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ELECTION

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2018
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull quits parliament, stripping government of one-seat majority
Australia's former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday resigned from parliament, a source familiar with the matter said, stripping the government of its one-seat parliamentary majority.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2018
Trump won't say when he learned of Michael Cohen payment to Stormy Daniels
President Donald Trump refused Thursday to say whether he knew before the 2016 election about his former lawyer's $130,000 payment to a porn star, but said there was no campaign finance violation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 27, 2018
The man standing between Abe and his ambitions: Who is Shigeru Ishiba?
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is back in the spotlight.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2018
A weak, fragmented opposition
A lame opposition camp can't expect to engage in a policy-based competition with the ruling parties and present voters with a viable alternative.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2018
Shigeru Ishiba pledges rural revitalization laws if he beats Abe in LDP leadership race
The laws would involve enhancing the productivity of service industries, promoting the migration of urban residents to rural areas and reforming local government systems.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2018
In LDP leadership contest, battle for non-lawmaker votes intensifies
Ahead of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 20 leadership election, a battle is intensifying between the two anticipated candidates for support from non-lawmaker party members across Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2018
The U.S. economy and the midterms
Even if the economy doesn't affect the election, the election will affect the economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2018
Why Trump's extreme politics will outlast him
More voters now expect extreme positions, and more politicians are finding it harder to resist taking them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2018
2019 Canada election will be fight against polarization, Trudeau warns
Justin Trudeau said the 2019 Canadian election will be a contrast between his Liberal Party's push for a cleaner environment and fighting inequality, and Conservatives who'll attempt to exploit divisions created by a global wave of populism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2018
White House counsel interviewed for 30 hours in Russia probe: report
The White House's top lawyer has cooperated extensively with the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, sharing detailed accounts about the episodes at the heart of the inquiry into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, The New York Times reported Saturday....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2018
Setting himself apart from Abe, Shigeru Ishiba says he's opposed to Article 9 revision for now
Ishiba is set to challenge Abe in September's LDP presidential election, with the Constitution issue likely to be a focus of policy debates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2018
Boy, 11, hacks into replica U.S. election website in minutes as convention probes electronic voting systems
An 11-year-old boy managed to hack into a replica of Florida's election results website in 10 minutes during a hackers convention and change names and tallies, organizers said, stoking concerns about security ahead of nationwide votes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2018
Trump ally Kris Kobach wins Republican governor primary in Kansas after incumbent concedes
A staunch ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, Kris Kobach, won the closely contested Republican nomination for the Kansas governor's race on Tuesday when incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded the election.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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