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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2019
Will Tokyo's 'deep state' strike back?
Can and will Japanese bureaucrats revolt or speak out, when necessary, against the incumbent prime minister of the day the way their U.S. counterparts are in the Ukraine scandal?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2019
Three false claims muddying the impeachment debate
Each side is not only trying to spin the facts, but trying to spin itself as well.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 10, 2019
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha freed from house arrest
More than two years after he was arrested and charged with treason, Cambodia on Sunday freed opposition leader Kem Sokha from house arrest, but the charges remain and he is banned from politics and from leaving the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / The Argument: Casinos
Oct 30, 2019
Any economic benefits of casinos come at far too steep of a price
Those who support bringing casinos to Japan boast of their economic benefits, but any perceived boon for the economy is far outweighed by their destructive consequences.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / The Argument: Casinos
Oct 30, 2019
Casinos are misunderstood and a needed part of destination resorts
As a longtime member of a nonpartisan group of lawmakers promoting integrated resorts, my basic stance is to promote the introduction of IRs as a whole, rather than casinos alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2019
Beautiful harmony in an angry world
The internet, which was going to bring citizen liberation, has ushered in forces of social disintegration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2019
The humbling of Shinjiro Koizumi
Although he still routinely ranks high among respondents as the top pick for prime minister, the reality is that he still has years before he is ready for the job.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2019
Greens poised to make gains as Swiss elect parliament
Swiss voters' concerns about climate change look set to give the environmentalist Greens strong gains in a parliamentary election Sunday that could dilute the center-right's grip on power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2019
Tragic motorcycle accident is a real test for Boris Johnson
Diplomatic immunity is all too often used as a shield in ways that were never intended
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2019
Impeachment could come with a foreign policy silver lining
It could rejuvenate America's image, tattered alliances and global leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2019
Why Trump relishes the upcoming impeachment battle
The U.S. president is lucky that his would-be impeachers have their own credibility issues.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2019
What’s really happening in the rest of the world
The conventional wisdom from the past 70-some years in Japan may no longer be conventional anymore.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2019
U.K.'s Johnson, comparing himself to the Incredible Hulk, vows to exit EU on Oct. 31
Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the comic book character the Incredible Hulk in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2019
Northern Ireland's DUP says there is still time to agree on Brexit border deal
The Northern Ireland party whose 10 members of Parliament support British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government believe a deal can be done in the coming weeks to maintain an open border in Ireland, a senior member said Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2019
Beijing clamps down on fuel, firework sales ahead of China's 70th anniversary
Beijing will temporarily halt self-service at filling stations and sales of fireworks, part of a series of measures intended to keep the Chinese capital safer and cleaner before celebrations marking 70 years since the founding of the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 31, 2019
Chaos in Hong Kong as police fire tear gas, protesters hurl gasoline bombs
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw gasoline bombs in the latest in a series of clashes that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2019
U.S. billionaire industrialist and conservative donor David Koch dies at 79
Billionaire industrialist David Koch, a driving force behind conglomerate Koch Industries who as one of the world's richest people became a major financier of conservative causes and political candidates, has died at age 79, his brother said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2019
CDP and DPP to 'join hands' in Japan's Diet in bid to thwart Abe's plans
In a move to counter the ruling bloc, Yukio Edano and Yuichiro Tamaki agreed Tuesday to merge their kaiha parliamentary groups in both houses of the Diet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2019
Guatemala election winner Alejandro Giammattei sets sights on changing U.S. migrant deal
Guatemalan conservative Alejandro Giammattei secured a crushing victory in a presidential election Sunday, and promised to seek better terms for his country from an unpopular migration deal agreed with Washington under duress last month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2019
Factional politics remain a force in Japan
With critical leadership positions and policy agendas being influenced by these formal groups, it is important to recognize the continued relevance of factions in Japanese politics today.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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