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2016 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
Social media helps U.S. millennial voters register, but turnout worries linger
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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 7, 2016
After FBI lifts cloud over Clinton email probe, peso surges
Mexico's peso jumped on Sunday after the FBI announced it stood by a previous decision to not charge Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton over emails related to her private server, a decision that comes just two days before the election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
Obama's top court pick faces reckoning after Tuesday
Several intriguing scenarios could unfold after Tuesday's U.S. election to break the deadlock over filling a Supreme Court vacancy that has provoked a bitter nine-month standoff between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
Clinton tailwind seen as Latinos in large numbers vote early in Florida, Nevada
The man answering a volunteer's knock on the door in the Kendall section of Miami-Dade County on Saturday was emphatic: Not only would he vote but "esperamos que la presidenta gane" — Spanish for "we hope Madam President wins."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2016
What you should watch for on election day
There will be plenty of fascinating aspects as the electoral numbers start to roll in.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 6, 2016
On the trail of team Trump in Tokyo
A reporter stalks that elusive breed of American in Japan: the Trump supporter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2016
After training, U.S. militias gird for trouble as presidential election nears
Down a Georgia country road, camouflaged members of the Three Percent Security Force have mobilized for rifle practice, hand-to-hand combat training — and an impromptu campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2016
Trump effigy feels the heat as U.K. marks Bonfire Night
He turned "You're fired" into his reality show catchphrase, but it was Donald Trump who went up in flames Saturday — or at least an effigy of him did, as part of Britain's annual Bonfire Night celebrations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2016
Security scare for Trump in frenzied final days of White House campaigning
Republican Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday night after a perceived security threat as he and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept across states that could prove decisive in Tuesday's presidential election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2016
Obama speaks up for Trump protester, GOP nominee tells opposite version of story
President Barack Obama chastised supporters at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in North Carolina on Friday, as tensions spiked when a supporter of Republican opponent Donald Trump began protesting.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2016
Clinton, Trump clash over economy in final campaign push
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump battled over the strength of the economy in the final stretch of their race for the White House on Friday, with Clinton praising the latest U.S. jobs report and Trump dismissing it as a fraudulent disaster.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2016
Clinton's charity confirms accepting $1 million gift from Qatar while she was secretary of state without ethics review
The Clinton Foundation has confirmed it accepted a $1 million gift from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was U.S. secretary of state without informing the State Department, even though she had promised to let the agency review new or significantly increased support from foreign governments.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 4, 2016
A guide to following U.S. Election Day for viewers in Japan
Within days we should know the identity of the 45th president of the United States. Here is our guide to watching the election unfold from Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Judge foils Trump bid to have supporters man Pennsylvania polling stations
In a blow to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a U.S. judge on Thursday upheld a Pennsylvania state law that could make it difficult for his supporters to monitor Election Day activity in Democratic-leaning areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Clinton, lead shrinking in polls, Trump target North Carolina battleground
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump headed to North Carolina on Thursday in a final effort to shore up support in the swing state as polls showed Clinton maintained her lead nationally just days ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 3, 2016
Cambodian leader Hun Sen hoping Republican candidate Trump will win election
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday he wants U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump to win next week's election because Trump will reduce tension with Russia and that will be good for world peace.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2016
Ku Klux Klan newspaper declares support for Trump
A Ku Klux Klan newspaper has declared support for Donald Trump's Republican run for U.S. president, saying America became great because it was a white, Christian republic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2016
Poll still puts Clinton 6 points ahead of Trump; FBI innuendo irks Obama
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2016
Ruling coalition gives up trying to pass TPP-ratifying bill after minister's gaffe
After a round of fresh calls for the resignation of the agriculture minister, the coalition decides to throw in the towel.
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
Japanese actress Anna Sawai, winner of the outstanding lead actress in a drama series award for "Shogun," and Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, winner of the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award for the show, pose in the press room during the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
South Korea is facing deepfake porn crisis
Activists hold up symbolic eye masks during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul on Aug. 30.
In LDP presidential poll, three kingmakers hold all the cards
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo in January as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (left) looks on.
Yen strengthens beyond ¥140 per dollar for first time since 2023
Then yen strengthened on Monday beyond ¥140 per dollar ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week that is widely expected to see officials cut interest rates.
‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
Hiroyuki Sanada and the cast and crew of "Shogun" accept the award for best drama series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
In LDP presidential poll, three kingmakers hold all the cards
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo in January as former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (left) looks on.
How China’s dominance of solar and batteries is impacting Japan’s energy transition
Solar panels and wind turbines at a power plant in Hami in China's Xinjiang region. The U.S. and other countries have described China’s actions against Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, a key cog in the cleantech supply chain, as a genocidal campaign aimed at erasing an entire culture.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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