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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2016
Trump snubs Republican critics of his claims of bias against Hispanic judge
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday rejected a barrage of criticism from his own party over his allegations of bias against a Hispanic judge, insisting his concerns were valid.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 6, 2016
Okinawa anti-base faction's election win puts governor in the driver's seat
Voters gave Gov. Takeshi Onaga high marks in a prefectural assembly election widely viewed as a midterm report on his administration and policies related to U.S. military bases.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2016
Peru's Kuczynski narrowly leads Fujimori in election
Center-right economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had a slight lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of an imprisoned former president, as early results came in from Peru's presidential election on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2016
Okinawa anti-base faction boosts its majority in prefectural assembly election
Okinawa's anti-base faction retained and slightly increased its majority in the prefectural assembly following Sunday's election, representing a victory for Gov. Takeshi Onaga and a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2016
Clinton criticizes election rivals over immigration
Hillary Clinton fought on two fronts in California on Saturday as she sought to wrap up her battle with Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination, taking aim at him and at Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, with attacks on their immigration stances.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2016
Abe mum on resigning if Upper House election goes badly
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would not say Saturday if he will step down if the ruling parties fail to win a majority of the seats up for grabs in the July 10 Upper House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2016
Okinawans get set to vote in local elections amid increased tensions over the U.S. military presence
Okinawans vote Sunday in a prefectural assembly election that may result in a legislative body that strongly supports revising the 1960 Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 3, 2016
Abe's LDP signals dramatic shift on BOJ in election pledge
Though a centerpiece of past election agendas, the LDP makes no reference to monetary policy in its campaign platform ahead of the summer poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2016
LDP commits to lifting economy in Upper House election pledges
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party promised Friday in its campaign platform for the July 10 Upper House election to push Abenomics to its "upper limit" to revive the nation's stagnant economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2016
Peru to vote on returning a Fujimori to presidential palace
Less than a decade after Peru imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, voters will decide on Sunday whether to put his 41-year-old daughter back in the presidential palace, where she once served as his first lady.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2016
Clinton to blast Trump on North Korea, NATO in foreign policy speech
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will berate Republican Donald Trump for being too friendly with North Korea and too harsh on European allies on Thursday in a foreign policy speech in California designed to portray the billionaire businessman as unfit for the White House.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2016
Ruling, opposition camps switch into campaign mode day after election date confirmed
A day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set July 10 as the date for the upcoming Upper House election, the nation's ruling and opposition parties wasted no time Thursday launching into campaign mode.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2016
Clinton to target Trump foreign policy credentials as California appears trending toward Sanders
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's campaign signaled on Wednesday plans for a big assault on Republican Donald Trump even as she battles to hold off rival Bernie Sanders in California.
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2016
Abe won't call for Lower House poll after delaying sales tax hike again
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears likely to forgo a House of Representatives election this summer over the planned postponement of a consumption tax increase from next year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2016
Judge branded as 'hater' by Trump unseals documents in suit against candidate's university
A judge, called a "hater" by Donald Trump for his handling of a lawsuit related to the businessman's Trump University real estate school, has unsealed documents related to the case.
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2016
'Little Marco' Rubio rules out being on Trump ticket but now 'honored' to help him win presidency
Former U.S. Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Sunday ruled out becoming Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, but said he'd be "honored" to play some kind of a role in helping him win the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2016
Poll predicts Fujimori win in pending Peru presidential runoff election
Peruvian presidential contender Keiko Fujimori is seen beating rival Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in the June 5 runoff election, according to an Ipsos poll released on Sunday, consolidating the lead she had gained in recent weeks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2016
Trump blasts Obama for not mentioning Pearl Harbor during Hiroshima visit
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump targets the United States' relationship with Japan again when he slams President Barack Obama for not raising the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2016
More than 1,000 protest Trump in San Diego; Trump rules out debate with Sanders
Donald Trump brought his message of walls and deportations to San Diego, the doorstep of America's busiest border crossing, on Friday amid one of the largest protests against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2016
No masking Trump's popularity at Chinese party supply factory
There's no masking the facts. One Chinese factory is expecting Donald Trump to beat his likely U.S. presidential rival Hillary Clinton in the popularity stakes.

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