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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 1, 2021
Five cheers for 2021
But as 2021 nears, things look a lot better than they did just a few months ago. We now have at least five reasons to celebrate the New Year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 1, 2021
Japan to play placeholder role in Asia as Biden gets his house in order
Tokyo will be particularly interested to see how the next U.S. president tackles China, trade, regional security as well as its relationships with Southeast Asia and the two Koreas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2020
America can't compete with Chinese tech by walling itself off
As China approaches technological parity with the U.S. in a variety of high-value industries, the U.S. has acted to maintain supremacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / 2020 in Review
Dec 30, 2020
Images of 2020 | Turbulence: Power shifts and revolution
A brief look back at images that reflected a world in tumult
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2020
Undoing Trump regulations may divide Biden’s coalition
Some of the Trump administration's midnight rules will deserve wholesale repudiation. But others should be approached with a scalpel, not an ax.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Dec 29, 2020
America’s post-Trump reckoning
As the Biden administration re-engages with U.S. partners and allies, it will have to provide assurances that arrangements made in the next four years will survive into the future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 29, 2020
Biden decries ‘obstruction’ in national security transition
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden accused Trump loyalists at national security agencies of throwing up roadblocks to a smooth presidential transition and warned that adversaries could take advantage of the situation without better cooperation from the outgoing administration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2020
With Biden, an opportunity to normalize relations with Cuba again
The certification by the Electoral College of Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election is the final nail in the coffin of President Donald Trump and his supporters’ attempt to reverse the results of the vote. It is now time to move on and take necessary foreign policy steps to...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 26, 2020
Biden expected to expand U.S.-India relationship while stressing rights
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has significantly invested in its relationship with India over the past four years, seeing the country as a crucial partner in counterbalancing the rise of China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2020
Japan official, calling Taiwan 'red line,' urges Biden to 'be strong'
In an interview, Yasuhide Nakayama, the state minister for defense, urged Biden to take a similar line on Taiwan as outgoing President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2020
China’s green gambit and climate change
In President Xi's view, China may be able to use the promise to cooperate on climate change as a source of leverage with which to thwart Joe Biden's containment strategy
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2020
How the Biden administration can help get the U.S. vaccinated
If fewer than four out of five people are vaccinated, it may not be enough to stem the coronavirus's spread.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 23, 2020
Biden camp adds pressure on EU to hit brakes on China deal
The European Union came under mounting pressure to slow down its push for a major investment deal with China, as opposition grew to any agreement with Beijing that fails to tackle forced labor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 22, 2020
Big Tech's stealth push to influence the Biden administration
The moves come as a pushback against tech firms from progressive groups and regulators grows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 21, 2020
Asian security rests on forging closer U.S.-Japan science and technology cooperation
The U.S. C&ET strategy identifies a list of 20 priority areas of which Japanese firms have some of the leading technologies, such as advanced manufacturing and space technologies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2020
Biden calls climate change ‘existential threat of our time’
Biden on Saturday introduced key members of the team he is assembling to fulfill his pledge to combat climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2020
Trump’s future: Tons of cash and plenty of options for spending it
Donald J. Trump will exit the White House as a private citizen next month perched atop a pile of campaign cash unheard-of for an outgoing president, and with few legal limits on how he can spend it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2020
U.S. Congress passes stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The U.S. Congress on Friday passed and sent to President Donald Trump a two-day stopgap extension of existing federal funds to avoid a midnight government shutdown, as negotiators work on a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill and a $1.4 trillion government-wide spending bill through September 2021.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Couple stabbed to death near Tokyo
Two people were found stabbed on the premises of a private home and were later confirmed dead at hospital, the Chiba Prefectural Police have said.
43-year-old man arrested over Kitakyushu McDonald's stabbings
A McDonald's outlet in Kitakyushu where two teens were stabbed, one fatally, on Saturday. Police arrested a 43-year-old suspect on Thursday morning.
Ride-hailing restrictions to be eased during 2025 Osaka Expo
A venue for the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019
Taiwan’s bullet train a testament to shinkansen’s export potential
A Taiwan High Speed Rail bullet train arrives at Nangang Station in the city of Taipei.
Looking for ways to be charitable in Japan? Give the gift of reading.
Book Santa is a program that delivers books to children in need for Christmas, but it also operates year-round.

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