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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.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2024
Harris baits Trump on his health records after releasing her own
Harris also took a swipe at Trump the same day for spreading false claims about the disaster response to Hurricane Helene for political gain.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force Two in Las Vegas, on Thursday. Harris released a letter from her doctor saying that she is in "excellent health,” as her campaign tries to capitalize on the lack of health information shared by her rival.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2024
Harris releases ‘excellent’ bill of health and challenges Trump
While Trump, 78, told CBS News in August he would "very gladly” release his medical records, he has declined media requests to do so.
X owner Elon Musk and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump meet prior to a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5.
WORLD
Oct 11, 2024
Disinformation stirred by Musk and Trump adds strain to hurricane recovery
Conspiracy theories and hate speech targeting the government’s storm response erupted across social media after Hurricane Helene devastated the Southeast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2022
Biden aims for Supreme Court pick who isn’t ‘ideological choice’
Following through on a promise made in 2020, Biden has committed to nominate the first Black woman to the high court.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2022
Stephen Breyer’s exit from U.S. top court tees up new clash between Biden and GOP
The next justice would reinforce the court's outnumbered liberal wing and potentially serve for decades but won't shift the ideological balance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2022
Russia will 'move in' on Ukraine, says Biden, sending mixed message on consequences
The U.S. president's extraordinarily blunt assessment could be seen by some as giving Putin a green light to continue harassing Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2021
Biden concedes inflation peril and says his agenda is part of the cure
In a speech in Baltimore on Wednesday, Biden explained why prices have risen, why some products are hard to find and how his legislative plans will ameliorate those problems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2021
Biden panel draft sees no legal obstacle to Supreme Court expansion
Biden named the commission as liberals demanded reforms after Trump filled three vacancies during his four years in office.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war
The chaotic withdrawal concluded two decades of American involvement touched off by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2021
Biden risks Mexico border crisis as migrant children fill up shelters
More than 5,700 unaccompanied minors were apprehended at the border in January, the highest total for that month in recent years, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2020
Joe Biden was rescued by black voters. Now he has to excite them
African American supporters have been urging him to offer concrete solutions, and they say not being Donald Trump isn't enough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2018
Trump's team attempts to reassure markets Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's job is safe
Trump administration officials moved to reassure financial markets that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's job is safe following a report that said President Donald Trump has repeatedly discussed firing the central bank chief after last week's Fed rate hike.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2016
Clinton stays silent on hacked excerpts from paid speeches
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign declined on Friday to address quotes purportedly to be from private paid speeches she delivered to Wall Street banks, renewing questions about her transparency on the topics discussed at events that earned her hefty sums.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.

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