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U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 23, 2026
U.S. intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say
Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran’s trade by sea while Iran has fired ?on ships ?to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting in New Delhi in December last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 28, 2026
Trump’s Iran war pushes India to rekindle old friendship with Russia
Sources say India is considering buying crude oil from Russia, which would be in violation of Western sanctions, as fuel prices skyrocket.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, on Sept. 1.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2025
Russia’s Putin seeks to boost energy and defense exports with India visit
India’s crude imports are set to hit a three-year low this month, after the tightening of sanctions on Russia that coincide with its growing purchases of U.S. oil and gas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2023
Lost Russian oil revenue is bonanza for shippers and refiners
Western sanctions on Russia have significantly reduced state oil revenues and diverted tens of billions of dollars toward shipping and refining firms, some with Russian connections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2023
Russian oil delivered to Asia in Chinese supertankers amid ship shortage
At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian Urals crude to China as Moscow seeks vessels for exports after the G7 enacted a price cap on the country’s oil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2022
Russian oil tankers get India safety cover via Dubai company
India, which has refrained from condemning Russia given its longstanding security ties, has sharply boosted Russian crude oil purchases in recent months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 1, 2022
Indian private refiners profit from cheap Russian crude as state refiners suffer
Private refiners have helped drive total Indian fuel exports 15% higher in the first five months of 2022 compared with the same period in 2021.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2022
Insurance is Russian oil’s Achilles’ heel
Insurers from Europe and the United States, which dominate the international marine market, are curtailing coverage for Russian oil tankers, industry sources say.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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