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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2020

Japan looks to past ties with Trump and Biden for glimpses of the future

Tuesday's U.S. presidential election is being watched closely in Tokyo by those keen to anticipate its impact on the direction of bilateral relations in years to come.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2020

Trump’s China scorecard shows many defeats, and one big change

American companies cite much the same concerns — and the same growth objectives — with regard to China today as they did when Trump took office.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2020

Trump records shed new light on Chinese business pursuits

Trump and his allies have tried to paint the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, as soft on China, in part by pointing to his son's business dealings there.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2020

Ad behemoth faces claims of conflict of interest in Tokyo Olympic campaign

“Adult understanding” investigated as a potential conflict of interest for the Japanese advertising giant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2020

The jailed activist left a letter behind. The message: Keep fighting.

Outspoken Vietnamese journalist and activist Pham Doan Trang was arrested on charges of making and disseminating propaganda against the state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2020

China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet

The program mirrors the one in the western Xinjiang region that rights groups have branded coercive labor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2020

How a few lawyers pushed voter fraud fears into the U.S. mainstream

For months, U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to convince Americans that the Nov. 3 election will be "rigged,” claiming without evidence that mail voting will open the door to mass cheating.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2020

China’s self-inflicted wounds in the South China Sea

Increased aggression by Beijing has sparked more robust responses from Washington and the regional claimant states.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2020

Australia boosts defense spending by ¥5.5 trillion amid regional tensions

Canberra keen to ensure it has credible capability to respond to any challenge in its immediate region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2020

Great expectations: Has Koike delivered on parenting, gender and climate?

Some believe support from the marginalized voices that christened Koike's first victory may no longer be present during the upcoming vote.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2020

Koike’s first term as Tokyo governor: Eventful, but little to show for it

Each challenge has revealed a new facet of her political persona, and they will also serve as benchmarks against which voters examine her record.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2020

'Near impunity' for drug war killings in Philippines, U.N. report says

Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines may have been killed in the war on drugs since mid-2016, amid "near impunity" for police and incitement to violence by top officials, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2020

Trump unmasks Obama administration’s unmaskers

The Trump administration's attempt to explain what happened to Michael Flynn isn't very revealing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2020

Joe Biden tackles running mate decision under shadow of coronavirus fight

Joe Biden, now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is in the earliest stages of choosing a running mate who can help him defeat President Donald Trump in November, a decision complicated by the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the country and the campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2020

Trump accuses Schiff of leaking intelligence about Russia to hurt Sanders

President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Rep. Adam Schiff of leaking classified information on Russian interference in the 2020 U.S. election to hurt Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2020

Can Michael Bloomberg make America proud again?

The electoral odds inside the Democratic Party are aligning in such a manner that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could end up as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency on Nov. 3.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2020

Forget the Iowa fiasco — Trump is the Democrats' real problem

The U.S. president's triple threat: high approval rating, stable economy and a united party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020

Tokyo Olympics organizers 'extremely worried' that coronavirus may hit games

Before, the main concern of the organizers' working group in the Diet was Japan's continuing problem with rubella and measles. Now it's the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / New Year's Special
Jan 1, 2020

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike looks ahead to 2020 Games and end of her term

With a little over half a year to go until the start of the Summer Games, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says the host city is all set for the sporting extravaganza and is focusing on ensuring the games will have a long-lasting legacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2019

Presidential election will define Japan-U.S. ties

The outcome of the U.S. presidential election will have profound implications for Japan and the rest of the world.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 31, 2019

Forecasting Japan's top medal hopefuls for 2020 Games

Japan's Olympians intend to take the nation by storm with their best-ever results at the 2020 Tokyo Games this summer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 14, 2019

Japan's decade of 'closed country' cinema

As Japanese box office figures hit record highs in the 2010s, the country's film industry became increasingly insular
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2019

U.S. alleges Russian operatives sought to undermine U.S. election agency

U.S. prosecutors have accused Russian operatives of seeking to interfere with a federal agency charged with policing American elections, as part of their case relating to interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential contest, saying the group aimed to interfere with a ban on some election spending by foreign...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019

Twitter political ad ban is no sure fix for voter manipulation, says ex-Cambridge Analytica director

Brittany Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica director turned witness in a cross-Atlantic data privacy scandal, on Tuesday praised Twitter's move to ban political advertising from its platform but said it was not a "permanent fix.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019

Jury selection underway in trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone

The criminal trial of President Donald Trump's long-time adviser, Roger Stone, began on Tuesday with the start of jury selection as he faces charges arising from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation that documented Russian interference to help Trump win the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 25, 2019

Russian operatives sacrifice followers to stay undercover on Facebook ahead of U.S. election

Efforts by Russian influence campaigns to stay undetected on social media ahead of next year's U.S. elections are undermining their ability to gain followers and spread divisive political messages, a senior Facebook executive told Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2019

Trump impeachment is a deep Democratic coup against Warren

The old DNC cabal is more interested in getting rid of the progressives in their own party than in defeating Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2019

Russian operative said 'we made America great' after Trump's win: GOP-led Senate report

Kremlin-directed operatives opened champagne when Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, according to a communication disclosed in a new Senate Intelligence Committee report outlining Russia's sweeping social media efforts to help him win.
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.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
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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