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2020 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2020
Trumponomics won’t outlive Trump
Trump did put the working class at the center of his rhetoric, and GOP politicians noticed. Now, the party needs to translate this rhetorical emphasis into a policy agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2020
Trump’s near-concession shows he recognizes loss, allies say
Republicans outside Trump's innermost circle are increasingly showing their frustration with the president's rejection of his defeat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2020
Trump, trying to cling to power, fans unrest and conspiracies
More than a week after President-elect Joe Biden was declared the winner, Trump continues to block his successor's transition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2020
Behind Trump’s yearslong effort to turn losing into winning
The strategy uses the power of the executive branch, an army of lawyers, the conservative news media and the obedience of fellow Republicans in a bid to bend reality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2020
Building back a better trans-Atlantic alliance
Trump may just be the accidental father of European sovereignty
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2020
Before Biden inauguration, 70,000 more could die from COVID-19 in the U.S.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make controlling the coronavirus a top priority and is likely to push for mask wearing mandates and more fiscal stimulus to keep businesses and workers afloat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2020
Trump floats improbable survival scenarios as he ponders his future
By dominating the story of his exit from the White House, he hopes to keep his millions of supporters energized and engaged for whatever comes next.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2020
Could state legislatures pick their own electors to vote for Trump? Not likely.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s last-ditch efforts to reverse the election seem to come down to a far-fetched scenario, one in which Republican-led state legislatures choose the members of the Electoral College, overturning the will of voters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2020
As soon as Trump leaves office, he faces greater risk of prosecution
The president is more vulnerable than ever to an investigation into his business practices and taxes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2020
Biden wants to be the climate president. He’ll need some help from Xi Jinping.
The U.S.-China relationship is at its lowest point in a half century, but there are also converging interests on global warming.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2020
Biden to be briefed by national security experts next week, transition official says
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will be briefed by national security experts next week, Biden transition official Jen Psaki said Friday, amid concerns that being out of the loop due to delays to the transition could be a national security risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 13, 2020
Japanese capitalism can teach U.S. lessons in income growth and equality
There is no denying that Japan does have an underbelly of poor people, but compared to the United States, only relatively few are truly left behind financially.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2020
Truth and de-Trumpification
Historically, plenty of other countries' transitions from authoritarianism have been characterized by a willingness to leave former power-holders unpunished.
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
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2020
Republicans urge Trump to allow Biden briefings as vote challenges sputter
A growing number of Republican senators urged Trump's administration to allow Biden access to presidential daily intelligence briefings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2020
Suga says he got Biden's backing on Senkakus in first phone talks
Suga congratulated Biden on winning last week's presidential election against incumbent Donald Trump and stressed the importance of the Japan-U.S. security alliance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2020
Biden’s transition teams sideline industries Trump put in charge
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has stocked his transition team with policy experts, academics and former Barack Obama administration officials, a contrast with the industry-friendly figures President Donald Trump placed in government upon winning office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2020
Trump’s election tactics put him in unsavory company
Trump has joined a club of truculent leaders who, regardless of what voters decide, declare themselves the winners of elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2020
Fighting election results, Trump employs a new weapon: the government
The standoff left the United States in the position of the kind of country whose weak democratic processes it often criticizes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2020
Reality show over as the world gets ready for a new U.S. president
Despite a wish to return to his version of internationalism and traditional alliances, Joe Biden may face many obstacles as he tries to advance his agenda.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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