers in which he tells them that Putin is planning to attack his country with chemical weapons such as sarin. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
Ukraine war

Zelenskyy warns of Russian chemical attack in speech to Japan

Ukrainian president asks Japan for tougher sanctions in virtual address to Diet

23 March 2022
The war in Ukraine has cast a new cloud over hopes of reviving the Iran nuclear deal. (Source photos by AFP/Jiji and AP) 
International relations

Iran nuclear talks hang in balance after Russia invades Ukraine

Experts warn that time is running out to save the 2015 accord

23 March 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in New Delhi on March 19. (Photo courtesy of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office)
The Nikkei View

Asia needs unity on Russia, and Japan should take the lead

Reckless violence cannot be allowed to spill over to East Asia

23 March 2022
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. The alliance will begin an extraordinary meeting on March 24. (Photo courtesy of NATO)
Ukraine war

NATO eyes warning to China against aiding Moscow

Bloc must send 'clear, polite message' at Thursday summit: Lithuanian diplomat

23 March 2022
A construction site for a high-speed railway in Indonesia: Infrastructure spending is one factor seen driving growth in emerging Asia this year.
Ukraine war

Emerging Asia to grow 5.8% in 2022 but Ukraine deepens risks: OECD

China, India and ASEAN face inflation, supply disruptions, weaker confidence

22 March 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow on March 21. (Sputnik, Kremlin pool photo via AP)
International relations

Russia halts peace treaty talks with Japan over sanctions

Kishida calls Moscow's action 'extremely unfair and absolutely unacceptable'

22 March 2022
Galina Timchenko in 2015. She said she had been "bracing for war" since Meduza was labeled a foreign agent by the Russian government in April 2021.
Interview

Independent opinions 'silenced' in Russia, Meduza CEO says

Galina Timchenko vows to continue reporting, but headwinds mount

22 March 2022
A destroyed Russian vehicle on the road in Sytniaky, Ukraine, on Mar. 5: this is a turning-point moment for the world.
Opinion

Russia's war on Ukraine will create a new kind of Cold War

New diplomatic infrastructure will take years to build

22 March 2022
Electric ID.5 cars roll off the assembly line at a Volkswagen factory in Germany on Jan. 27.
Automobiles

Sumitomo Electric to start auto parts production outside Ukraine

Russian invasion brings newest shock to automotive supply chains in Europe

22 March 2022
A tanker carrying U.S. LNG arrives in Japan. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanafusa)
Energy

Replacing Russian LNG from Sakhalin-2 would cost Japan $15bn

Price tag for imports to jump 35% if Mitsui, Mitsubishi pull out of energy project

22 March 2022
A poster in support of Russia, stuck by a right-wing group, is seen in New Delhi in early March. India is the only Quad member that has not condemned Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
International relations

India says Australia 'understands' Ukraine stance as war tests Quad

Modi, loath to condemn Russia, and Morrison agree to keep Indo-Pacific in focus

21 March 2022
Soldiers of PLA Navy patrol at Woody Island, which is claimed by Vietnam, in the Paracel Archipelago in January 2016: Beijing has continued to exercise military options against Vietnam.
Opinion

Ukraine conflict echoes loudest in Vietnam, not Taiwan

A South China Sea incident could easily escalate

21 March 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a session of the Russian Energy Week International Forum in Moscow in October.
Interview

Energy guru Yergin: Putin has destroyed the economy he built

As the world heads to a scramble for oil, Iran emerges as key alternative source

21 March 2022