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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2013
Can Republicans take lessons from Cameron's struggles in Britain?
Three years ago, newly elected British Prime Minister David Cameron was seen as a possible model for Republicans looking to update their party after losing the 2008 presidential election. Today, he provides an object lesson in the stumbling blocks that can lie in wait.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2013
Record as Newark mayor weighs heavily on Booker Senate bid
Cory Booker has become one of the most famous mayors in the nation with the help of a careful political campaign that cast him as a unique talent willing to forgo better opportunities to save this crime-ridden and poverty-plagued city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2013
Obama keeps fluid grip on levels of power
President Barack Obama's professed ignorance of the targeting of conservatives by one government agency and his support of tracking journalists' sources by another highlight one of the great paradoxes of his presidency: Sometimes he uses his office as aggressively as anyone who's held it; other times...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2013
To woo young voters, DPJ tries self-reflection
The opposition Democratic Party of Japan held a self-deprecating convention Saturday, inviting more than 500 people aged under 30 to criticize their three-year rule in an effort to garner more support from young voters ahead of the Upper House election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 9, 2013
Scores vie for spots on Iranian ballot
Not just anyone is allowed to become president of Iran.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 9, 2013
Political novice takes on entrenched parties in landmark polls
Winning a grass-roots political campaign in Pakistan or anywhere else depends on having committed, hardworking volunteers. Iftikhar Ali Mashwani, an aspiring provincial lawmaker, has come to realize that his supporters are neither.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2013
Taliban violence disrupts campaign
Bomb blasts tore through two campaign events Tuesday in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 18 people, authorities said, as attacks ahead of Saturday's national election continued against liberal politicians.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2013
Fringe independence party sends shivers down Tory spines
Landing on doormats across Somerset in recent weeks has been a Tory election leaflet the like of which locals have never seen before: "A vote for UKIP is a vote for the Lib Dems. UKIP has no plans or policies for Somerset. Only the Conservatives can deliver an In/Out referendum by 2017."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2013
Pakistan's late Bhutto still leads her party in campaign
The most popular politician in Pakistan's largest party won't be staging any rallies or participating in debates as May's historic national election nears.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2013
Politicians roll up sleeves at Net event
Political parties over the weekend competed for the support of heavy Internet users at an event hosted by an online video-sharing site in the runup to the House of Councilors election in July, the first election to allow politicians unfettered access to the Web in their campaigns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 26, 2013
Parties lining up celebrities for Upper House race
Former prosecutor Masaru Wakasa, 56, a frequent commentator on news programs and talk shows who once worked in the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office, said Thursday he will run in this summer's Upper House election as a Liberal Democratic Party candidate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 23, 2013
Is legislation weighty enough to rebalance election system?
While the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enjoys high support rates, hovering around 70 percent, its very legitimacy is being questioned.
EDITORIALS
Apr 20, 2013
Online campaigning nears
Enactment of a bill to allow candidates' campaigns to use the Internet is expected to increase people's interest in politics and voters' turnout at the polls.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 19, 2013
Diet OKs Internet election campaigns
Japan finally modernizes its political system by passing a bill allowing politicians to campaign over the Internet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2013
Iran's presidential hopefuls take aim at Ahmadinejad
Iran's political landscape has become increasingly divided during controversial President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second and final term. But as a diverse array of candidates to replace him takes shape, nearly all the contenders seem united on one thing: attacking the president's legacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 14, 2013
Late Chavez haunts Venezuela's election
In Venezuela's brief but raucous presidential campaign, the ruling party has let Hugo Chavez do the talking. On state television, he provides words of wisdom in frequent ads, and loudspeakers at campaign rallies belt out recordings of him singing the national anthem.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 12, 2013
Cabinet OKs bill to pare gap in vote values
On the heels of a spate of court rulings that the general election was unconstitutional and even invalid, the Cabinet approves a bill to rectify vote-value disparities.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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