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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2021
Biden, in a burst of climate orders, rejoins the Paris Agreement
The moves represent a first step in healing one of the deepest rifts between the United States and the rest of the world after Trump defiantly rejected the Paris pact.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 21, 2021
Australia feels global and national heat for lack of 2050 zero-emissions goal
Australia is seen as a regional laggard on climate by some green groups, who cite pledges for zero emissions by midcentury made by China, Japan and South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 21, 2021
Taiwan-Biden ties off to strong start with invite for top diplomat
Taiwan's relationship with its most important global backer has gotten off to a strong start with U.S. President Joe Biden's new administration, after the island's de facto ambassador attended his inauguration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2021
Read the full text of Joe Biden's inaugural address
The following is the inauguration speech as prepared for delivery by Democrat Joe Biden, who was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday:
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2021
China slaps sanctions on 28 Trump-era officials, including Mike Pompeo
China said on Wednesday it wanted to cooperate with President Joe Biden's new U.S. administration, while announcing sanctions against "lying and cheating" outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 other top officials under Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2021
Biden rolls back Trump policies on border wall, climate, health, Muslims
U.S. President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2021
Biden sworn in to lead U.S. burdened with historic challenges
Biden said that the 'world is watching,' and that the U.S. would work to 'repair our alliances and engage with the world once again,' following four years of Trump's 'America First' policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 21, 2021
The Trump administration is over, but will its Asia policies continue to resonate?
While many policies were erratic, bore little immediate fruit or appeared to severely damage partnerships, some of the fundamentals are expected to survive his departure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2021
Biden taps veteran team to clean up after Trump’s China fights
They'll find the region's landscape dramatically changed after four years of 'America First” upheaval.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2021
Can ex-presidents be impeached? No. Convicted? Yes.
Under the Constitution, the House of Representatives is authorized to impeach a president, and then the Senate is authorized to convict him.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2021
How could the storming of the U.S Capitol have even occurred?
The motto of the worldwide Boy Scouts and Girl Guides movement is, “Be Prepared.” It is clear that there were not many Boy Scouts around on Capitol Hill in Washington on the fateful day of Jan. 6.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 20, 2021
Joe did it. But how?
Biden’s campaign strategies often worried Democrats. But they worked.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2021
Incoming top U.S. diplomat says Washington still ‘long way’ from stronger Iran deal
Antony Blinken said Tehran must return to compliance with the terms of the deal first, and he vowed to work closely with Congress as potential talks progress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 19, 2021
Biden ponders the trans-Atlantic option to press China
The new team understands that no country, not even the United States, can check Beijing's ambitions on its own.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2021
Biden should end the trade war with China
Instead of upholding Trump's confrontational China policy, Biden should accept China's central role in the global economy, and pursue a mutually beneficial trade agreement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2021
Suga vows to restore ‘safety’ and ‘hope’ amid declining approval rate
In a speech to kick off the new Diet session, Suga asked the public to trust his ability to modernize the nation and steer Japan through the COVID-19 storm.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2021
Kamala Harris will make history. So will her ‘big, blended’ family.
As Harris ascends to this barrier-breaking role, millions of Americans will see a more expansive version of the American family staring back at them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 17, 2021
Why a new Asia policy is needed under Biden
During the four years of the Trump administration, the U.S. has been left behind in efforts to construct a new regional architecture in the Asia-Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2021
A China strategy to reunite America’s allies
Global pressure will be required to push back against China's harmful trade practices, including state subsidies and intellectual property theft.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2021
Biden plans 10 days of action on four ‘overlapping’ crises
Key issues include the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting economic downturn, climate change and a national reckoning over racial equality.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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