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ELECTION

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.
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2016
Troubling claims of 'rigged' election
Donald Trump is playing with dynamite when he claims that the November election will be 'rigged' and that he might not accept the results when polls close.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2016
Clinton to stay mum on Trump groping video until debate
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won't address Republican Donald Trump's crude video until their debate Sunday night, seeking to preserve the potency of the moment before a large audience, according to a campaign official who asked not to be named.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2016
Clinton stays silent on hacked excerpts from paid speeches
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign declined on Friday to address quotes purportedly to be from private paid speeches she delivered to Wall Street banks, renewing questions about her transparency on the topics discussed at events that earned her hefty sums.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2016
Trump's groping tape threatens Republican's plan to retain control of Congress
One lewd tape of Donald Trump bragging 11 years ago about assaulting women and getting away with it has upended a year of carefully laid Republican strategy to keep control of Congress.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2016
Unknown quantity: How the outcome of the presidential election in November could affect Japan-U.S. relations
"Jesus! Where will it end? How low do you have to stoop in this country to be president?" — Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72"
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2016
These veep guys sure don't feel like leaders
Tuesday's debate between the two vice presidential nominees won't alter the course of the election, but it did drop hints about the future of the Democratic and Republican parties.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2016
Trump has shifted away from complete Muslim ban: Pence
Donald Trump has backed away from a total ban on Muslims entering the United States, vice presidential running mate Mike Pence said on Thursday, a shift from one of the Republican presidential candidate's most provocative proposals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2016
Trump pulls Putin praise, seen donating to state attorneys general checking his business
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump backed off from praising Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying he was unsure of his relationship with the Russian president, who he has described as a better leader than President Barack Obama.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2016
Clinton running mate backs pre-emptive strike on North Korea in event of impending attack on U.S.
Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine said Tuesday that he would back pre-emptive strikes against North Korea if the isolated nation showed signs of launching a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2016
Diane James, leader of pro-Brexit party UKIP, quits after 18 days
Diane James resigned as the leader of the pro-Brexit U.K. Independence Party on Tuesday after 18 days in the role, citing personal and professional reasons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2016
Pence takes harder line than Trump on Russia at contentious vice presidential debate
U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "small and bullying leader" on Tuesday and condemned his actions in Syria, taking a harder line than Donald Trump at a contentious debate with Democratic rival Tim Kaine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2016
Russia broke Syria deal, doesn't respect Obama or Clinton: Trump
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russia "broke the deal" with the United States for a cease-fire in Syria and that the country did not respect U.S. leaders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2016
Seven reasons why I won't vote for Clinton
Hillary Clinton plays a Democrat on TV but liberals know she's really a Republican.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 4, 2016
Pro-junta MPs plan military-backed party to keep current Thai chief as prime minister
Pro-establishment lawmakers in Thailand said they plan to ensure junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha stays on as prime minister by fielding a proxy political party backed by the military in a general election planned for next year.

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