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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2017
Kenyans demand probe into torture-slaying of election tech official, fear rigged polls next week
Protesters marched on the offices of Kenya's election commission on Tuesday, demanding a speedy investigation of the murder of a senior official that has raised fears over the legitimacy of next week's national elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2017
Trump-Putin honeymoon may be over
Russian President Vladimir Putin tossed President-elect Donald Trump a bouquet in December when he chose not to retaliate for the U.S. expulsion of Russian diplomats and the seizure of Russian diplomatic compounds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2017
Sources say Russia used Facebook accounts in attempt to spy on Macron campaign
Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on Emmanuel Macron's election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas, according to a U.S. congressman and two other people briefed on the effort.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2017
Sendai elects opposition-backed Kori as next mayor, dealing another blow to Abe's LDP
An opposition-backed former lawmaker won the Sendai mayoral election on Sunday, a result certain to pile pressure on the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which is reeling from scandals and waning public support.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2017
Russian envoy Kislyak, at heart of U.S. probe, ends assignment in Washington
Sergei Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to Washington and a key figure in ongoing U.S. investigations into Moscow's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, ended his tenure Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2017
U.S. eyes financial sanctions to cut off Venezuela's oil revenue amid ongoing protests over Maduro
The United States is considering financial sanctions on Venezuela that will halt dollar payments for the country's oil, according to a senior White House official and an adviser with direct knowledge of the discussions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2017
Special counsel asks White House to save documents, mails, recordings from Trump Jr.-Russians meeting
The special counsel investigating possible collusion between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia has asked White House officials to preserve any records of a meeting last year between the president's eldest son and a Russian lawyer, according to a source with knowledge of the request.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2017
Moscow lawyer who met Trump Jr. had Russian spy agency as client
The Russian lawyer who met Donald Trump Jr. after his father won the Republican nomination for the 2016 U.S. presidential election counted Russia's FSB security service among her clients for years, Russian court documents seen by Reuters show.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2017
Russian envoy overheard saying he discussed campaign with Sessions: report
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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2017
Trump campaign in June paid law office now representing son $50,000
Donald Trump's campaign paid $50,000 to the law office now representing Donald Trump Jr. a little more than a week before news surfaced of an unreported meeting with a Russian attorney that has prompted new accusations of collusion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2017
Why Yuriko Koike is the new face of brand Japan
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's embrace of the concept 'citizens first' is proving to be a recipe for success.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2017
Trump associates frustrated and concerned by latest crisis, after Donald Jr. tweets emails
Fresh off one foreign trip and preparing for another, Donald Trump was enjoying a period of relative calm — until the White House was rocked by a fresh controversy over contacts between the president's campaign and Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2017
Moon's moral code leaves South Korean Cabinet bare as nominees are stalled
In his campaign to become South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in touted his credentials as a human-rights lawyer and pledged to enforce a strict moral code in picking his top officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Nara Mayor Gen Nakagawa snares third term in close race; LDP-backed candidate crushed
Nara Mayor Gen Nakagawa, 41, was declared the winner of Sunday's mayoral election by just 2,000 votes Monday morning, a narrow difference that election officials say was caused by voter confusion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 8, 2017
Tokyo poll offers Abe an opportunity to take a long, hard look in the mirror
We have witnessed Abe's peak and he is now a diminished leader, with the aura of invincibility he projected since December 2012 now gone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2017
Depopulation, tourism on voters' minds as Nara gears up for mayoral election
Nara voters head to the polls Sunday for a mayoral election that has been dominated by concerns over a shrinking population and an expanding tourist industry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2017
G-20 summit like side show as anticipation builds for Trump's first face-to-face with Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to size each other up in person for the first time on Friday in what promises to be the most highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 4, 2017
Success of Koike's Tomin First echoes Ishin no Kai movement
A popular, media-savvy figure originally from the Kansai region wins the governorship by running as a reformer, then forming a political party to take on the Liberal Democratic Party in the local assembly election. Upon winning a plurality of votes, the party teams up with Komeito to form a majority,...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2017
Gathering lawmakers to Versailles, Macron issues ultimatum on timescale for reforms
France's new president, Emmanuel Macron, told parliament in a ceremonial address on Monday that he would seek direct approval from voters in a referendum if parliament failed to sign off his intended institutional reforms quickly enough.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2017
Merkel camp's election program no longer refers to U.S. as 'friend' amid Trump chill
In their campaign program for the German election, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have dropped the term "friend" in describing the relationship with the United States.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
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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