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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 12, 2020
The surging coronavirus finds a U.S. leadership vacuum
As the United States enters what may be the most intense stage of the pandemic yet, the Trump administration remains largely disengaged.
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2020
China's lesson from the U.S. election? No, thanks.
Beijing has made clear it hopes that a change in the U.S. administration will lead to an improvement in the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2020
Boris Johnson has a serious Joe Biden problem on Brexit
Donald Trump's very presence encouraged Johnson's Brexit brinkmanship with Brussels. Britain could threaten to walk away knowing a friendly White House approved.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2020
America’s age of anger is just getting started
There is little respite from clownish demagoguery once a long-standing political order loses credibility and legitimacy among a significantly large proportion of the population.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2020
Suga to hold phone talks with Biden as early as Thursday
Biden has already held phone talks with a number of world leaders, including those of Canada, Britain, Germany, France and Ireland.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2020
Does Trump’s defeat signal the start of populism’s decline?
The economic, social and political grievances that fed populist and xenophobic movements in many countries are still alive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2020
Trump quickly remakes Pentagon leadership as critics see crisis
A flurry of changes in the Pentagon’s top ranks is underway as President Donald Trump elevates longtime allies in moves that critics say sends a signal of turmoil in the leadership of the U.S. military just after a contentious election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2020
Japan land minister bashes Trump for refusal to accept poll loss
The minister said Tuesday he wrote the tweet because he looks to the United States as a 'front-runner of democracy.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2020
Biden has won, now allies must act
The unmistakable conclusion is that U.S. foreign policy must change. Enduring success demands that a U.S. president see that domestic needs are better met.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2020
America’s dangerous transition
Biden now, like FDR then, must reiterate his message of hope and unity as an antidote to the coronavirus and political division.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020
Trump’s environmental legacy may be lasting harm to the climate
Greenhouse pollution accumulates in the atmosphere, so the heat-trapping gases emitted as a result of loosened regulations will remain for decades, regardless of policy shifts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020
Buffeted by Trump, China has little hope for warmer relations with Biden
While many will welcome an expected change in tone, few expect Biden to quickly reverse the confrontational policies his predecessor has put in place.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2020
Trump’s legal blitz isn’t contesting enough votes to win
U.S. President Donald Trump’s hopes of reversing the outcome of the 2020 election in the courts are running into the reality that the numbers just aren’t there in terms of votes he can dispute — at least not yet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2020
Trump ousts defense chief Mark Esper, who balked at loyalty demand
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was fired in a tweet on Monday, as President Donald Trump went after a top aide he blamed for not supporting him sufficiently.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2020
Kremlin wants final U.S. election vote count before congratulating anyone
The Kremlin said Monday it would wait for the official results of the U.S. presidential election before commenting on its outcome, and that it had noted incumbent Donald Trump's announcement of legal challenges related to the vote.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
Hold the schadenfreude for America
Even before ballots were cast, media in China and Russia were talking up the chaos. One Russian deputy compared the U.S. to Kyrgyzstan, where a disputed vote last month ended in turmoil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
Trump loses immunity from persecution after leaving office
Those consequences of a Trump defeat could lead him, if not to jail, at least to years of persecution by justice.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.

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