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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2016
Seven reasons why I won't vote for Clinton
Hillary Clinton plays a Democrat on TV but liberals know she's really a Republican.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2016
Trump beat the spread
Far more experienced at debate, Hillary Clinton should have knocked out Donald Trump but he suffered little damage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton: It's political malpractice, stupid
The biggest reason why Hillary Clinton shouldn't be president? She is an atrocious politician.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2016
Team Clinton attacking Trump's lies with ... lies
Why are Hillary Clinton's people resorting to the exact same style of lying that they claim to criticize about Donald Trump?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2016
Uzbeks paid dearly for U.S. support of Karimov regime
U.S. interest in their country has made Uzbeks' lives unspeakably miserable. And unless something radically unexpectedly takes place, that's likely to continue.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2016
At Clinton Foundation, access equals corruption
More than half of the people who managed to score a personal meeting with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state donated money to the Clinton Foundation.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2016
U.S. election is all about the debates
Debates are the biggest potential game changer in U.S. elections, and the best entertainer always wins them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2016
Corporations abuse law to slap down workers
A law that started as a good idea has become a menace to free speech, the ability to protect one's reputation and the right to redress in a court of law.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016
Khizr Khan and the triumph of Democratic militarism
The Democrats turned Donald Trump's tactless words into a scandal, deflecting attention from the real issue: Hillary Clinton's support for the illegal war that killed Humayun Khan.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton swings to the right
Hillary Clinton is moving the right in an effort to woo anti-Trump Republicans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2016
Fixing ties between the people and the police
To truly protect and serve the public, U.S. cops need to stop carrying guns and stop acting as shakedown thugs for municipal governments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2016
U.S. cops protect violent, racist system
Black or white, the U.S. police are paid to oppress, not protect, and citizens of all races have good cause to be afraid of them.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2016
Clinton beating Sanders by hook and by crook
Caucus after caucus, primary after primary, the Clinton team robbed Bernie Sanders of votes that were rightfully his.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2016
Who's really to blame for Brexit
Mismanagement of globalization by the world's leadership class has led to Brexit and may elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
Mass shootings are America's new normal
Congress's failure to act over the last 12 years has transformed the U.S. into a nation awash in military hardware.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2016
What Hillary must do to win over Bernie voters
Hillary Clinton faces an uphill battle to convince Sanders supporters to help her defeat Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2016
Media gamed Democratic primary
The vast majority of U.S. corporate media outlets appear to have had their thumbs on the scale for Hillary Clinton throughout the Democratic primaries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016
Why millions of Democrats won't vote for Hillary
Hillary Clinton is more than 'flawed' in the eyes of many Bernie Sanders supporters, she's a warmongering monster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2016
Donald Trump can easily win in November
Hillary Clinton would be making a grave error if she underestimates Donald Trump's formidability as a politician.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2016
Hillary to Bernie supporters: don't vote for me
Confident that she has the Democratic nomination locked down, Hillary Clinton's surrogates are targeting Bernie Sanders devotees with a low-key sales pitch.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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