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KAMALA HARRIS

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greets her audience before discussing reproductive rights on the second anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned, in Phoenix on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2024
Harris and the Democrats aim at Trump on abortion ruling anniversary
Since the 2022 ruling, more than 20 Republican-led states in the U.S. have imposed abortion restrictions.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prior to the start of a Ukraine peace summit in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2024
Kishida calls for peace, as Russia's absence overshadows Ukraine summit
Representatives from more than 90 countries and a dozen international organizations are advocating for a concrete and united roadmap to peace in Ukraine.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2024
Kamala Harris pushes the envelope as Biden struggles with some Democrats
The U.S. vice president's new role is seen as part of a high-profile effort to persuade the fractious coalition of voters to give them a second term.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2024
Kamala Harris presses Israel war Cabinet's Benny Gantz on Gaza aid and Rafah
The U.S. vice president urged Israel to craft a "credible" humanitarian plan before conducting major military activities in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during an event to commemorate the 59th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2024
In blunt remarks, U.S. VP Harris calls for 'immediate cease-fire' in Gaza
The Israeli government, she said, must do more to significantly increase the flow of aid and not impose "unnecessary restrictions" on its delivery.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Newton, Iowa, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2024
Trump, in Iowa, skirts Jan. 6 talk on attack's anniversary
The lack of mention reflects the degree to which Republican voters have absolved him of responsibility for that day's events.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (left) shakes hands with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo before their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 7, 2023
Top U.S., China, Russia officials gather at Southeast Asia summit
The gathering offers a rare chance of direct, top-level diplomacy between sparring nations.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene at her ceremonial office in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD
Aug 3, 2023
Mongolia and U.S. to sign 'Open Skies' deal ahead of talks
Deal would also provide easier options for cargo flights between the nations.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 21, 2023
'Day of joy' as freed Brittney Griner makes WNBA return
Griner, who was released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap last year, made her first appearance in a WNBA game in 579 days as the Phoenix Mercury faced the Los Angeles Sparks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 26, 2023
With Biden’s 2024 bid, Kamala Harris will be under more scrutiny
She is seen as the administration’s most visible advocate on issues including voting rights, access to abortion and combating climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2023
Tethered together, Biden and Harris move toward 2024 re-election run
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris may not have won over America in her first two years in office, but she is staying put at U.S. President Joe Biden's side.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2022
On island near disputed sea, Kamala Harris says U.S. stands with Philippines
Announcing extra U.S. assistance to enhance Philippine maritime law enforcement agencies, the vice president said Washington stands with its treaty ally “in the face of intimidation.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2022
U.S. aims to expand plans for military presence in Philippines
The faster implementation and potential expansion of a 2014 defense deal is one of the main initiatives being discussed by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on a visit to the Philippines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2022
Xi and Harris meet briefly, with VP calling for U.S.-China communication
The U.S. vice president reinforced President Joe Biden's message that 'we must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition between our countries.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 5, 2022
What if Biden does not run again?
The U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday will do much more than shape the next two years of Joe Biden's presidency. They may also help determine whether he will run in 2024.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2022
Kamala Harris under a microscope: Deft Asia diplomacy despite DMZ gaffe
Her trip amounted to a microcosm of the state of her vice presidency: an ambitious, historic and increasingly confident effort still beset by the occasional high-profile gaffe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2022
North Korea tests missiles hours after U.S. vice president visits DMZ
The nuclear-armed North launched two apparent ballistic missiles after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2022
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris slams North Korea missile test
Harris met with South Korean President Yoon Sok-yeol in Seoul where in addition to discussing North Korea's latest launch she addressed China's actions in the Taiwan Strait.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2022
North Korea fires missiles ahead of U.S. vice president's visit to DMZ
The weapons test by nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday evening was the isolated country's second launch in four days.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2022
Kamala Harris pledges that U.S. will 'continue to support Taiwan's self-defense'
The U.S. vice president lambasted China's ongoing “pressure campaign” aimed at Taiwan during a visit to the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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