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DEMOCRACY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2015
Winning Sri Lanka's peace
Sri Lanka is at a crucial moment in its efforts to consolidate peace and secure its long-term benefits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2015
The trials and tribulations of Asian democracy
The list of national political leaders in Asia who have faced, or are about to face, criminal charges has grown so extensive that it is plausible to wonder whether democracy itself can survive in a number of these countries.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2015
Local party boss says Tibet temples must become propaganda centers
Buddhist temples and monasteries in Tibet must become propaganda centers for the ruling Communist Party, where monks and nuns learn to "revere" science and appreciate the party's love, the troubled region's top Chinese appointed official said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2015
Jonathan's good luck streak ends; Nigeria ex-coup leader Buhari wins historic poll
Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari became the first Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot box, putting him in charge of Africa's biggest economy and one of its most turbulent democracies.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2015
India's growing crisis of democracy
An ambitious political experiment engineered by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party in the border state of Jammu and Kashmir — the only Muslim-majority state in India — threatens to implode within just a few days of its start.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2015
Democracy can wait in el-Sissi's Egypt
Egyptian leader Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi needs some excuse for destroying Egypt's democratic revolution, and the excuse is terrorism, the bigger the better.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2015
Can Malaysian democracy thrive without Anwar?
If the Malaysian opposition party People's Alliance does not hold together without Anwar Ibrahim — who is back in jail again — all chance of ending the National Front's seemingly perpetual rule will be lost.
WORLD
Jan 19, 2015
Charlie Hebdo editor: Cartoon blockers 'blur out democracy'
Charlie Hebdo's editor criticized newspapers in democratic countries for refusing to republish a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad that appears on the cover of the satirical magazine's first edition since much of its staff were killed by Islamist gunmen.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2015
It's time for Hong Kong's government to talk
For Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters, 2015 is off to a dismal start. Now that Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has cleared the streets, he seems to have lost interest in talking.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 5, 2015
Survival of 'freedom, democracy'
From top to bottom, Japanese society seems to be growing more introverted and to be shedding its openness toward the outside world. Can the ideal of 'freedom and democracy' survive this trend?
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2014
Occupy Central's spirit endures
The Occupy Central movement that shut down the heart of Hong Kong for 79 days over the demand for greater democracy in the Special Administrative Region is over. But the impulses that drove the movement have not disspated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2014
Taiwan's voters say 'hands off'
Taiwanese voters late last month sent an important message to their government and to Big Brother China watching from across the narrow strait — hands off our democracy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2014
'We'll be back,' Hong Kong protesters chant as main camp site dismantled
Hong Kong police arrested prodemocracy activists and cleared most of the main protest site on Thursday, marking an end to more than two months of street demonstrations in the Chinese-controlled city, but many chanted: "We will be back."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2014
Hong Kong braces for clearing of final Occupy protest zones
Hong Kong police announced plans to clear away the last of the Occupy protest encampments that have blocked key streets in the financial hub for over two months, setting up what could be a final showdown with pro-democracy activists on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 2, 2014
Hong Kong warns protesters not to return after clashes close government HQ
Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists forced the temporary closure of government headquarters on Monday after clashing with police, defying orders to retreat after more than two months of sustained protests in the Chinese-controlled city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2014
Hong Kong protesters charge at legislature, clash with police
Hundreds of riot police and geared-up protesters faced off each other after a handful of protesters broke several glass doors of the Legislative Council in an attempt to enter the building early Wednesday, following the execution of a court order to remove some roadblocks nearby that were part of a pro-democracy...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2014
Thousands denounce HSBC board member's likening of Hong Kongers to freed slaves
Thousands have signed an online petition denouncing reported comments by an HSBC Holdings board member in which she likened Hong Kong protesters' demands for democracy to the emancipation of slaves.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2014
Hong Kong democracy protesters delay referendum amid differences
Hong Kong pro-democracy protest leaders shelved a vote on the movement's direction as concerns grow over the cost of the demonstrations, and the city's stock exchange said it doesn't know when a trading link to Sanghai, expected to start this month, will receive regulatory approval.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 23, 2014
Myanmar charter plan kills chance of Suu Kyi becoming president
Myanmar's joint house committee on constitutional amendment recommended in a report presented to parliament Wednesday that a clause be maintained in the charter effectively barring opposition party leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running for the presidency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2014
Future of Chinese democracy
The Chinese government's insistence that candidates for election to the post of Hong Kong chief executive first be approved by Beijing makes a mockery of its undertaking to introduce universal suffrage.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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