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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2021
As North Korea and U.S. vie for leverage, nuclear talks likely a long way off
Recent remarks by Pyongyang pouring cold water on chances of dialogue are almost certainly part of a choreographed response to a U.S. offer of unconditional talks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2021
U.S. strikes on Iran-backed militias test Ebrahim Raisi and nuclear talks
The latest U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia groups come at a delicate time for Washington and Tehran.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2021
U.S. first lady, not Biden, likely to visit Japan for Olympics, report says
Japan is the United States' major ally in Asia, and President Biden has expressed his support for Suga's resolve to hold the games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2021
It’s now life or death for the U.S. military’s Afghan interpreters
Done Ultimately, given the small amount of time remaining, the military needs to conduct a full-scale evacuation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2021
China-U.S. rivalry brings promise of innovation investors crave
U.S. President Joe Biden's rallying call to the richest nations to counter China's growing global influence may end up drawing investors to the markets of America's rival.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021
Biden balances climate need with human rights in Chinese solar product ban
The intersection of the solar supply chain with alleged human rights abuses creates a conflict between the president's environmental and human rights agendas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2021
China and U.S. may hold diplomatic talks next week, report says
Any meeting would be a sign the governments of the world's biggest economies may be taking steps toward easing tensions.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 23, 2021
Biden praises 'inspiring' Kumi Yokoyama and Carl Nassib for coming out
'Because of you, countless kids around the world are seeing themselves in a new light today,' the U.S. president tweeted to the pair of athletes on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 22, 2021
North Korea ridicules U.S. hopes for talks as allies rethink approach
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said the United States appears to be interpreting signals from Pyongyang in a way that would lead to disappointment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 21, 2021
Biden nuclear envoy ready for talks ‘anytime’ with North Korea
Their meeting was the first among the envoys since Biden took office and came just days after Kim Jong Un said his country is ready for 'both dialogue and confrontation.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2021
The Biden-Putin summit through Tokyo's eyes
The long-anticipated first summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin was held in Geneva last week. Tokyo’s initial reaction was rather unnoteworthy, partly because the meeting ended at midnight Japan time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 20, 2021
Japan’s refusal to sanction Myanmar undermines Biden’s strategy
Tokyo's reluctance to put financial pressure on the junta shows the difficulties Washington faces in convincing Asian allies to put real teeth behind calls to defend democracy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2021
Biden’s cyber red line is prime for a Putin challenge, experts say
The Russian leader may attempt to comply with Biden's pronouncement by 'washing” hacking through 'affiliates in disparate nation states” to make it harder to attribute the attacks.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2021
Biden starts off strong in Europe
Biden could rightfully claim that “the United States is back.” The lingering question is: For how long?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2021
Biden signs 'Juneteenth' bill and asks U.S. to reflect on slavery's 'terrible toll'
The bill marks the day in 1865 when a Union general informed a group of enslaved people in Texas that they had been made free two years earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2021
With Putin behind him, Biden’s focus shifts to Xi
The world's second-largest economy was on the agenda throughout Biden's meetings with the Group of Seven leaders, NATO, the European Union and even Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2021
Biden and Putin paper over splits as both claim summit victories
Putin got one thing he craved — legitimacy on the international stage. Biden argued he confronted Putin over cyberattacks and Russia's treatment of democracy activists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2021
Biden wrings a plan out of a reluctant Europe to stand up to China
A deal on aircraft subsidies includes a commitment for the U.S. and the EU to tackle practices that could threaten Boeing Co. and its European rival Airbus SE.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2021
Actions, not words, will make or break the G7
The real measure of the Biden presidency and that of the G7 will be the changes they produce. Here, the evidence is more ambiguous.
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.
A year after going private, structural reforms bearing fruit for Toshiba
Toshiba's Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Koji Ikeya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
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.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
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

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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