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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2020

America’s dangerous transition

Biden now, like FDR then, must reiterate his message of hope and unity as an antidote to the coronavirus and political division.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020

Buffeted by Trump, China has little hope for warmer relations with Biden

While many will welcome an expected change in tone, few expect Biden to quickly reverse the confrontational policies his predecessor has put in place.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2020

Trump’s legal blitz isn’t contesting enough votes to win

U.S. President Donald Trump’s hopes of reversing the outcome of the 2020 election in the courts are running into the reality that the numbers just aren’t there in terms of votes he can dispute — at least not yet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2020

After sending congratulatory note, Suga ponders his approach to Biden

Moving from Trump's impetuous style to a more conventional approach will be an abrupt change for Tokyo, which has grown accustomed to the president's mercurial manner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020

With no evidence of fraud, Trump fails to make headway on legal cases

President Donald Trump’s bellicose pledge to fight the outcome of the election in the courts crashed Friday into skeptical judges, daunting Electoral College math and a lack of evidence for his claims of fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2020

U.S. election disinformation is coming from inside the White House

The president and his allies have united right-wing media and internet trolls with false messaging that legitimate vote counting should stop.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2020

In a year of U.S. protest cries, now it’s ‘Count every vote!’ and ‘Stop the steal!’

Protests broke out in hotly contested areas, where demonstrators said they were convinced the election was being stolen, a baseless claim made by President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2020

Flashbacks to Florida in 2000 as Trump heads to court to save his presidency

The White House hoped to find a "James Baker-like” figure to lead its postelection battle to somehow find a way to win a second term. But the original James Baker said the White House should stop trying to stop the votes from being counted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2020

Biden edges closer to White House win as Trump mounts legal challenge

With tensions rising, about 200 of Trump's supporters, some armed with rifles and handguns, gathered outside an election office in Phoenix.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2020

Win or lose, Trump will remain a powerful and disruptive force in U.S. politics

If he is forced to vacate the White House on Jan. 20, Trump is likely to prove to be more resilient than expected when it comes to his influence on American life.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2020

Social media companies survived U.S. Election Day. More tests loom.

For months, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube prepared to clamp down on misinformation on Election Day in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2020

A transfixed world waits to see what’s next in America

All over the world, the results trickling in from across the American electoral map made for confounding, fascinating must-watch drama.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020

What we know about the vote in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania

The three states could again prove decisive as President Donald Trump tries to hold on to the White House.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2020

Desire to see Trump ousted prods Gen Z voters in Japan to back Biden

Focus on police brutality, climate change and LGBTQ equality drives opposition to U.S. president among Temple University students, but endorsement of Biden only lukewarm.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020

How long is this going to take? Americans settle in to wait

Patience is a virtue that voters have been urged to embrace. But that's easier said than done.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020

How to think about a contested U.S. election

The surge in mail-in and early voting amid the pandemic meant that the chances of knowing whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden won sometime Tuesday night was very low.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020

At the end of a chaotic campaign, an Election Day that defied the worst fears

There were glitches and partisan skirmishes as voters went to the polls, but for the most part the system held up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020

Don’t invoke Bush v. Gore to challenge 2020 voting

A note to Republicans and Democrats alike: Bush v. Gore does not draw into legal doubt the right of local authorities to decide how to conduct their elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020

Updating democracy: The younger generation is losing faith in the system

'Capitalism' and 'socialism' describe the once emerging industrial world, so we need the same inventiveness to describe the digital world that has replaced it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020

With Trump still in charge until at least January, virus experts fear the worst

Trump has largely shuttered the White House task force and doubled down on anti-science language, telling voters that the U.S. is 'rounding the corner” in the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2020

What are the odds of a disputed U.S. election? Pretty high.

Whatever goes wrong — and chances are something will — we will likely be having an argument over the vote count.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2020

The rise of the Indian American voter

Indian Americans are the second-largest immigrant group in the U.S., and among the fastest-growing — up by nearly 150% over the last decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2020

Big Tech draws record revenue and harsh criticism with U.S. election ads

The presidential campaigns for each party more than doubled their ad spending on Facebook compared with the presidential candidates in the 2016 race.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2020

As Election Day arrives, Trump shifts between combativeness and grievance

President Donald Trump arrives at Election Day on Tuesday toggling between confidence and exasperation, bravado and grievance, and marinating in frustration that he is trailing Joe Biden, whom he considers an unworthy opponent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2020

In dash to finish, Biden and Trump set up showdown in Pennsylvania

The president now appears more competitive in the state than in Michigan and Wisconsin, and Biden's clearest electoral path to the White House runs through it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2020

Trump’s election gift to China

At the ideological level, a U.S. election meltdown featuring bitter political clashes and endless litigation would be a propaganda bonanza for the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2020

Stanford statistical model estimates 700 COVID-19 deaths from Trump rallies

A White House spokesperson dismissed the study as 'a politically driven model based on flawed assumptions and meant to shame Trump supporters.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2020

A frazzled world holds its breath while the U.S. chooses its leader

The world is on tenterhooks waiting to see whether the United States will choose to stay on its current rocky course.
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.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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