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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Biden pardons thousands for marijuana possession
Biden also instructed the departments of justice and health to determine whether cannabis should be reclassified as a less dangerous substance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Biden says Putin nuclear threats are real, warning he could spark ‘Armageddon’
Putin has renewed his nuclear threats as he announced the annexation of Ukrainian territory, some of which Russia doesn't control.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 5, 2022
Harsh rhetoric and shows of force unlikely to deter North Korea
The U.S., Japan and South Korea quickly responded to Pyongyang's latest provocation, but the nuclear-armed nation appears determined to proceed with its weapons tests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 4, 2022
OPEC+ production cut poses new threat to Biden as election nears
More than a month after tweeting he had vanquished 'Putin's price hike at the pump,” the U.S. president faces forces on gasoline prices that even Washington can't match.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2022
Putin’s war machine funding is unscathed by latest sanctions
A raft of sanctions so far haven't materially affected the war on the ground in Ukraine or dented the Russian leader's determination to pursue it despite repeated setbacks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022
With bluster and threats, Putin casts the West as the enemy
Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president has accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism'' and “satanism.''
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2022
U.S. pledges long-term partnership with Pacific islands amid China concerns
The White House plans to support the region on pressing issues such as climate change, pandemic response, economic recovery and maritime security.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2022
Kamala Harris pledges that U.S. will 'continue to support Taiwan's self-defense'
The U.S. vice president lambasted China's ongoing “pressure campaign” aimed at Taiwan during a visit to the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2022
Gaffe or insight? Deciphering Biden's unguarded answers
The U.S. president's remarks often aren't quite blunders — they betray deeper truths about his thinking and occasionally offer the public a better window into his administration's approach.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2022
Joe Biden wants ‘conversation’ on Atlanta Braves’ name
While some U.S. sports teams have recently changed their names from longtime monikers that referred to Native Americans, the Braves have so far resisted from doing so.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2022
Airlines would have to disclose fees under new U.S. proposal
Airlines will be made to disclose information such as charges levied on passengers for canceling a trip or parents seeking to sit next to their children on a flight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2022
Joe Biden’s climate bill has the U.S. battery industry revved up
Battery upstarts are salivating over goodies in a bill, particularly the tax credits for manufacturing components in the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2022
Want a better IRS? Simplify the tax code
The biggest problem facing the IRS isn't bad management or a lack of resources, but the metastasizing complexity of the tax rules it must administer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2022
Gaffe or not, Biden's Taiwan defense remarks stir confusion
For the fourth time since taking office, Biden this week appeared to upend the U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity' toward the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2022
Biden says the pandemic is over, but at least 400 people are dying daily
Some patients said the president was being insensitive at best, and some public health experts said his words were at odds with the science.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2022
Biden says U.S. would defend Taiwan in ‘unprecedented attack’
The U.S. president's remarks on defending the democratic island in the event of a Chinese invasion were his fourth and most explicit statement on the issue since taking office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2022
Biden hedges on seeking re-election in 2024
In a rare, wide-ranging interview, the U.S. president went back on repeated assertions by the White House that he is sure to run in two years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2022
Ukraine wants the U.S. to send powerful new weapons. Biden is not so sure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says one weapon — a missile system with a range of 305 kilometers — is critical to launching a wider counteroffensive, perhaps early next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2022
U.S. railroad strike averted as unions and companies reach tentative deal
A rail shutdown could freeze almost 30% of U.S. cargo shipments by weight, stoke inflation and cost the U.S. economy as much as $2 billion per day.
Nissan says it will not take new U.S. orders for Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs
A Nissan manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Nissan says it will not take new orders from the United States for two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs following new auto tariffs levied by the U.S.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Nikkei plunges in third-biggest daily loss ever amid Trump tariff concerns
Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic board showing the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in the Japanese capital on Monday.
Ride-hailing services spreading in Japan
Vehicles used for ride-hailing services in the city of Kiryu, in Gunma Prefecture
Taiwan eyes zero tariffs with U.S., pledges more investment
Kids view the area from a lookout point over cranes and containers at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, on Thursday.
‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.

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An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
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