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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2020
Tories may warm to Biden, but they’ll miss Trump
Chances are that Joe Biden, if he wins in November, would be a little less interested in Britain and a little frostier toward Boris Johnson.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2020
Sudden Supreme Court vacancy a new 'wild card' in U.S. presidential race
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has injected a volatile new element into the last stretch of a turbulent U.S. presidential race, potentially shifting the focus away from the coronavirus pandemic and the stagnant economy into a political battle over her successor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2020
Trump blames protests on ‘radical’ schooling about slavery and racism
Trump denounced school curricula that emphasize the impact of slavery and racism on American history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2020
Biden leads Trump nationally by 9 points, with suburbs focused on coronavirus, not crime
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Republican President Donald Trump nationally among likely U.S. voters by 9 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that showed Trump's "law and order" message falling short with its target audience of suburban voters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2020
Wall Street fears a U.S. election with no clear winner
As it pertains to markets, it is less about the outcome of the election and more about the process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2020
Trump’s 2016 China-bashing playbook risks flopping against Biden
U.S. President Donald Trump is reviving tactics from his 2016 campaign playbook on attacking China, but running as the incumbent means defending a record of only limited success in rewriting the economic relationship with Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2020
Trillions of dollars in green recovery flashes amber in market rout
A lot rides on Joe Biden's climate change plan. Victory for the Democratic could take the global tally for environmentally friendly projects to as high as $7 trillion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 7, 2020
Joe Biden’s China journey
As Biden faces fierce campaign attacks from President Donald Trump, his language on China points to a drastic shift in thinking.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2020
Joe Biden's Wisconsin visit stands in stark contrast to Trump's
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of U.S. tumult over racial injustice and police brutality on Thursday, visiting strife-torn Kenosha, Wisconsin, and speaking by phone with the Black man shot there by police
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2020
Trump heads into election he casts as a crusade for law and order
U.S. President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for a second term Thursday, joining a general-election contest against Joe Biden that he and his party cast this week as a crusade against left-wing ideology and violent social disorder, fought against the backdrop of a virus that...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2020
Republicans emphasize law and order as Trump wades into Wisconsin protests
Republicans opened the third night of their convention on Wednesday with a strong law-and-order message, casting U.S. President Donald Trump as a supporter of law enforcement amid protests over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 25, 2020
Japan's take on a most unconventional Democratic convention
The reaction in Tokyo was mostly even-handed, if a little less enthusiastic than the coverage in the U.S. media.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2020
Democrats tiptoe around how loudly to sound alarm on voting risk
Speakers at the Democratic National Convention this week had to walk a careful line between warning Joe Biden’s supporters of obstacles to voting and being so negative that they discourage participation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2020
Joe Biden campaign pulls in $70 million for convention week
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised $70 million over the four-day Democratic National Convention, the campaign announced Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2020
Joe Biden says he would shut down the U.S. if scientists recommend it
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would listen to government scientists on the coronavirus — even if it means shutting the country down.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2020
Would Joe Biden be 'Obama 2.0' when it comes to Northeast Asia?
The former vice president, who formally accepted his party's nomination Thursday, is renowned for his foreign policy chops.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2020
Biden expected to push teamwork with Japan and Asian allies if he wins
An administration under the Democratic candidate would stress cooperation and coordination on defense, trade and other regional issues, experts say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 19, 2020
Much changed world, same Joe Biden seeking to undo what Trump has done
Global affairs have strayed a great distance from the status quo Biden might recall from the last time he stepped out of the Situation Room.

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