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JOE BIDEN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2020
A-bomb survivors in Japan want Biden to push for nuke disarmament
In August, Joe Biden, the former vice president under Trump's predecessor Barack Obama, said he will strive for a world without nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020
It's the Fed, not the White House, that matters most in Asia
Asia's monetary system depends on the stability of the greenback. Currencies are mostly priced against the buck with more than a few countries have soft pegs to the dollar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2020
Japan business leaders hope Biden commits to taming the pandemic
Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of Keidanren, said he hopes Suga and Biden will build a trust relationship to promote bilateral ties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2020
Biden victory likely to boost Tokyo stocks; market eyes policy
Many analysts forecast the 225-issue Nikkei average will move between 23,000 and 24,000 toward the end of the year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
Trump-to-Biden handoff stalls as president rejects outcome
The administrator of the General Services Administration — currently a Trump appointee — is empowered to formally ascertain the apparent winner, something they have not yet done.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
The U.S. election is over. The nation’s rifts remain.
By Sunday morning, celebration and grieving had melted away to expose a difficult question for divided families and a divided nation: Now what?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
Johnson enters Brexit endgame that could define his premiership
Major differences still need to be bridged on the same issues that have plagued talks from the beginning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2020
Meet 'Jo Baiden,' the internet-famous mayor of a small Japanese town
The characters for the small town mayor's name can be phonetically read the same way as the name of last week's presidential election winner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2020
Trump’s final days ripe for settling scores and pardoning allies
Trump's final two months in office could see a whirlwind of actions to make governing more difficult for President-elect Joe Biden.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2020
Japanese abductees' kin ask Biden to press issue with North Korea
Families and supporters have also urged Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to act swiftly on the matter without just relying on the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2020
Japanese opposition parties watch for possible policy changes by Biden
Opposition parties said Sunday they are closely monitoring possible changes in America's foreign policy that could be brought by Biden.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
'I just couldn't be silent': How U.S. women decided the 2020 election
More than half of female voters — 56% — chose Biden compared to 48% of men, according to exit polls from the Edison Research firm.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Suga congratulates Biden and hopes to strengthen alliance
Contentious trade negotiations, talks over costs for stationing U.S. troops in Japan likely to top agenda between two leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
China unlikely to find Biden a soft touch
In his unsuccessful campaign for re-election, President Donald Trump repeatedly warned that a victory for Joe Biden would be a win for China and that Beijing would "own America."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Celebrations erupt in major U.S. cities after Biden election win
'It's like a pall fell over the country four years ago, and we've been waiting years for it to end.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Trump does not plan to concede any time soon, aides and allies indicate
The president pledged on Saturday to go forward with a legal strategy that he hopes will overturn state results that gave Biden the win in Tuesday's vote.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2020
Biden faces monumental task of rebuilding trust on global stage
Experts warn it may take time to overcome skepticism among allies that Washington can be trusted to honor its international and regional commitments
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
The Electoral College is close. The popular vote isn't.
As the presidential race inches agonizingly toward a conclusion, it might be easy to miss the fact that the results are not really close.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2020
Stacey Abrams’ ground game put Georgia within Biden's reach
For Stacey Abrams, Friday was harvest day, and it was bountiful.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2020
U.S. will need Japan more as China tensions rise, Suga aide says
Suga must tread a fine line with Japan's only formal security ally, the U.S., and its biggest trade partner, China.
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.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
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.

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