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JOE BIDEN

U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh (left) and Celeste Drake while delivering remarks at the White House in Washington in 2022.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2023
Biden's top labor adviser exits as U.S. navigates strikes: source
The departure comes at a critical time for an administration dealing with a summer of labor unrest.
Graphite, now deemed an essential mineral by the U.S., is the single biggest ingredient by weight in the batteries that go into electric vehicles and the power grid. It is also used in a variety of defense applications.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2023
Biden deploys Pentagon to beat climate change and China
A $37.5 million grant to Graphite One acts as a relaxed form of venture capital as the White House supports nascent parts of the domestic cleantech supply chain.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House in Washington last month.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2023
Biden order curbing investment to China expected in coming days
The goal of the order is to prevent U.S. capital and expertise from accelerating the development of tech that would support China's military.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in July 2022
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2023
Biden presses ahead with effort to broker Israeli-Saudi rapprochement
The fact that U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan returned to Jeddah so soon after his last visit suggests prospects for an accord.
An American F-15 jet takes off from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam earlier this year. The U.S. is hunting for malicious computer code it believes China has hidden deep inside the networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supplies that feed military bases in the United States and around the world.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2023
U.S. hunts Chinese malware amid military disruption fears
The U.S. believes the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow military deployments or resupply operations.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol greet each other ahead of a trilateral meeting during the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima on May 21.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2023
U.S. announces trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea
The leaders of the three countries will use the summit at the Camp David presidential retreat to expand trilateral cooperation “across the Indo-Pacific and beyond.”
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Dec. 29. Meloni is expected to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden this week.
WORLD
Jul 27, 2023
Meloni to tell Biden privately Italy plans break with China
The Italian prime minister is not planning to go public on her decision to break with China during her short trip to Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2023
Biden picks Lisa Franchetti as first woman admiral to lead U.S. Navy
But it is unclear if the Senate will confirm her by the time her predecessor leaves office, as a Republican lawmaker is stalling more than 200 senior military nominations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2023
Biden secures tech safety pledges over 'enormous' AI risks
The U.S. leader said the cutting-edge tech companies had made commitments to 'guide responsible innovation' as AI rips ever deeper into personal and business life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2023
Trump documents trial set for May 2024, at height of White House race
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon set the start of the jury trial of the former president — the first ever to face criminal charges — for May 20, 2024.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2023
Biden names CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet
The move elevates one of the U.S. president's closest advisers on national security and foreign policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2023
Why can’t the Republicans quit Donald Trump?
Republican presidential candidates are preaching the same message — but Trumpism without Trump isn’t selling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2023
Biden forgives $39 billion in U.S. student debt using program tweak
The Biden administration will cancel student debt for more than 804,000 borrowers, describing the relief as the result of a 'fix' to income-driven repayment plans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2023
Chip leaders head to Washington to lobby for China rules relief
The CEOs of Intel, Qualcomm and Nvidia are planning to lobby against extending restrictions on the sale to China of certain chips and the equipment to manufacture the semiconductors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2023
With an eye on 2024, Biden touts successful NATO summit
The U.S. president on Wednesday lauded fellow NATO members for their support of Ukraine, which include fresh commitments for weapons to aid Kyiv in an ongoing offensive to retake territory.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2023
U.S. to send cluster bombs to Ukraine, drawing criticism
The move drew sharp criticism from rights groups due to the danger unexploded bomblets pose, despite Kyiv's offer of assurances that it would minimize risk to civilians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2023
U.S. destroys its last chemical weapons, as watchdog hails milestone
The U.S. announcement meant that all the world's declared chemical weapons stockpiles were 'verified as irreversibly destroyed,' the OPCW said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2023
Neutralizing Trump’s big lies
Trump’s falsehoods about the federal case against him threaten to undermine public confidence in law enforcement — just as his lies about the 2020 election did for American democracy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2023
U.S., Japan, South Korea look to ‘lock in’ gains with trilateral summit this summer
U.S. President Joe Biden has invited Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol to Washington, the White House’s top Asia official said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 25, 2023
Short-lived mutiny in Russia sheds light on Putin’s hold on power
Could Russia’s invasion of Ukraine lead to the downfall of Vladimir Putin? For a few chaotic, head-snapping hours this weekend, the notion did not seem so far-fetched.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
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.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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