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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
It's the Fed, not the White House, that matters most in Asia
Asia's monetary system depends on the stability of the greenback. Currencies are mostly priced against the buck with more than a few countries have soft pegs to the dollar.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
Trump-to-Biden handoff stalls as president rejects outcome
The administrator of the General Services Administration — currently a Trump appointee — is empowered to formally ascertain the apparent winner, something they have not yet done.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
The U.S. election is over. The nation’s rifts remain.
By Sunday morning, celebration and grieving had melted away to expose a difficult question for divided families and a divided nation: Now what?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2020
Trump’s final days ripe for settling scores and pardoning allies
Trump's final two months in office could see a whirlwind of actions to make governing more difficult for President-elect Joe Biden.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2020
Japanese abductees' kin ask Biden to press issue with North Korea
Families and supporters have also urged Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to act swiftly on the matter without just relying on the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
'I just couldn't be silent': How U.S. women decided the 2020 election
More than half of female voters — 56% — chose Biden compared to 48% of men, according to exit polls from the Edison Research firm.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Suga congratulates Biden and hopes to strengthen alliance
Contentious trade negotiations, talks over costs for stationing U.S. troops in Japan likely to top agenda between two leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
China unlikely to find Biden a soft touch
In his unsuccessful campaign for re-election, President Donald Trump repeatedly warned that a victory for Joe Biden would be a win for China and that Beijing would "own America."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Celebrations erupt in major U.S. cities after Biden election win
'It's like a pall fell over the country four years ago, and we've been waiting years for it to end.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Trump does not plan to concede any time soon, aides and allies indicate
The president pledged on Saturday to go forward with a legal strategy that he hopes will overturn state results that gave Biden the win in Tuesday's vote.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
The Electoral College is close. The popular vote isn't.
As the presidential race inches agonizingly toward a conclusion, it might be easy to miss the fact that the results are not really close.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has COVID-19
Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff who abided by U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to play down the coronavirus throughout the summer, has contracted the virus himself, a senior administration official said Friday night.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2020
Stacey Abrams’ ground game put Georgia within Biden's reach
For Stacey Abrams, Friday was harvest day, and it was bountiful.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2020
U.S. will need Japan more as China tensions rise, Suga aide says
Suga must tread a fine line with Japan's only formal security ally, the U.S., and its biggest trade partner, China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
With no evidence of fraud, Trump fails to make headway on legal cases
President Donald Trump’s bellicose pledge to fight the outcome of the election in the courts crashed Friday into skeptical judges, daunting Electoral College math and a lack of evidence for his claims of fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
News media waits … and waits … to make historic call
News organizations were preparing Friday for a possibly decisive call in the 2020 presidential race, even as President Donald Trump and his allies continued to lie about the integrity of the election and make baseless claims about voter fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2020
Libertarian spoiler in U.S. presidential election? Not a chance, experts say.
The thin margins that separated U.S. President Donald Trump from Democratic rival Joe Biden in several swing states raised the question: Was the Republican incumbent hurt by the third-party run of Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
How claims of dead Michigan voters spread faster than the facts
Run-of-the-mill clerical errors have been used as false evidence of voter fraud in Michigan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2020
Trump allies coin ‘legal vote’ media mantra to question election
U.S. President Donald Trump’s allies including some of his children are amplifying the president’s attacks on the election system’s integrity with online claims that test the rules set by social media companies against disinformation about the vote.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2020
Thousands of Facebook Groups buzzed with calls for violence ahead of U.S. election
Before Facebook Inc. shut down a rapidly growing "Stop the Steal" Facebook Group on Thursday, the forum featured calls for members to ready their weapons should President Donald Trump lose his bid to remain in the White House.
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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