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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2021
Japan urged U.S. last month to resume nuclear talks with North Korea
The call underscores Tokyo's belief that direct negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea would yield results more quickly than a multilateral approach.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2021
Seasoned U.S. diplomat needed as China envoy
Who will be the next U.S. ambassador to China? It’s time for U.S. President Joe Biden to stop playing politics and choose someone of a diplomatic temperament who knows China well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2021
Biden’s stimulus trade-offs
While Lawrence Summers may be overstating the inflation threat, a careful review of Joe Biden's stimulus plan along the lines he proposes is probably a good idea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2021
The Guantanamo nightmare has to end
U.S. President Joe Biden's avowed intention to close the Guantanamo detention camp offers hope to end an embarrassing episode in the most recent history of the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2021
Biden expects enough vaccine supplies for all American adults by end of May
U.S. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that there would be enough doses of the coronavirus vaccine available for the entire adult population in the United States by the end of May, although he said it would take longer to actually inoculate everyone, and he urged people to remain vigilant by wearing...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2021
Trump’s not-quite-triumphant return
Trump sounded most sad and pathetic as he again circled back toward the Big Lie about the 2020 election.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2021
To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has made big promises to environmentalists as well as labor groups and others who stand to benefit by boosting mining.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2021
Railroads tout trains over trucks in climate pitch to Biden
U.S. freight railroads are trying to take advantage of a train enthusiast president who is concerned about global warming with a lobbying campaign depicting their industry as a solution to climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2021
Biden putting tech — not troops — at center of U.S.-China strategy
The administration is moving to put semiconductors, artificial intelligence and next-generation networks at the heart of U.S. strategy toward Asia, attempting to rally what officials are calling 'techno-democracies” to stand up to China.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2021
UAE steps back from foreign wars as Biden reasserts Middle East role
The U.S. president has sought to re-engage Iran, and has signaled he'll be less tolerant of U.S. allies engaging in conflicts that undermine Washington's objectives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2021
How idled car factories supercharged a push for U.S. chip subsidies
For years, chip industry executives and U.S. government officials have been concerned about the slow drift of costly chip factories to Taiwan and Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2021
U.S. seeks to put Saudi crown prince in his place — for now
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been spared direct punishment after a U.S. intelligence report implicated him in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he has not emerged unscathed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2021
Biden’s hopes for rare earth independence at least a decade away
The goal of making the U.S. less dependent on other nations for rare earths and minerals is critical to the clean energy transition, experts say, but will take years to accomplish.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2021
With gold-colored Trump statue, conservatives show fealty to former president
U.S. conservatives praised Donald Trump at an annual gathering on Friday, even unveiling a golden statue of the former president, showing he remains a Republican political force despite violent scenes in Washington last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2021
U.S. signals it will implement tough rule curbing China tech threats
The Trump-era rule would give the Commerce Department broad authority to prohibit transactions involving 'foreign adversaries.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2021
Biden's trade nominee Katherine Tai vows to end 'race to the bottom'
At her Senate confirmation hearing to become U.S. trade representative, Tai called for a revamp of global trade rules to eliminate what she called 'gray areas' exploited by China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2021
U.S. conducts airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia in Syria
A U.S. official said the strikes were meant to send a signal that while the United States wanted to punish the militias, it did not want the situation to spiral into a bigger conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2021
Biden and Saudi King Salman talk by phone ahead of Khashoggi report
The Saudi journalist and U.S. resident was lured to the Saudi mission in Istanbul in 2018 then killed and dismembered by agents linked to the Saudi crown prince.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2021
LGBTQ Americans inch closer to 'freedom' as House passes Equality Act
By a vote of 224 to 206, the House passed the landmark Equality Act, which amends the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2021
Biden to press for $37 billion to boost chip manufacturing amid shortfall
The United States has been besieged by supply shortages since the onset of the pandemic.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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