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JULY 4

Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 22, 2020
July meet could go down as one of most important in sumo history
Less than a third of the way through 15 days of action at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan there are talking points aplenty.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 15, 2020
JSA's decision to let fans attend July Basho catches everyone off guard
Few insiders had expected sumo's governing body to allow the public back in so soon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2019
Trump casts himself, military and Republican VIPs as stars of July 4 pageant
U.S. military armored vehicles stood near Washington's majestic Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pushed ahead with an elaborate Fourth of July production with him at the center, as critics accused him of hijacking a nonpartisan celebration of America's Independence Day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2017
Trump praises Macron, mulls July 4 military parade like one he saw in Paris
U.S. President Donald Trump, offering more words of praise for French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, said on Monday he was considering staging a July 4 U.S. military parade in Washington inspired by the one he saw as Macron's guest in Paris.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2016
Abe expresses concern over Brexit-related currency fluctuations at election debate
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday Japan will take "every measure" to ensure stability in global financial markets following Britain's vote to exit from the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2015
FBI reveals over 10 arrested in foiled Islamic State-inspired 'crowd sourcing' July 4 attacks
U.S. authorities foiled attacks planned around the Fourth of July, arresting more than 10 people in the month before the holiday who were inspired by Islamic State online recruitment, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2013
The petty source of Lincoln's majestic vision
It could be that Abraham Lincoln's triumphs of the intellect were made possible by his very proximity to the mundane events that are said to exhaust politicians today.

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