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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris concluded their presidential campaigns on Monday with closing arguments that mirrored, in tone and in substance, the competing visions they have offered a deeply divided nation.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2024
Harris and Trump conclude historic campaign with dueling rallies
Their closing arguments mirrored, in tone and in substance, the competing visions they have offered a deeply divided nation.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2024
Harris and Trump battle for swing-state votes as Musk draws lawsuit
Trump rallied evangelical voters in Georgia, while Harris highlighted her plans to boost manufacturing during a tour of Michigan.
Relatives and friends mourn by the grave of Israeli soldier Eitan Itzhak Oster, killed in fighting in the northern border area with Lebanon, at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 2.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2024
Biden seeks to deter Israeli attack on Iran nuclear sites
The comments opposing such a strike mark a fresh U.S. attempt to rein in Israel, something it’s frequently failed to achieve in almost a year of military conflict.
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, inside a defendants' cage in Moscow on April 23.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2024
Russia releases U.S. reporter in major swap for Kremlin agents
The swap included two dozen people, 16 going to the West and eight being returned to Russia.
U.S. President Joe Biden greets agency employees after a press conference on extreme weather at the D.C. Emergency Operations Center in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2024
Biden to meet with governors and sit for an interview to calm backlash
The hope is to counter brewing discontent among leading Democratic donors, aides and elected officials over U.S. President Joe Biden's debate performance.
Read Adm. Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the Israeli military (center), stands on a roof in Gaza while escorting a group of journalists in the central Gaza Strip on Jan. 8
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2024
Israel military seems to be pushing back on goal to destroy Hamas
The idea of Israel destroying Hama is "simply throwing sand in the eyes of the public," Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Angolan President Joao Lourenco during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2023
Biden’s unfulfilled vow to visit Africa renews fears of neglect
Work to revitalize U.S.-Africa ties to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence may be taking a back seat to the Ukraine war and Gaza conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 23, 2023
Biden and McCarthy hold productive talks on U.S. debt, but no deal yet
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that it is now 'highly likely” her department will run out of sufficient cash in early June and that default could come as soon as June 1.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2023
U.S. fights for influence in Africa, where China and Russia loom large
The push to engage with the mineral-rich continent comes as Russia’s war in Ukraine — as well as the escalating standoff between the U.S. and China — shake up global diplomacy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2023
Biden intends to speak with Xi to defuse tensions over balloon
Biden said the results of the administration's review of how to deal with unidentified objects going forward would be classified and shared with relevant members of Congress.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2022
Obama and Biden team up in bid to boost key U.S. Senate candidate
Obama, in a speech to a pumped-up crowd in Philadelphia aimed at boosting Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman, accused Republicans of resorting to politics of fear.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2022
Biden warns oil firms he’ll seek tax on ‘windfall’ profits
Many Democrats have unsuccessfully sought a so-called windfall profit tax for more than a decade.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2022
Biden says U.S. strike in Kabul killed a planner of 9/11 attacks
The drone strike had been planned for weeks, according to a senior administration official, and included a scale model of al-Zawahri's house in Kabul.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2022
Seemingly ubiquitous NFTs are just a sliver of crypto universe
Despite their prominence in the media, nonfungible tokens comprise only a fraction of the roughly $2 trillion ecosystem of digital assets.
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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