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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2014
NYC mayor targets growing income gap
The 18 cm of snow dumped over New York on his second day in office is not the only blizzard Bill de Blasio, the newly installed mayor, is having to negotiate. He is also heading into a political blizzard over his plans to tackle inequality by raising taxes on the very rich.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2013
Nago race now down to just two candidates
January's Nago mayoral election is now a two-man race after ex-Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro ended his bid and threw his support behind Bunshin Suematsu, a Liberal Democratic Party prefectural assembly member heavily backed by Tokyo.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2013
Tokyo court finds July election vote weight disparity unconstitutional but results stand
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday ruled unconstitutional the disparity of up to 4.77 times in the weight of votes in July's Upper House election, while dismissing the plaintiffs' demand that the poll results in Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectural constituencies be nullified.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2013
Tokyo election board picks Feb. 9 for governor's race
The special election to pick the successor to Naoki Inose as Tokyo governor will be held Feb. 9, the metropolitan election board announced Wednesday, while speculation continued over potential candidates.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 22, 2013
Danish PM's 'selfie' snapshot of her credibility crisis
When Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt took a "selfie" on her smartphone on Dec. 14 — like millions of people do every day — she doubtless had little idea of the commotion that would ensue. In the photograph, taken at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the most admired political...
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2013
LDP looks outside Diet for Tokyo governor hopeful
A senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker indicated Saturday the governing party could field a non-Diet member for Tokyo's gubernatorial election in February.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2013
Inose calling it quits over money scandal
Scandal-ridden Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose announced his resignation Thursday for taking money from a hospital operator mired in allegations of election law violations involving a Diet member.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2013
Fukuoka court rules July vote gap nearly unconstitutional; results stand
The Fukuoka High Court ruled Thursday that the disparity in the weight of the votes cast in the House of Councilors election in July was "in a state of unconstitutionality" but rejected the plaintiffs' demand to nullify the results.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2013
More courts stop shy of annulling July poll
Two high courts rule that the vote weight disparity in the Upper House election in July was unconstitutional but dismiss a demand to nullify results from seven constituencies.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 15, 2013
White House delayed rules before election
The White House systematically delayed enacting a series of rules on the environment, worker safety and health care to prevent them from becoming points of contention before the 2012 election, according to documents and interviews with current and former administration officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 9, 2013
India's Congress party trounced in state elections
India's governing Congress party suffered a bruising blow Sunday, losing four keenly watched state elections in what is seen as a semifinal for the national vote next spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2013
Vote-buying probe nets arrest of Tokuda's mom
Prosecutors arrested six people, including the mother of a Lower House lawmaker, on Wednesday as part of the vote-buying and campaign-funding scandal embroiling the Tokushukai hospital group.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2013
Court voids Okayama poll result
The Hiroshima High Court rules that the outcome of the July Upper House election in Okayama Prefecture should be invalidated due to an unconstitutional disparity in the value of votes between constituencies.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2013
Court voids election in western Japan on vote disparity
The Hiroshima High Court ruled Thursday that the outcome of the July Upper House election in Okayama Prefecture should be invalidated due to an unconstitutional disparity in the weight of votes.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2013
Reduce disparities in value of votes
The Diet and government should immediatly start working out a way to drastically reduce disparities in vote values.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2013
Can Christie lead GOP back to White House?
Since Chris Christie's landslide re-election as governor of New Jersey earlier this month, which has seen him confirmed as an early favorite for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, the question of the precise nature of his political personality, and its appeal, has loomed as large as the man...
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2013
Top court balks at voiding 2012 poll
The Supreme Court declares that the 2012 Lower House general election was “in a state of unconstitutionality” due to the large disparity in vote value among constituencies, but declines to nullify its outcome.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2013
Newcomer defeats incumbent in Fukushima mayoral election
An independent newcomer won the Fukushima mayoral election Sunday, defeating the incumbent in a sign of public discontent over the local government's reconstruction efforts from the nuclear crisis at a Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2013
U.S. left gravitates toward 'scourge of Wall Street'
Not many political "rock stars" inspire audience members to knit, but, even by Washington's sedate standards, the darling of America's new left is a quiet revolutionary.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2013
Labour MP aims to be first black mayor of London
Labour member of Parliament David Lammy has declared his interest in becoming the first black mayor of London during a fact-finding mission to several U.S. cities.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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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