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REPUBLICANS

WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2016
Fix campaign or step aside, Wall Street Journal tells Trump
Republican Donald Trump should fix his stumbling White House campaign in the next three weeks or step down, The Wall Street Journal said on Monday in a sharply worded warning from a leading conservative voice.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2016
Republican Asia experts say Trump presidency would be 'ruinous'
U.S. Asia experts who served in past Republican administrations said on Monday they would back Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, as a Donald Trump presidency would lead to "ruinous marginalization" for the United States in the region.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2016
U.S. knew of Russia's DNC hacking plan a year ago
U.S. intelligence officials told top congressional leaders a year ago that Russian hackers were attacking the Democratic Party, three sources familiar with the matter said Thursday, but the lawmakers were unable to tell the targets about the hacking because the information was so secret.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2016
Clinton rips Trump's 'casual inciting of violence' prod to gun rights advocates
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday accused Republican opponent Donald Trump of inciting violence with his call for gun rights activists to stop her from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2016
Republican foes grope for ways to dump divisive Trump as he further riles 'uncharted waters'
High-profile Republicans and rank-and-file voters on Wednesday struggled with how to best reject Donald Trump's divisive candidacy, as the nominee dealt with fallout from his remark that gun rights activists could stop Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 10, 2016
Philippine lawmaker proposes ban on Trump entering country
A lawmaker in the Philippines is calling for Donald Trump to be permanently banned from the country after the Republican U.S. presidential nominee implied that Filipino immigrants pose a terrorist threat to the United States.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2016
Fearing Trump win, Republican ex-CIA operative launches third party run
A former CIA officer and congressional staffer on Monday launched a long-shot bid for president, a Republican billing himself as a conservative alternative to Donald Trump who disenchanted voters can rally around.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2016
Trump rips U.S. defense of Japan as one-sided, too expensive
Donald Trump blasted as unfair U.S. defense tie-ups with NATO, South Korea and Japan, a reprise of comments that have earned him scorn by many in the national security community.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2016
Trump's economic advisory group belies his populist image
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's team of economic policy advisers is packed with moguls from the hedge fund and investment banking industries, which he has railed against in the past.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2016
Trump, courting GOP leaders, endorses Ryan and two senators up for re-election
Republican Donald Trump took steps to steer his White House campaign back into favor with his party establishment on Friday by endorsing House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and two Republican senators seeking re-election, after expressing coolness toward them earlier in the week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2016
Why the GOP still won't rally around Trump
Americans with a sense of common decency are likely to regard Republicans who know better but stick with Trump as unworthy of the public trust.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 5, 2016
Clint Eastwood makes Trump's day, notes Donald diverges from 'kiss-ass generation'
Clint Eastwood, the 86-year-old four-time Oscar winner, excoriated the current generation of Americans as weak and overly sensitive while backing Donald Trump even though the Republican presidential hopeful has "said a lot of dumb things."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2016
FBI took months to tell Democrats of hacking and suspected Russian role
The FBI did not tell the Democratic National Committee last fall that officials suspected it had been the target of a cyberattack, three people with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 30, 2016
Russia has motive, capability for U.S. email hack but players remain unclear
The Kremlin says it had zero involvement in the hacking of the Democratic Party's email system while U.S. officials say the hack originated in Russia. We may never know who is right, but one thing is for sure — Russia had motive, capability and form.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2016
Clinton exits Democratic confab with six-point lead over Trump, newly worded survey says
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a six-point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll with new wording that was released on Friday, the day after she formally accepted her party's nomination for the Nov. 8 election.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2016
FBI probes hacking of Democratic congressional group: sources
The FBI is investigating a cyberattack against another U.S. Democratic Party group that may be related to an earlier hack against the Democratic National Committee, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2016
Making Hillary likable again: Democrats seek to recast candidate
When Hillary Clinton first ran for president in 2008, she was badly stung by a backhanded compliment from rival Barack Obama, who called her "likable enough" before going on to win the Democratic nomination and the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2016
In policy platform, Democrats train their guns on Trump
In a rebuke to U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and the GOP, the Democratic Party's policy platform has touted Washington's network of alliances — including its defense pact with Japan — as "a source of tremendous strategic advantage."
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 26, 2016
Sanders' army spells trouble for Clinton amid push to unite party ahead of battle with Trump
It should have been a triumphant night for Hillary Clinton when her rival Bernie Sanders gave a rousing speech urging his supporters to vote for her in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2016
Trump says he would consider alliance with Russia to 'knock the hell out of' Islamic State
Republican nominee Donald Trump said Monday that if elected U.S. president he will weigh an alliance with Russia against Islamic State militants but rejected any suggestion Russian President Vladimir Putin might be trying to help him win.
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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