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ELECTION

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2016
Court rules July Upper House election constitutional
A high court on Tuesday ruled the July Upper House election constitutional, delivering the first such decision in a series of lawsuits on the disparity in vote values.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2016
Trump sharpens 'rigged' election allegations disputed by Republican lawyers
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday cited studies he said showed rampant voter fraud, saying the Nov. 8 election was "rigged" against him even as Republican lawyers called his allegations unfounded.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2016
Leaks aren't always good for politics or journalism
Today's ability to download and disseminate vast banks of information has changed journalism and politics forever.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2016
Republican presidential candidate's son-in-law held talks to set up Trump TV network: report
Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, informally approached LionTree Advisors Chief Executive Aryeh Bourkoff about setting up a Trump TV network after the presidential election, the Financial Times reported Monday, citing sources.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2016
Lawsuit seeking to invalidate July Upper House election nixed for second time
For the second time in less than a week, a high court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the July Upper House election over the disparity in the value of votes in the most and least represented constituencies.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 17, 2016
Thai king's death reportedly won't delay election
The death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej will not affect plans to hold a general election in 2017, media reported Monday, dismissing speculation that the military government would delay the poll as the country enters a year of mourning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2016
Nuclear foe Ryuichi Yoneyama elected Niigata governor, threatening Tepco reactor restarts
An anti-nuclear candidate was elected governor of Niigata on Sunday, dealing a potential blow to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s attempts to restart the world's biggest nuclear power station.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2016
Second Scottish independence vote 'highly likely' before 2020, top official says
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday it was "highly likely" that Scotland would hold a new independence referendum before 2020 after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2016
Trump is most offensive but Clinton is frightening
It's time the media turned its attention away from Donald Trump's antics and instead focused on Hillary Clinton's long history of misdeeds.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2016
Clinton blasted China over North Korea, slammed Japan over 'nationalist pressures,' hacked emails show
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said in a private speech to bankers three years ago that she would "ring China with missile defense" if Beijing failed to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions, while also blasting "nationalist forces" in Japan for stoking the Senkaku row, a hacked...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2016
Court rejects lawsuit to void July Upper House election over vote values
The Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Friday turned down a lawsuit seeking to void the July Upper House election because of the gap in vote values between lightly populated and densely populated constituencies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2016
Japanese cafe flips burgers in contest inspired by U.S. election
A Tokyo burger joint is getting its customers in on the U.S. election action by asking them to choose the better burger from two representing U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2016
Putin rejects accusations of meddling in U.S. election
Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on Wednesday his country was not involved in an effort to influence the U.S. presidential election even as WikiLeaks released another trove of internal documents from Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2016
Clinton opposition to Asia trade pact formed out of political calculation: WikiLeak emails
Hillary Clinton's campaign was worried about the "hard balance" she would need to strike as the presidential candidate prepared to oppose a Pacific trade pact championed by President Barack Obama that she once supported, according to emails published on Tuesday by WikiLeaks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
By-election campaigns that may prompt Abe to call snap election kick off
Campaigning for two pivotal by-elections in Tokyo and Fukuoka get underway.Campaigning for two pivotal by-elections in Tokyo and Fukuoka get underway.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2016
Guerrilla politics pioneered by Trump are here to stay
Donald Trump may be a novice politician but he understands media better than anyone else.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2016
Donald Trump is the GOP's chemotherapy
Trump is a marvelously efficient acid bath, stripping away his supporters' surfaces, exposing their skeletal essences.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2016
A new worry for Clinton: Trump's struggles may depress Democratic voter turnout
Hillary Clinton's campaign is confronting an emerging risk to her presidential ambitions — if Donald Trump continues to trail her in opinion polls many Democrats may simply stay at home on Election Day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
TV audience sharply down for second Trump-Clinton debate, despite tape furor
The television audience for the second debate between White House contenders Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton fell sharply from their first, record-breaking encounter, despite the drama caused by a 2005 video of Trump boasting about groping women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2016
Asia investors bet on Clinton win after caustic debate; pound down, peso up
Investors and traders in Asia indicated on Monday they are mostly increasing their bets on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton winning the U.S. presidential race after the second of three debates with Republican party nominee Donald Trump.

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