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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2022
U.S. Senate panel approves Taiwan measure that makes Biden uneasy
The Taiwan Policy Act would give Taipei $4.5 billion for defense and call for the U.S. to 'engage with” its democratic government as the 'legitimate representative of the people of Taiwan.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 14, 2022
Despite U.S. inflation, Democratic voters remain energized for midterms, poll shows
The data points to a potentially close contest in November's elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2022
Biden administration to hit China with new curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports
The rules are likely to ban unlicensed exports of chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories making advanced semiconductors with manufacturing specifications below 14 nanometers in scale.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2022
China invading Taiwan is ‘distinct threat,’ U.S. national security adviser says
Jake Sullivan planned to meet congressional leaders later Wednesday to discuss a bill that would alter U.S. policy toward the island.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2022
U.S. higher education is about to get even more political
Critics of the U.S. President Joe Biden's college loan-forgiveness program see it as rewarding Democratic interests, so Republicans may retaliate at their first opportunity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2022
Kishida considers holding talks with Biden in New York
The envisaged talks would be the first bilateral summit between the two leaders since they held a brief meeting in Germany in June during a Group of Seven summit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2022
Trump brands Biden 'enemy of the state' at Pennsylvania rally
The dueling visits by Biden and Trump to Pennsylvania come as the Republican is under increasing legal pressure over the documents found by the FBI at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 3, 2022
The two parties finally agree on something: American democracy is in danger
In a remarkable consensus, a new Quinnipiac University poll found that 69% of Democrats and 69% of Republicans say that democracy is 'in danger of collapse.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2022
Biden weighing actions to curb U.S. investment in China tech
A separate action against the TikTok video-sharing app is a possibility but no action is imminent, while the U.S. may place further restrictions on chips used for AI computing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
Water crisis in southern U.S. city previews a wetter and hotter future
In addition to warming up the planet, climate change is making precipitation events more intense, and therefore more likely to overwhelm strained systems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
As Mississippi capital endures fourth day without water, aid trickles in
Since the capital's water treatment plant failed, crews have raced to install a temporary pump and make repairs and adjustments to existing equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
Biden banks on Democratic outrage, risking deeper U.S. divisions
In a prime-time address to the nation, Biden sharpened the criticism he's recently used to describe his predecessor and Trump supporters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2022
Biden pledges support as Mississippi's capital still without drinking water
The promise from Washington came as frustrated people in Jackson waited in long lines amid sweltering heat at distribution sites where volunteers handed out cases of bottled water.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2022
Biden’s student-loan relief adds new wrinkle to inflation debate
In announcing the plan Wednesday, the White House flagged that the move would have competing impacts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2022
Ministers from 15 countries to hold talks on U.S.-led IPEF trade initiative in September
Participants in the talks aim to declare the start of formal negotiations to establish new rules for the 21st century economy based on democratic values.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
‘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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