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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2016
How Hillary Clinton's white voters melted away
The unraveling of the coalition that was supposed to carry Hillary Clinton to the White House had a lot to do with voters like Jim McAndrew in counties like Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2016
California voters embrace recreational use of marijuana in ballot
A ballot measure to make recreational marijuana legal for adults was approved in California, opening the most populous U.S. state to a burgeoning commercial cannabis market in a major victory for supporters of liberalized drug laws.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2016
At under $5 each, Trump's votes came at half the price of what Clinton paid
Donald Trump pulled off one of the biggest upsets in American political history when he toppled Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday — and he did it using far less cash than his rival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / IN PICTURES
Nov 10, 2016
Election day and night: from ballot boxes to celebrations and shock waves
A long and often tumultuous campaign came to a climax that many media polls did not predict: a victory for Donald Trump, the controversial presidential candidate for the Republican party, who managed to pull ahead and maintain his lead over the Democrat candidate, Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2016
Trump presidency puts Iran nuclear deal on shaky ground
Donald Trump's election as president raises the prospect the United States will pull out of the nuclear pact it signed last year with Iran, alienating Washington from its allies and potentially freeing Iran to act on its ambitions.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2016
Trump crushed naysayers with a coalition of the forgotten
Donald Trump was right. Countless others were wrong.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2016
Trump defied traditional politics in path to White House
Supercharging the bluster, hyperbole and media mastery that made him one of the world's best-known businessmen, Donald Trump upended U.S. democratic traditions during his 17-month quest that eventually led to the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2016
Canada's immigration website crashes as some Americans look for escape routes
Canada's main immigration website appeared to crash and New Zealand reported increased traffic from U.S. nationals as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared likely to win the White House on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2016
Democrats seen having slight edge to wrest control Senate
The Democrats were slightly favored to wrest control of the U.S. Senate from the Republicans in Tuesday's elections, according to some analysts, with the outcome helping to determine how difficult it will be for the next president to pass legislation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2016
Fate of Obama legacy initiatives in hands of courts, successor
When President Barack Obama leaves office on Jan. 20 after eight years, several of his major initiatives will still hang in the legal balance, meaning the U.S. courts and his successor will play a major role in shaping his legacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2016
After federal failures, U.S. gun control groups spend millions on state ballot initiatives
Gun safety advocates are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Maine and Nevada to support ballot initiatives that would mandate background checks for gun sales in an effort to clinch state-level victories after years of failed drives in Congress.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
Trump says he would not admit refugees without local support
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump told crowds in Michigan and Minnesota on Sunday his administration would not admit refugees without local support, using appearances in states with growing Muslim communities to criticize Democrat Hillary Clinton's support for accepting people fleeing...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 7, 2016
From Operation Tomodachi to Hiroshima visit, exiting Obama viewed favorably in Japan
On Tuesday, the whole world will be watching as Americans choose their next president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
Social media helps U.S. millennial voters register, but turnout worries linger
As the youngest members of the millennial generation became old enough to vote in this year's U.S. presidential election, states and social media platforms poured efforts into online registration, hoping to attract these tech-savvy voters who now rival Baby Boomers as the country's largest demographic....
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.
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.
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.
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.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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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