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WORLD
Sep 2, 2016

Melania Trump sues blogger, Daily Mail over 'escort' reports

Melania Trump, wife of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on Thursday filed a lawsuit against two media entities for libel over reports that she was an "escort" in the 1990s.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 6, 2017

Japan Times 1917: 'Tampering with mail at the Post Office'

An extraordinary case of wanton mischief by Post Office employes was recently revealed by Mr. K. Ishikawa of Azabu, who made a formal complaint to the director of mails of the Department of Communications.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2020

Mail-in U.S. presidential election could trigger Florida 2000-like chaos

Amid a tangle of state laws, the country may not know who won for days or even weeks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2020

Trump postal chief pauses cuts amid outcry as Democrats raise pressure

Critics have accused Trump, trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden in opinion polls, of trying to hobble the Postal Service to suppress mail-in voting.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 18, 2020

Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections

Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov. 3 U.S. elections amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic proposal to require states to offer the option of voting by mail.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2020

Battles over U.S. voting rules fuel concern about postelection fights

With less than six weeks until the U.S. election, laws governing how Americans vote remain in flux in many battleground states, with the two parties locked in an intensive fight over the rules as President Donald Trump continues to suggest he will challenge any outcome unfavorable to him.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2002

Draft curbs extent of postal reforms

A draft definition made public Wednesday by the posts ministry shows private companies will be excluded from handling most forms of direct mail, thereby limiting their scope under planned postal service reform.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2006

E-mail wasn't from Horie: DPJ

The e-mail that raised a ruckus in the Diet when the Democratic Party of Japan alleged it proved shady financial links between Livedoor founder Takafumi Horie and a top ruling party figure was in fact the work of a freelance journalist, DPJ sources have admitted.
EDITORIALS
Dec 16, 2001

Would you believe? e-mail@30

When Alexander Graham Bell sent the first telephone message on March 10, 1876, he was not only well aware of the date, he had someone on hand to record his words ("Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.") The man knew he was making history.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2006

DPJ backs away from Horie e-mail

Senior Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers said Tuesday the DPJ could not prove the credibility of an e-mail allegedly sent by Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie seeking a 30 million yen transfer to a son of Tsutomu Takebe, the Liberal Democratic Party secretary general.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2006

Nagata now admits e-mail was fake, faces Diet discipline

Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata got on the same page as his party Thursday by finally admitting the e-mail he trotted out in the Diet last month in a bid to demonstrate shady financial ties between an arrested entrepreneur and a son of Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu...
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2004

Internet, TV shopping shift firms' focus toward mail-order market

A growing number of retail corporations that once sold mostly over the counter are concentrating more on the mail-order market, made popular by the Internet and television shopping programs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 2, 2021

Navigating Japan Post: Mail during the time of COVID-19

Japan Post provides a handy lifeline to those wanting to connect with family and friends in Japan or overseas.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2006

Government looking for entrants in mail service

The government plans to revise the 2003 mail service law in a bid to encourage new entrants into the mail business now effectively monopolized by Japan Post, sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2006

DPJ figures e-mail fiasco is over; LDP begs to differ

The Democratic Party of Japan hopes to pick a new Diet affairs chief soon because it believes the uproar over the e-mail allegation has been settled with the apology by lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata and executives of the main opposition party, members said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2005

Cell phone firms losing battle against junk mail

Cell phone users in Japan are being swamped with junk e-mail despite all-out efforts by telephone companies to combat the nuisance.
JAPAN
May 25, 2001

Cabinet to reach out via e-mail magazine

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, basking in record approval ratings, hopes to score another hit with a weekly Cabinet e-mail magazine.
Reader Mail
Aug 21, 2020

Trump's mail-in voting ruse is farcical

Regarding the article “Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes” in the August 14 edition, the "debate" over mail-in voting is preposterous, an outright non-issue — except among conspiracy-theory obsessives adrift in the Trumpiverse. The “controversy” is a farcical ruse,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

Private mail delivery kicks off

Delivery company Tokai Messenger Bb on Sunday launched limited mail delivery services, making it the first private-sector firm to take part in the state-run service since 1873.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2001

Police plan system to monitor suspects' e-mail

The National Police Agency revealed Friday that it plans to set up e-mail surveillance systems at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and 13 other prefectural police headquarters in April.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 1999

E-mail boosts use of real thing, Pitney Bowes' CEO says

Despite the growing use of electronic mail and electronic business systems, the market for physical mail systems will continue to grow as new technologies generate new business opportunities, according to the chairman and chief executive officer of a leading mailing system company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2022

China points finger at overseas mail for Beijing omicron case

Authorities are trying to figure out how COVID-19 seeped through tight borders ahead of the Winter Olympics that start next month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 17, 2021

U.S. FDA will permanently allow abortion pills by mail

The decision comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers rolling back abortion rights or even overturning Roe v. Wade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2020

How a few lawyers pushed voter fraud fears into the U.S. mainstream

For months, U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to convince Americans that the Nov. 3 election will be "rigged,” claiming without evidence that mail voting will open the door to mass cheating.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 23, 2020

Biden team asks social media to remove Trump posts bashing mail-in voting

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's political campaign has asked social media giants Facebook and Twitter to remove posts by Republican President Donald Trump on Monday that it said made false claims aimed at discrediting mail-in voting.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Romance, danger lurk in e-mail personals

Upon meeting her 28-year-old date, "Koneko" found him to be as cool as she had imagined from his countless e-mails.
Erika Worobec successfully sued to compel Washington County, Pennsylvania, officials to notify voters if their mail-in or absentee ballot had a clerical error.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2024

Ahead of U.S. election, Americans sue to ensure their votes count

Both the Democratic and Republican parties are fighting for every vote ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
A U.S. citizen living in Paris holds a voter registration and absentee ballot request form and an envelope which will contain an official absentee balloting material on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2024

With polls tight, U.S. election campaigns target overseas voters

Around 1.6 million voters abroad are eligible to vote in one of the seven so-called swing states that will likely determine the outcome of the election.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?