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SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 30, 2016

IOC's decision on Russia a disgrace

The IOC has exposed itself as a toothless tiger. The Olympics' global governing body showed it lacked the moral fortitude and backbone to take a necessary stand against Russia.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016

Japanese see Americans as idle, distrust Trump: survey

A survey Wednesday shed further light on how Japanese regard their U.S. counterparts, including that they see Americans as idle and not the industrious worker bees admired by the rest of the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Poll puts Trump 2 points ahead of Clinton in presidential race amid DNC disarray

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump posted a two-point lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, the first time he has been ahead since early May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Bill Clinton to make case at DNC for his 'change maker' wife's White House bid

Hillary Clinton was set to become the first woman presidential nominee of a major U.S. party on Tuesday, a historic moment that Democrats hope will help eclipse rancor between her supporters and those of her rival in the primaries, Bernie Sanders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 26, 2016

The intention behind China's unrestrained naval moves

China is no longer making a secret of its ambition to gain dominance over the western Pacific.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2016

China's internet regulator fines websites for breaking reporting regulations

China's internet regulator has fined several websites for violating internet publication rules and ordered them to "rectify" pages that ran news stories based on their own reporting, state media has reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2016

Trump's admiration for Putin not completely mutual

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has often praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a "strong leader."
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016

Why the U.S. should move nukes out of Turkey

The U.S. should move its nuclear missiles in southern Turkey to more secure European locations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 25, 2016

Imperial abdication talk poses question of Japan's next era

As the news reverberated throughout Japan earlier this month that Emperor Akihito intended to relinquish his throne while alive — in the first such move in about 200 years — the nation was struck by one of the biggest implications of his exit: the arrival of a new era.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2016

Trump pulls nearly even with Clinton after Republican convention

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pulled nearly even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the first time since May, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken over the course of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2016

Clinton picks Kaine as Democratic vice presidential running mate

Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, opting for an experienced governing partner who will help her present the Democratic ticket as a steady alternative to the unpredictable campaign of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2016

Trump calls U.S. 'divided, out of control' over police shootings as tensions rise ahead of RNC

Cleveland's police union called for the suspension of a state law that allows people to carry firearms during the Republican National Convention but Ohio's governor said he was powerless to act despite heightened security concerns with the killing on Sunday of three police officers in Louisiana.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2016

How to stimulate demand

The true value of flexible fiscal policy lies in stimulating domestic demand through meaningful fiscal spending while at the same time ensuring restoration of fiscal health.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2016

Selection of next U.N. chief reaches critical stage

The Security Council should select the most qualified candidate for the next U.N. chief, as the U.N. can no longer afford to have less than the best at its helm.
EDITORIALS
Jul 14, 2016

The Emperor and abdication

Public discussion should be launched to discuss the issues that must be resolved to permit the abdication of the Emperor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2016

How Clinton limps forward after the FBI report

FBI Director James Comey may have recommended against charging Hillary Clinton; but, politically speaking, he hung her out to dry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2016

LDP-led ruling bloc, allies clear two-thirds majority hurdle in Upper House poll

The Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition scored a sweeping victory in the Upper House election Sunday that gave the Diet's pro-revision forces the two-thirds majority needed to initiate Japan's first constitutional referendum, final results showed Monday morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016

Okinawan minister Shimajiri ousted from Upper House by former Ginowan mayor

In a setback for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, state minister for Okinawa affairs Aiko Shimajiri lost her Upper House seat to a challenger backed by the prefectural governor and a coalition of activists opposed to U.S. bases there.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 9, 2016

How rights and liberties may be downsized under the LDP

During a recent TV program, the vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, Masahiko Komura, insisted "there is zero possibility" that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would revise war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution even if the ruling coalition wins a two-thirds majority in the upcoming Upper...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 8, 2016

Teachers say Japan's young voters need to have political awareness nurtured in schools

Three 18-year-old high school students at Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin in Tokyo said they were excited to cast their ballots in Sunday's Upper House election, being among the nation's first teenagers to join the electorate.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 7, 2016

Kawachi takes role with new league

For 11 seasons, Toshimitsu Kawachi was the face of the bj-league. As the only commissioner in league history, he was the front man for the league's growth from six teams in the 2005-06 season to 24 clubs this past season as well as its success stories and problems.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 6, 2016

Tokyo is squandering resources on its 2020 Olympic English drive

Misguided training program appears to be aimed at turning city workers into unlicensed tour guides.
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
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2016

Bill Clinton's impromptu chat with attorney general didn't compromise email probe: Hillary's potential V.P.s

Democrats jockeying to be Hillary Clinton's running mate defended the integrity of an inquiry into her use of a private email server while U.S. secretary of state, as the probe threatens wider fallout weeks before the political nominating conventions.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2016

Recent Brexit vote makes prospect of a united Ireland suddenly thinkable

Protestant unionists are queuing for Irish passports in Belfast and once quiet Catholic nationalists are openly campaigning for a united Ireland, signs of deep shifts in the United Kingdom's most troubled province since Britons on June 23 voted to leave the EU.

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