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POLITICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2017
America's liberals want Republicans to not be Republicans
The U.S. left's criticism of GOP lawmakers for not breaking with Trump is hollow and self-serving.
EDITORIALS
Jul 13, 2017
The Democratic Party's woes continue
The Democratic Party remains unable to turn popular criticism of the Abe administration into support for the opposition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2017
Why Yuriko Koike is the new face of brand Japan
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's embrace of the concept 'citizens first' is proving to be a recipe for success.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2017
Russia's oligarchs-in-waiting
As the better-known children of Russia's previous generation of oligarchs have steadily left the country, the offspring of Vladimir Putin's cronies have taken their place.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2017
To comprehend Trump, read this
Three books and two magazine articles shed a lot of light on the U.S. president's baffling behavior.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2017
Why Koike matters to Abenomics
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should take the hint delivered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, roll up his sleeves and reclaim the mantle of economic progress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2017
The ongoing collapse of parliamentary politics
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's actions and behavior are more suited to a patrimonial state than a democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2017
America's Russian-roulette presidency
There's no relief in sight for Donald Trump as investigators probe whether his compaign colluded with Russian efforts to tip the U.S. presidential election in his favor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2017
The dangers of putting Putin under pressure
Recent anti-corruption protests have provided Russian President Vladimir Putin a reminder that no leader can remain in power forever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2017
Which members of the Abe Cabinet deserve to be fired?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has multiple reasons to pick this moment for a Cabinet reshuffle.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
Populism sapping the strength of mainstream parties
A paradigm shift is taking place in the political landscape of major industrialized countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
Macron and the post-revolutionary idea
The key to political novice Emmanuel Macron's success is found far from France — and four decades removed from the present.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
How populists win when they lose
The choices made by established conservative elites, as much as the challenges posed by insurgent outsiders, determine the fate of democracy.
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2017
French voters give Macron a blank check
With an overwhelming parliamentary majority, French President Emmanuel Macron can press forward with his program to rejuvenate his country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2017
The problem with Oliver Stone and other friends of Vladimir Putin
U.S. film director Oliver Stone. Stone's four-part interview with Russia's president has been criticized for being a homage more than a questioning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2017
Remembering Helmut Kohl's unfinished business
The late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was the man who put German history to bed, and helped lay the groundwork for the current confrontation between Russia and the West.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2017
Voter turnout low as Macron sets sights on huge parliamentary majority
Voters turned out in low numbers Sunday in the second round of France's parliamentary election, where President Emmanuel Macron is expected to win a landslide majority that should allow him to embark on far-reaching pro-business reforms.
EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2017
An extraordinary moment of political theater
Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony confirmed the dangerous inclinations of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2017
Comey's 'smoking gun' could take out Trump
If the American people think Donald Trump is a crook, they will have to vote to flip the House and the Senate from red to blue in November 2018 so impeachment proceedings can begin.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2017
Another stunning United Kingdom ballot result
British Prime Minister Theresa May's lost election gamble has put her own position in jeopardy and destroyed the foundation of her Brexit policy.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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