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ELECTION

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2015
Local Osaka elections pit Hashimoto against LDP, Komeito
As voters head to the first round of the unified nationwide local elections Sunday, a lack of candidates in the prefectural and municipal assembly races means incumbents in many districts are running unopposed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / LOCAL POLLS '15
Apr 10, 2015
Voters in Saga face small candidate field, big issues
Saga is stuck with a paucity of candidates in the unified elections this month even as issues with both national and local implications stalk the ballot.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 8, 2015
Inward-looking election campaign reflects Britain's global retreat
Britain's membership in the European Union hangs on the outcome of a knife-edge election in four weeks' time, but the issue and that of the country's wider global role have been largely absent from a campaign narrowly focused on domestic worries.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2015
Rand Paul can't change the Republican Party
Republicans have been the party of social conservatism, nationalism and free-markets, and that isn't going to change — no matter how well Rand Paul does next year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2015
Libertarian Rand Paul declares candidacy, vows to smash 'Washington machine'
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul promised to be a different kind of Republican on Tuesday, launching a 2016 White House bid by saying he would stand up for individual freedoms that are being trampled by "the Washington machine."
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2015
No clear victors in U.K. debate
The main TV debate of Britain's national election campaign produced no clear winner.
EDITORIALS
Apr 5, 2015
The general returns
President-elect Muhammadu Buhari is well-positioned to get troubled Nigeria back on track.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2015
Nigeria's rocky road forward
Even if President-elect Muhammadu Buhari cracks down on Nigeria's endemic corruption, the country's stability and prosperity will continue to be threatened by overpopulation, sectarian violence and falling oil prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2015
Boycott of Myanmar's poll an option: Suu Kyi
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said boycotting an upcoming historic election is an "option" if a military-drafted constitution that bars her from becoming president remains unchanged.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2015
GOP's road to power runs through Israel
The deterioration of U.S.-Israeli relations under the Obama administration could help the Republicans win the White House in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2015
Rebranded as democracy advocate, ex-coup leader Buhari had tech leg up in Nigeria polls
Technology played a decisive role in helping Muhammadu Buhari become the first Nigerian to oust a sitting president at the ballot box, from social media campaigning to biometric machines preventing the widespread rigging that marred past polls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2015
Jonathan's good luck streak ends; Nigeria ex-coup leader Buhari wins historic poll
Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari became the first Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot box, putting him in charge of Africa's biggest economy and one of its most turbulent democracies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2015
Republicans see Obama as more imminent threat to U.S. than Putin, Assad: poll
A third of Republicans believe President Barack Obama poses an imminent threat to the United States, outranking concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian strongman Bashar Assad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2015
Former HP CEO Fiorina puts chances of presidential bid at 'higher than 90%'
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said Sunday that the chances she would run for the U.S. presidency in 2016 were "higher than 90 percent" and that she would announce her plans in late April to early May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2015
Reid to retire, wants Schumer to replace him as Senate Democratic leader
U.S. Senate Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday he will retire next year and threw his weight behind New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to replace him as leader after he leaves office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2015
Upset by Warren's calls for break-ups, U.S. banks debate halting some Senate campaign donations
Big Wall Street banks are so upset with Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren's call for them to be broken up that some have discussed withholding campaign donations to Senate Democrats in symbolic protest, sources said.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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