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If War Destroys a Factory, Who Pays? Political Risk Insurance for Investment in Ukraine
In Ukraine, where the war continues, private insurers have remained unable to underwrite political risk insurance. Filling that gap are public insurance and guarantee agencies such as the World Bank Group's MIGA, the United States' DFC, and Japan's NEXI. This article lays out, with dates attached, the ceilings and track record each agency has published, including the MIGA fund that Japan was the first to fund.
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183 Days for Salary, Your Country of Residence for Retirement Pensions: The New Japan-Ukraine Tax Treaty
The new tax treaty between Japan and Ukraine took effect on August 1, 2025, and has been used in tax calculations since January 2026. It fully revises the 1986 treaty with the Soviet Union: how the 183-day rule for salary is counted has changed, and the two-year tax exemption for teachers has been abolished. This article reads through the treaty's provisions on determining residency, pensions, students, and eliminating double taxation.
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The Ukrainian Mental Health Programme Named After “How Are You?”
Ukraine's "All-Ukrainian Mental Health Programme" is named after "Ти як?" ("How are you?"), the phrase you'd use to ask someone close to you how they're doing. This article traces its growth as a state system — from training for family doctors run jointly with WHO, to the coordination centre the Cabinet of Ministers set up in 2023, to the mental health law that came into operation in February 2026 — and introduces the points of contact the official site provides.
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Ukrainian Sign Language Is a “Language” in Law — But Has No Law of Its Own Yet
The 2019 State Language Law defines Ukrainian Sign Language as a natural language with its own vocabulary and grammar, and enshrines the right of anyone to use it, learn it, and be educated in it. Yet the dedicated law meant to define the status of sign language has not been enacted, and a July 2026 survey found sign-language interpretation on only 2 of 36 national television channels.
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Ukraine’s Computer Services Exports: The United States Is the Largest Destination, Malta Second
According to National Bank of Ukraine statistics, computer services exports totaled $6.655 billion in 2025, of which 35.9% went to the United States. Malta ranked second, the United Kingdom third, and Cyprus fourth. The destination country is counted by where the trading partner is a resident, not necessarily the country where the software is actually used. This article looks, by country, at the growth since 2010 and the movements since the full-scale invasion.
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What Did Japan Say for Two Years on a Security Council Where the Aggressor Holds a Veto?
On February 25, 2022, Russia used its veto to kill a Security Council resolution calling for its own withdrawal. Japan was elected a non-permanent member that same year and, from 2023, spent two years condemning Russia's aggression from the Council floor. The Security Council did not adopt its first resolution on Ukraine until February 2025, after Japan's term had ended. This article follows the record chronologically, drawing on UN and Ministry of Foreign Affairs materials.
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The Day Ukraine’s Cellphone Network Went Dark Nationwide: The Cyberattack on Kyivstar
On the morning of December 12, 2023, communications from Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile phone company, went down nationwide. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) says the attack was carried out by a unit of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU. This article traces the week it took for all services to be restored, the compensation given to subscribers and its cost, and the company's 2025 listing in the United States, drawing on the company's disclosures and SBU's announcements.
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31 Letters, Including Q, Ñ and Ğ: The Latin Alphabet for Crimean Tatar
On September 22, 2021, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers established a 31-letter Latin alphabet for the Crimean Tatar language and called for school education to switch to it by September 1, 2025. This article traces the history of being forced to change scripts — from Arabic to Latin to Cyrillic — and contrasts it with occupied Crimea, where Russian law imposes Cyrillic.
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Ukraine Has 15 Reactors — 6 of Them at a Seized Power Plant
Ukraine has 15 reactors across four nuclear power plants. Six of them belong to the Zaporizhzhia plant, which has been under Russian control since March 2022 and has been shut down since that September. Before the invasion, nuclear power supplied half of Ukraine's electricity. This article shows, from IAEA, IEA, and Energoatom disclosures, how much electricity the remaining 9 reactors are now producing.
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1 Million Yen a Year for Up to Three Years: The Nippon Foundation’s Support for Ukrainian Evacuees Ended in March 2026
The Nippon Foundation paid about 2,000 Ukrainian evacuees with a guarantor in Japan a living allowance of 1 million yen per person per year, for up to three years. Including travel costs, a settling-in allowance, and support for those returning home, total payments came to about 5.38 billion yen. The program ended on March 31, 2026, and it is no longer possible to apply. This article organizes what was paid, to whom, and how much, based on the Foundation's own report.