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JOE BIDEN

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 Times
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2022
U.S. reiterates 'strategic ambiguity' over Taiwan has not changed
Biden caused consternation with comments he made on Taiwan in May when he was asked if the United States is willing to get involved militarily if China were to advance on the territory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2022
Biden says he’s feeling OK as doctor reports COVID-19 improvement
Biden said he feels well despite a cough and hoarse voice from COVID-19, as he held a videoconference with economic advisers that the White House let reporters briefly observe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2022
After gripping U.S. Capitol riot hearings, will Trump be indicted?
The weighty decision to potentially bring charges against the former president rests essentially with one man: Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2022
The Earth wants Biden to keep gas prices high
There's one bold move President Biden could make to curb climate change: Find a way to put a $5-a-gallon floor on gasoline prices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2022
How China might respond to a Taiwan visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
From frothy rhetoric to fighter jet incursions, Beijing rarely leaves even a low-level exchange between the U.S. and Taiwan unanswered.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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