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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2016
Fresh from tri-state wins, Sanders urges superdelegates to rethink Clinton backing
Fresh from Democratic presidential primary wins over the weekend in three U.S. states, Bernie Sanders said on Sunday he had political momentum that could help him win the backing of Democratic power brokers in his race against Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2016
Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz for Republican nomination
Former candidate Jeb Bush endorsed Ted Cruz for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, saying the U.S. senator from Texas represents the party's best chance of winning the White House.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2016
U.S.-Japan security pact still fodder for Trump, but numbers paint different story
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Monday called again for the country's security arrangement with Japan to be renegotiated, saying Washington's allies should pay a higher price for their defense.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2016
Romney offers vote, little else, to Cruz in Republican election battle
Republican Mitt Romney said on Friday he would vote for Senator Ted Cruz in Utah's presidential nominating contest, but the party's 2012 election standard-bearer stopped short of an official endorsement as he urged voters to deny the nomination to front-runner Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2016
Sanders calls notion he should quit Democratic race 'absurd'
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, responding to reports President Barack Obama called on Democrats to rally around Hillary Clinton as the likely nominee, said on Thursday it was "absurd" to suggest he drop out of the race.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 16, 2016
Trump says foreign policy team still not ready
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday he does not yet have a foreign policy team, and three former U.S. military and intelligence officials who have endorsed him are little known in either the Republican Party or the wider foreign policy community.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2016
Trudeau sees no flood of Americans to Canada if Trump wins
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday joked that he is not expecting an influx of unhappy Americans across the border if firebrand Republican Donald Trump becomes president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 9, 2016
Trump's luxury hotels in Indonesia could face backlash over his anti-Muslim remarks
Few villagers living near a half-built golf course in Indonesia's West Java province know the name Donald Trump, and fewer still are aware that one of his firms will be managing a six-star hotel and luxury resort in their backyard.
EDITORIALS
Mar 6, 2016
A GOP-size hole in top U.S. court
The Republican Party is shirking its constitutional duty by refusing to consider any nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court put forward by President Obama.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2016
Rubio gets boost from Republican endorsements, Cruz missteps
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio received boosts Monday in his drive to become the mainstream Republican alternative to front-runner Donald Trump, with a string of high-profile endorsements and missteps by rival Ted Cruz's campaign.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2016
The art of the spin in U.S. presidential primaries
Presidential primary 'winners' are usually determined not just by the electorate but by what the political journalist Hendrik Hertzberg dubbed the 'expectorate.'
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2016
Cruz ends hold on nominees after Senate OKs bill to name Washington plaza after Chinese dissident
The U.S. Senate on Friday backed a plan to name a plaza in front of the Chinese Embassy for a pro-democracy dissident after what congressional sources called a tit-for-tat deal that led Sen. Ted Cruz to stop blocking President Barack Obama's diplomatic nominations.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2016
Why Sanders can triumph
In a troubling time for America, Bernie Sanders offers a clear and passionate vision that could propell him to the White House.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 11, 2016
In crucial vote, Hillary Clinton fails to rally women to her history-making bid
Hillary Clinton made the prospect of her being elected the first female U.S. president a centerpiece of her campaign, then lost a critical nominating contest to a 74-year-old man in part because women preferred him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2016
Rubio's campaign hits a wall after leaden performance in debate
Less than one minute into his concession speech in New Hampshire, Marco Rubio 'fessed up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2016
Sanders defeats Clinton, Trump wins in New Hampshire primary
Riding a wave of voter anger at traditional politicians, billionaire Donald Trump won New Hampshire's Republican presidential nominating contest on Tuesday and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont won the Democratic primary.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2016
Just like in 1992, it's still the economy, stupid
Americans tend to vote on their pocketbooks, and that could be bad for Democrats if the economy drifts into recession.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2016
U.S. Democratic donor contacts Biden allies about possible run
A prominent Democratic donor worried about the party's chances of winning the presidency emailed dozens of fans of Vice President Joe Biden on Friday, urging them to remain prepared to donate if Biden jumps into the race.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2016
Trump, the GOP's spleen, is ripe for surgery
The Iowa caucuses might have been called the Iowa carcasses. Both parties saw a race between body parts: the head versus the heart.
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.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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