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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 3, 2022
Nancy Pelosi meets Taiwan's Tsai, vowing that U.S. won't abandon Taipei
In a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, the U.S. House speaker said that Washington's solidarity with Taipei is “crucial” now more than ever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2022
The coming Taiwan crisis
China's saber-rattling over Taiwan, galvanized by U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island, is born of a need to maintain some control over the situation amid pro-independence gains.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2022
Pelosi becomes highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in 25 years
The No. 3 U.S. official's trip sent tensions between the superpowers soaring and prompted a furious China to announce missile tests and military drills encircling the democratic island.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2022
Biden says U.S. strike in Kabul killed a planner of 9/11 attacks
The drone strike had been planned for weeks, according to a senior administration official, and included a scale model of al-Zawahri's house in Kabul.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 1, 2022
Pelosi kicks off Asia trip as talk of Taiwan stop gains steam
The U.S. House speaker is expected to visit the self-ruled island during her Asia tour, despite warnings from China against such a move.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2022
America’s dangerous descent into violence
As the history of fascist movements shows, the rise of private and cycles of bloodshed are instrumental in efforts to undermine the sovereign authority of the prevailing state.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2022
Presidents don’t move prices. So why all the tweets?
For Biden it's gasoline; for Trump it was stocks. Taking credit on social media for market swings will always backfire eventually.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2022
Biden’s COVID ‘rebound’ case keeps him at the White House again
Biden isn't experiencing symptoms after getting a positive rapid test, but will resume isolation at the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2022
Amid agenda wins, Biden won't let GDP data rain on his parade
Democrats are suddenly on a roll and the U.S. president, even with approval ratings stuck below 40%, feels his constant optimism will be proved right.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2022
Don't 'play with fire' over Taiwan, Xi warns in call with Biden
The White House said the long-scheduled call was part of the administration's efforts to deepen lines of communication with China and 'responsibly manage our differences.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin backs $369 billion energy and climate bill key to Biden agenda
The deal breaks a deadlock on the long-sought legislation, with the bill set to generate an estimated $739 billion in revenue, spend $433 billion and reduce deficits by $300 billion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 27, 2022
How to counter Iran’s missiles and proxies
With hopes for a broader deal fading, the U.S. must find other ways to confront nonnuclear threats.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2022
U.S. Justice Department asking witnesses about Trump in its Jan. 6 investigation
Federal prosecutors sought information about the former president's role in the efforts to overturn the election as the inquiry accelerates.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 27, 2022
'Only a matter of time': Warnings of China-U.S. military miscalculation grow
U.S. officials have pointed to a big increase in “unsafe and unprofessional behavior” by the Chinese military targeting not only the U.S. but also allied forces.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2022
Biden to speak with Xi on Thursday as U.S.-China ties worsen
The first talks between the two presidents since March will take place at a particularly difficult juncture for Sino-U.S. ties as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi eyes a Taiwan visit next month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2022
Pelosi’s Taiwan ambiguity has China fuming ahead of Biden call
Beijing has been warning Pelosi not to be the first sitting speaker since Newt Gingrich to visit the self-governing island.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 25, 2022
On U.S. foreign policy, the new boss acts a lot like the old one
The Biden administration has charted the same course as the Trump administration on strategic priorities like China, the Middle East and U.S. military deployments.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2022
Government makes preparations for influx of global dignitaries for Abe's state funeral
A Japanese government official said that a considerable number of foreign dignitaries are expected to come to offer condolences during Shinzo Abe's state funeral.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 23, 2022
A COVID tale of two presidents
The calmer outlook surrounding Joe Biden's case contrasts with the panic that accompanied Donald Trump's diagnosis — and serves as a reminder of progress made against the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2022
South Korea restores military drills once reduced to help Trump
The allies will return to practicing war scenarios in person, replacing training over the past three years that used computerized command-and-control simulations.
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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