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ELECTION

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Trump win opens way for China to take climate leadership role
The election of climate change skeptic Donald Trump as president is likely to end the U.S. leadership role in the international fight against global warming and may lead to the emergence of a new and unlikely champion: China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Trump's business empire poses unprecedented potential conflicts of interest
Donald Trump campaigned for president as a savvy billionaire who would apply his business acumen to improving the U.S. economy, cutting taxes for Americans and negotiating better trade deals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2016
How Hillary Clinton's white voters melted away
The unraveling of the coalition that was supposed to carry Hillary Clinton to the White House had a lot to do with voters like Jim McAndrew in counties like Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2016
Japan seeing brisk sales in Trump masks, translated books
Donald Trump's triumph in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election has turned books and masks related to the real estate tycoon into the hottest-selling items in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2016
Judge tells Trump University litigants they would be wise to settle
The U.S. judge overseeing a lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump and his Trump University told both sides they would be wise to settle the case "given all else that's involved."
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Merkel allies warn of Trump effect, poll shows Germans dismayed
Leading allies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Thursday that populists would pose a problem for Europe unless mainstream politicians came up with answers after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Russian hackers accused of post-election attacks on U.S. think tanks
A Russian hacking group began attacking U.S.-based policy think tanks within hours of Donald Trump's presidential election victory, according to cyberexperts who suspect Moscow is seeking information on the incoming administration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2016
A disruptive yet ruinous triumph for the GOP
Republicans are riding high now but demography will dictate a grim destiny for the party unless it acts to counter adverse trends.
EDITORIALS
Nov 10, 2016
'Here there be dragons'
The Trump victory means that U.S. politics and policies have entered vast and uncharted waters.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2016
For many, toppling the status quo mattered most
Trump embodied change for a simple reason: He is the un-Obama.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2016
A blow to U.S. exceptionalism
Donald Trump won by using a mix that has been effective in other nations for years: a combination of strong nationalism and an anti-corruption agenda.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2016
President Trump: Japanese-Americans, Japanese in U.S. weigh in
People of Japanese ancestry speak up about their impressions of President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2016
Americans in Japan largely dismayed by Trump win
Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential campaign astonished many Americans in Japan, with some fearing it could derail the long-standing bilateral alliance and others worried whether the divided nation can overcome its differences, according to a survey by The Japan Times.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2016
California voters embrace recreational use of marijuana in ballot
A ballot measure to make recreational marijuana legal for adults was approved in California, opening the most populous U.S. state to a burgeoning commercial cannabis market in a major victory for supporters of liberalized drug laws.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2016
China state media warns Trump against isolationism, calls for status quo
Chinese state media have warned the U.S. president-elect against isolationism and interventionism, calling instead for the United States to actively work with China to maintain the international status quo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2016
At under $5 each, Trump's votes came at half the price of what Clinton paid
Donald Trump pulled off one of the biggest upsets in American political history when he toppled Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday — and he did it using far less cash than his rival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / IN PICTURES
Nov 10, 2016
Election day and night: from ballot boxes to celebrations and shock waves
A long and often tumultuous campaign came to a climax that many media polls did not predict: a victory for Donald Trump, the controversial presidential candidate for the Republican party, who managed to pull ahead and maintain his lead over the Democrat candidate, Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2016
Five shot in downtown Seattle near scene of anti-Trump protests
A gunman opened fire in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night following an argument and wounded five people, one man critically, not far from protests over the surprise victory of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2016
Trump presidency puts Iran nuclear deal on shaky ground
Donald Trump's election as president raises the prospect the United States will pull out of the nuclear pact it signed last year with Iran, alienating Washington from its allies and potentially freeing Iran to act on its ambitions.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2016
Trump crushed naysayers with a coalition of the forgotten
Donald Trump was right. Countless others were wrong.
'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.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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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