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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2016
GOP state leader urges George W. Bush to save Republicans from Trump
For much of the 2016 Republican primary, conventional wisdom has had it that former President George W. Bush is something of a liability to his brother Jeb's struggling campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2016
Trump backers supporting 'hateful rhetoric,' woman ejected from South Carolina rally says
A U.S. Muslim woman who was ejected from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina while engaging in a silent protest said Saturday she wanted to make the Republican presidential candidate's backers recognize they are supporting "hateful rhetoric."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2016
Republicans want more naval muscle as deterrent in South China Sea dispute
Tension over the South China Sea highlights the need for the United States to maintain a strong Navy to serve as a deterrent, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday, criticizing the Obama administration for proposals he said would reduce the U.S. naval fleet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
North Korea bomb claim a new challenge for Clinton campaign
To Republican U.S. presidential contenders, North Korea's claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb may further make the 2016 race what they dearly want it to be: a referendum on President Barack Obama's foreign policy and, by extension, Hillary Clinton's.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2016
Poll finds youth vote may carry a punch in Upper House election
Around 60 percent of the nation's new voters aged 18 and 19 are willing to cast a ballot, NHK found in a recent poll.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2016
Pyongyang's nuclear strides all Obama's, Clinton's fault, Republicans claim; Trump vows to lean on China
Republican U.S. presidential candidates on Wednesday faulted President Barack Obama's "feckless" and "failed" foreign policy for letting North Korea bolster its nuclear arms capabilities, while also blaming Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2016
Parliament to debate petition seeking to bar Trump from U.K. over Muslim slur but no vote planned
British lawmakers are to hold a debate on a petition signed by more than half a million people calling for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to be barred from Britain after his proposal to stop Muslims entering the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2016
Sanders attacks Wall Street's business model of fraud, 'too big to fail' banks, Clinton
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned on Tuesday that financial-sector greed was "destroying the fabric of our nation" and said the starting point of any Wall Street reform effort is breaking up "too big to fail" banks.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2016
GOP can stop obsessing over Hispanic voters
Republicans could win the White House in 2016 if they take 3.3 percent more of the white vote than Mitt Romney won in 2012.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 4, 2016
Abe to push for constitutional revision as ruling bloc seeks Upper House majority
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his long-held goal of amending the pacifist Constitution will be one of the key issues in the Upper House election this summer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 2, 2016
Five planes above tight-security Rose Parade write message in the sky: 'Trump is disgusting'
Five planes flew over the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on Friday writing messages in the sky that included "America is great! Trump is disgusting. Anybody but Trump, US," as onlookers craned their necks for a view.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 31, 2015
Even if Abe camp prevails in next summer's poll, bid to revise Constitution no given
After taking Japan's helm for the second time in December 2012, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had three good years, leading his Liberal Democratic Party to victory in two consecutive national elections, getting highly unpopular laws enacted without dooming his Cabinet, and winning three more years as...
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2015
Strange bedfellows bump against each other in Taiwan elections
White Wolf, an ex-criminal gang leader who is running for Taiwan's parliament, found himself squashed in a lift with a gaggle of young women who support one of Taiwan's most famous heavy-metal singers and outspoken China critic, Freddy Lim.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 29, 2015
Database of 191 million U.S. voters exposed on Internet, says researcher
An independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open Internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2015
Trump's machismo may not work against Hillary
Donald Trump's macho posturing has taken him to the top of the GOP's presidential contenders, but that tactic could backfire on him if he employs it against Hillary Clinton.
EDITORIALS
Dec 28, 2015
Time for serious electoral reform
Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers from rural areas are already gearing up to fight much-needed electoral reform to reduce the vote disparity between rural and urban areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 28, 2015
Trump chides Rubio-endorsing Republican panel chief's Benghazi probe debacle
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump assailed a leading committee chairman in Congress on Sunday for backing Marco Rubio, Trump's rival for the party's nomination.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2015
Political ads for 2016 campaign termed positive so far, with caveats
Although the Republican front-runner in the 2016 presidential election has taunted his opponents as "disgusting," "dumb," and "losers," the campaign has, by at least one measure, proven to be astonishingly positive.
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.
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.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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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