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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2021
Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden
Despite growing tensions, U.S. military officials have long sought to have open lines of communication with their Chinese counterparts to manage risks between the two countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2021
Biden’s cruel summer
Democrats are hoping the Afghan debacle will be less salient to voters by November 2022. But the fall of Kabul could have a lasting effect.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2021
Deadly Kabul attack shakes Biden’s Afghan exit strategy
The sheer scale of the tragedy renewed criticism from lawmakers and allies over the withdrawal and the failure to forecast the Afghan government's rapid fall at the hands of the Taliban.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2021
Biden's Afghanistan pullout was the right decision
The Taliban's quick takeover of Afghanistan and the near impossibility of being able to establish a functioning government in Kabul suggests Biden's withdrawal decision was the right one.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2021
Show Afghan girls the world still cares
It's in the world's interest to educated Afghanistan's girls — as one may become the leader who plays a critical role in the fight against extremism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2021
Biden resists Afghan deadline pressure but seeks backup options
The president has come under withering criticism from lawmakers who say his administration is going to leave behind American citizens and Afghan allies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2021
The Taliban now need to find friends
The Taliban's pledge of “inclusivity” could exclude many of its more radical elements, raising the risk they will seek partnerships with terrorist groups like al-Qaida.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2021
Biden says U.S. unwavering in evacuations as Taliban beat back crowd at airport
The United States has an unwavering commitment to getting U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said, as Taliban fighters beat back thousands desperate to flee outside Kabul airport on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2021
Afghanistan was always about American politics
From Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, the American empire has been defeated and worn down about as thoroughly as the British and French in the early 1960s.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 22, 2021
U.S. ambassador pick Rahm Emanuel could give Japan a direct line to Biden
After nearly two years, Japan could soon be getting a high-profile, Senate-approved U.S. ambassador — one who has the ear of the American president.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
Biden’s vow to protect Afghans who wish to flee faces headwinds as deadline looms
Advocates for Afghans who want to evacuate argue that Biden is underestimating the number of people who want to escape and the speed at which it can be done.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2021
China's pushback on COVID-19 and human rights trumps any desire for better relations with West
Beijing's doubling down on fringe theories about COVID-19 is part of an upsurge in China's attempts to deflect criticism, experts and diplomats say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
Biden ran on competence and empathy. Afghanistan is testing that.
The chaotic endgame of the American withdrawal has undercut some of the most fundamental premises of President Biden's presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2021
Biden assured G7 allies in June that U.S. would ensure Kabul’s stability
The discussions between G7 leaders highlight how many governments were caught off guard by the speed of the Taliban advance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine poised to get full U.S. approval next week
President Joe Biden believes the approval will help woo more Americans to get the shot. Pfizer's vaccine has been in use in the U.S. based on an emergency authorization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2021
In shift, Biden taps career diplomat, not politician, for ambassador to China
Experts said the choice of Burns indicated Biden sought a new model of communication with Beijing at a time when regular high-level dialogues have atrophied amid soured ties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021
West struggles with Afghanistan chaos as Biden again defends withdrawal
Chaos around Kabul Airport was so bad that the U.S. military was forced to use three helicopters to transport 169 Americans into the complex from a building just 200 meters away.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2021
The Taliban say they’ve changed; now they must prove it
As the Taliban offer assurances about the militant group's readiness to govern humanely, their record encourages deep concern.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2021
Blaming Biden will not help the Afghans still at risk
Though tragic, the fall of Kabul to the Taliban was not a surprise to many. Laying blame now for the defeat will not help those in need of protection.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2021
Pakistan: The catalyst for the U.S. washout in Afghanistan
The biggest U.S. mistake after 9/11 was the failure to secure long-term support from the frontline states surrounding Afghanistan such as Iran, China, Russia and, above all, Pakistan.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
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.
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.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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