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DEBATE

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for November's presidential election, speaks during a debate with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2024
Trump faces blowback for repeating lie about migrants and pets
The episode highlighted the risk for political candidates of embracing conspiracy theories that don’t survive the light of day off social media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 20, 2016
Final presidential debate offers no solace for U.S.-Japan relations
The conversation that has so far taken place in the run-up to this year's U.S. presidential election has been a nightmare for Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2016
In first debate, Clinton rips Trump over Japan comments, reassures nervous Asian allies
In a message that appeared directed at a wary Japan, Hillary Clinton offers reassurances that as president she would honor security commitments in Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2016
After riots threat, 'fan the flames' Trump dumps Fox debate
U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of riots if he is denied the party's presidential nomination and pulled the plug on a scheduled debate among candidates, raising the temperature even more in a heated White House race.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2016
Front-runner Trump abruptly rejects joining Iowa debate amid Fox spat
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly withdrew from a debate with party rivals this week out of anger at host Fox News, leaving the last encounter before Iowa's first-in-the-nation nominating contest without the front-runner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2015
Republican senator checking if Cruz unveiled classified info during candidate debate
A Republican senator is investigating whether Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz released classified information while discussing the National Security Agency during Tuesday night's debate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2015
Criticism of Clinton debate remarks on 9/11, Wall Street money won't resonate: aide
A top aide to U.S. Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Sunday that criticism of her remarks in Saturday's debate regarding 9/11 and Wall Street campaign contributions would not resonate with average voters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2015
Bush says rival Rubio no longer trying to break Washiington gridlock
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush pressed his attack on rival Marco Rubio's record of missed Senate votes, saying it showed Rubio had "given up" on breaking through the political gridlock in Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2015
Trailing, Trump gets testy as candidates wade into GOP debate
Republican outsider front-runners Ben Carson and Donald Trump came under fire at the outset of the party's third presidential debate Wednesday night, as the moderators and some of their opponents pushed for details of their tax and budget proposals and raised questions about their inexperience in government....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Distant No. 3 Bush tries to dump Trump's 'low-energy' tag heading into Republican debate
Once considered a heavy favorite for the Republican nomination, Jeb Bush will try to energize his presidential campaign on Wednesday when he goes into a prime-time debate where Donald Trump looms large.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2015
CNN tweaks rules for coming Republican debate; Fiorina may get in
CNN changed its rules on Tuesday for the next Republican presidential debate in a way that could give former business executive Carly Fiorina a chance to take the stage with the main contenders for the party's 2016 presidential nomination.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2015
'Not a debater' Trump plans to play nice in first GOP candidate faceoff
Donald Trump, the man to beat in this week's first televised Republican presidential debate, said on Sunday he does not plan to attack his rivals and downplayed expectations for his performance, saying "I'm not a debater."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2015
U.S. would have 'no right' to stop Israel from hitting Iran nuke sites: Christie
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, campaigning for president in New Hampshire, said the U.S. would have "no right" to stop Israel from using military force to destroy Iran's nuclear program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2015
If you're offended, don't expect an apology
The clash of ideas is often painful, but out of that pain springs courage, strength and even growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2015
'Dynamic' deceptions in U.S. budget debate
Instead of facing the real issues of how to cut spending in the U.S. budget debate, Republicans and Democrats find it easier to argue over technical questions that, in the end, won't much affect the budget.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2015
Nixon's respect for a Democratic intellectual exemplified how to handle domestic debate
For all its faults, America's Nixon administration provided a model for professional domestic debate when the stakes are huge, exemplified by the appointment of a Democratic intellectual as urban affairs adviser.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2014
Criminalizing policy rifts
Criticism of policy decisions should not be allowed to curdle into the hateful vitriol that demeans so much public discourse today. Words have consequences and can inflame thuggery or worse.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2014
Ramping up debate in the Diet
Lawmakers need to make sure that steps taken by the ruling coalition and two major opposition parties to reform Diet proceedings do not let government leaders off the hook in facing legislative scrutiny and regular debate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2014
Tokyo election goes nuclear
Ignoring the powers that be, nuclear power takes center stage during an online debate involving the four major candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election — with three firmly against.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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