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ELECTION

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2020
Suga to hold phone talks with Biden as early as Thursday
Biden has already held phone talks with a number of world leaders, including those of Canada, Britain, Germany, France and Ireland.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2020
Does Trump’s defeat signal the start of populism’s decline?
The economic, social and political grievances that fed populist and xenophobic movements in many countries are still alive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2020
Japan land minister bashes Trump for refusal to accept poll loss
The minister said Tuesday he wrote the tweet because he looks to the United States as a 'front-runner of democracy.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2020
Biden has won, now allies must act
The unmistakable conclusion is that U.S. foreign policy must change. Enduring success demands that a U.S. president see that domestic needs are better met.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2020
America’s dangerous transition
Biden now, like FDR then, must reiterate his message of hope and unity as an antidote to the coronavirus and political division.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020
Buffeted by Trump, China has little hope for warmer relations with Biden
While many will welcome an expected change in tone, few expect Biden to quickly reverse the confrontational policies his predecessor has put in place.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2020
Trump’s legal blitz isn’t contesting enough votes to win
U.S. President Donald Trump’s hopes of reversing the outcome of the 2020 election in the courts are running into the reality that the numbers just aren’t there in terms of votes he can dispute — at least not yet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2020
Kremlin wants final U.S. election vote count before congratulating anyone
The Kremlin said Monday it would wait for the official results of the U.S. presidential election before commenting on its outcome, and that it had noted incumbent Donald Trump's announcement of legal challenges related to the vote.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
China holds off on sending congratulations to Biden
In 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent congratulations to Trump on Nov. 9, a day after the election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
Hold the schadenfreude for America
Even before ballots were cast, media in China and Russia were talking up the chaos. One Russian deputy compared the U.S. to Kyrgyzstan, where a disputed vote last month ended in turmoil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
Trump loses immunity from persecution after leaving office
Those consequences of a Trump defeat could lead him, if not to jail, at least to years of persecution by justice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
After sending congratulatory note, Suga ponders his approach to Biden
Moving from Trump's impetuous style to a more conventional approach will be an abrupt change for Tokyo, which has grown accustomed to the president's mercurial manner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
It's the Fed, not the White House, that matters most in Asia
Asia's monetary system depends on the stability of the greenback. Currencies are mostly priced against the buck with more than a few countries have soft pegs to the dollar.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
Trump-to-Biden handoff stalls as president rejects outcome
The administrator of the General Services Administration — currently a Trump appointee — is empowered to formally ascertain the apparent winner, something they have not yet done.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
The U.S. election is over. The nation’s rifts remain.
By Sunday morning, celebration and grieving had melted away to expose a difficult question for divided families and a divided nation: Now what?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2020
Meet 'Jo Baiden,' the internet-famous mayor of a small Japanese town
The characters for the small town mayor's name can be phonetically read the same way as the name of last week's presidential election winner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2020
Trump’s final days ripe for settling scores and pardoning allies
Trump's final two months in office could see a whirlwind of actions to make governing more difficult for President-elect Joe Biden.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
'I just couldn't be silent': How U.S. women decided the 2020 election
More than half of female voters — 56% — chose Biden compared to 48% of men, according to exit polls from the Edison Research firm.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Suga congratulates Biden and hopes to strengthen alliance
Contentious trade negotiations, talks over costs for stationing U.S. troops in Japan likely to top agenda between two leaders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Celebrations erupt in major U.S. cities after Biden election win
'It's like a pall fell over the country four years ago, and we've been waiting years for it to end.'

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