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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2021

Amazon documents reveal company's secret strategy to dodge India's regulators

The revelations could deepen the risks facing the company as it encounters intensifying government scrutiny in one of its fastest-growing markets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2020

Too hard to vote? Fired-up Black Americans are doing it anyway.

In the historically Black neighborhoods of Waco, Texas, the usual get-out-the-vote activities in this U.S. presidential election year were upended by the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2018

Beijing's South China Sea project must not succeed

The international community shouldn't let China quietly ignore the 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling that Beijing's 'nine-dash line' in the South China sea violates the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2017 NPB PREVIEW
Mar 30, 2017

Carp set sights on repeat performance in Central League

The following is the second of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Central League champions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2022

Voter suppression can’t save the Republicans

Low turnout in America is usually blamed on voter apathy, but 2020 proved that the real problem has always been barriers to voting.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2020

How Biden’s discipline on rebuilding the Democrats' ‘blue wall’ moved him close to victory

Many presidential nominees take their eyes off critical states, but Biden never lost sight of trying to win back voters in states who abandoned Democrats in 2016.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2020

Trump is losing his touch. So is the TV producer who shaped his image.

Did you catch Steve Harvey’s "Funderdome” on ABC? How about "The World’s Best” on CBS, "The Contender” on Epix, or "World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge” on Amazon Prime? Or the Christian-themed dramas "A.D. The Bible Continues” on NBC and "Messiah” on Netflix?
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2019

Trump's appeals to white racist fears may be a tougher sell in 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric and focus on the grievances of white voters helped him win the 2016 election. But a Reuters analysis of public opinion over the last four years suggests that Trump's brand of white identity politics may be less effective in the 2020 election campaign....
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2018

Slamming the door: How Trump restricted U.S. refugee program

On Jan. 19, 2017, Aden Hassan's long wait to start a new life ended when he stepped off a plane in Columbus, Ohio, half a world away from the Kenyan refugee camp where he had lived for a decade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2018

China's $24 billion promise to the Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte still hasn't materialized

Almost two years after China pledged $24 billion in investment to the Philippines, barely any projects have materialized, prompting deepening concerns that President Rodrigo Duterte has undermined the country's sovereignty with little to show in return.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2017

Philippines snubbed advice of experts to tread incrementally in pursuing child dengue immunizations

As she announced in January 2016 that the Philippines would immunize 1 million children with a new dengue vaccine, the nation's then health secretary Janette Garin boasted it was a world-first and a tribute to her country's "expertise" in research.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2017

Backers of U.S.-Russia mideast nuclear plan bragged of support of top Trump aide Michael Flynn

Backers of a U.S.-Russia plan to build nuclear reactors across the Middle East bragged after the U.S. election they had backing from Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn for a project that required lifting sanctions on Russia, documents reviewed by Reuters show.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2017

Sayonara to the year that was

U.S. President Barack Obama topped the 2016 list of winners and losers in Asia, but not in a good way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2022

What does Donald Trump do now?

After his candidates fell flat in the midterm elections, does Donald Trump have a chance to win in 2024?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 13, 2020

‘A black eye’: Why U.S. political polling missed the mark. Again.

This year's problems are alarming, both to people inside the industry and to the millions of Americans who follow presidential polls.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 2, 2020

Left in limbo: Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls struggle with postponement

Tokyo's Olympic dream is still alive — for now — but many athletes have been left wondering if their hard work will all be for nothing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 12, 2019

Trump's 'I Love WikiLeaks' praise fades as U.S. charges Julian Assange

Donald Trump made no secret during the 2016 campaign that he appreciated WikiLeaks and founder Julian Assange for publishing thousands of hacked Democratic emails, many of them damaging to Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2019

Who might be the prime minister to inherit the Brexit mess if Theresa May quits?

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday offered to quit if her twice-defeated EU divorce deal passes, in a last-ditch attempt to persuade euroskeptics to back it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2019

Roger Stone's arrest may hurt Trump's 'love' of Wikileaks

"WikiLeaks," Donald Trump said at a campaign rally on Oct. 10, 2016. "I love WikiLeaks."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2018

Next up? Starting gun sounds on 2020 White House race

Let the 2020 White House race begin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2018

James Comey 'insubordinate' but not biased in Hillary Clinton probe, inspector general finds

Former FBI Director James Comey was "insubordinate" in handling the probe into Hillary Clinton, damaging the bureau and the Justice Department's image of impartiality even though he wasn't motivated by politics, the department's watchdog found.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2017

Balance of power: Shift toward renewable energy appears to be picking up steam

Five years ago, Japan introduced a feed-in tariff system in a bid to promote the introduction of renewable energy on a large scale following the collapse of public trust in nuclear power due to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and subsequent triple meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017

North Korea fires missile over Japan in sharp escalation of tensions

In an “unprecedented, grave and serious” threat, nuclear-armed North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile over Hokkaido, the first unannounced launch of a missile to fly over Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2016

Japan's defense diplomacy with ASEAN member-states

The situation in the South China Sea is prompting the Ministry of Defense and the SDF to expand Japan's presence and strengthen partnerships in the region.
Demonstrators protest inside the Rockefeller Center asking for a cease-fire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as U.S. President Joe Biden attends an interview in midtown Manhattan in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2024

Among key Democratic Party voters Biden faces rebellion over Gaza war

Officials say the depth of Democratic Party anger over U.S. President Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza war has caught his campaign off guard.
Leaders of intelligence agencies testify before a congressional committee about worldwide threats in Washington on March 11.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2024

Campaign puts Trump and the spy agencies on a collision course

Some former officials fear that Trump, if elected again, would try to weaken intelligence agencies or undermine their independence.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in April 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2024

Alongside the Trump-Russia inquiry, a lesser-known look at Egyptian influence

The Justice Department investigated whether a Trump adviser was part of an Egyptian plan, never proven, to funnel $10 million to the 2016 Trump campaign.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2024

Is Kamala Harris’ race or gender affecting her support? ‘It’s very complicated.’

While she frequently recounts her background on the campaign trail, Harris tends to focus more on her middle-class roots than her race or gender.
Republican Vice President-elect JD Vance (left) and President-elect Donald Trump speak during an election night event in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2024

JD Vance once compared Trump to Hitler. Now, he's his vice president-elect.

Trump and many of his allies see Vance's transformation as genuine, but detractors see his shift in views as a ploy to ascend the ranks of Republican politics.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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