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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2016
Fate of Obama legacy initiatives in hands of courts, successor
When President Barack Obama leaves office on Jan. 20 after eight years, several of his major initiatives will still hang in the legal balance, meaning the U.S. courts and his successor will play a major role in shaping his legacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2016
After federal failures, U.S. gun control groups spend millions on state ballot initiatives
Gun safety advocates are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Maine and Nevada to support ballot initiatives that would mandate background checks for gun sales in an effort to clinch state-level victories after years of failed drives in Congress.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
Trump says he would not admit refugees without local support
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump told crowds in Michigan and Minnesota on Sunday his administration would not admit refugees without local support, using appearances in states with growing Muslim communities to criticize Democrat Hillary Clinton's support for accepting people fleeing...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 7, 2016
From Operation Tomodachi to Hiroshima visit, exiting Obama viewed favorably in Japan
On Tuesday, the whole world will be watching as Americans choose their next president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
Social media helps U.S. millennial voters register, but turnout worries linger
As the youngest members of the millennial generation became old enough to vote in this year's U.S. presidential election, states and social media platforms poured efforts into online registration, hoping to attract these tech-savvy voters who now rival Baby Boomers as the country's largest demographic....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
Obama's top court pick faces reckoning after Tuesday
Several intriguing scenarios could unfold after Tuesday's U.S. election to break the deadlock over filling a Supreme Court vacancy that has provoked a bitter nine-month standoff between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 6, 2016
On the trail of team Trump in Tokyo
A reporter stalks that elusive breed of American in Japan: the Trump supporter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2016
After training, U.S. militias gird for trouble as presidential election nears
Down a Georgia country road, camouflaged members of the Three Percent Security Force have mobilized for rifle practice, hand-to-hand combat training — and an impromptu campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2016
Trump effigy feels the heat as U.K. marks Bonfire Night
He turned "You're fired" into his reality show catchphrase, but it was Donald Trump who went up in flames Saturday — or at least an effigy of him did, as part of Britain's annual Bonfire Night celebrations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2016
Security scare for Trump in frenzied final days of White House campaigning
Republican Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday night after a perceived security threat as he and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept across states that could prove decisive in Tuesday's presidential election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2016
Obama speaks up for Trump protester, GOP nominee tells opposite version of story
President Barack Obama chastised supporters at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in North Carolina on Friday, as tensions spiked when a supporter of Republican opponent Donald Trump began protesting.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2016
Clinton, Trump clash over economy in final campaign push
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump battled over the strength of the economy in the final stretch of their race for the White House on Friday, with Clinton praising the latest U.S. jobs report and Trump dismissing it as a fraudulent disaster.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2016
Clinton's charity confirms accepting $1 million gift from Qatar while she was secretary of state without ethics review
The Clinton Foundation has confirmed it accepted a $1 million gift from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was U.S. secretary of state without informing the State Department, even though she had promised to let the agency review new or significantly increased support from foreign governments.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 4, 2016
A guide to following U.S. Election Day for viewers in Japan
Within days we should know the identity of the 45th president of the United States. Here is our guide to watching the election unfold from Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 3, 2016
Cambodian leader Hun Sen hoping Republican candidate Trump will win election
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday he wants U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump to win next week's election because Trump will reduce tension with Russia and that will be good for world peace.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2016
Ku Klux Klan newspaper declares support for Trump
A Ku Klux Klan newspaper has declared support for Donald Trump's Republican run for U.S. president, saying America became great because it was a white, Christian republic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Oct 30, 2016
U.S. and Japan elections: scary in their own ways
American political campaigns can be frighteningly tribal while fear of the foreign permeates polls here.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2016
Biden says he's not interested in serving in a Clinton administration
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday he is not interested in serving under Democrat Hillary Clinton if she is elected president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2016
Aides fear Republicans may lose Senate majority due to Trump baggage
The Republican Party's two-year run in the majority of the U.S. Senate is at serious risk and may well end on Nov. 8, senior congressional aides said on Wednesday, blaming Donald Trump as a drag on down-ballot Republican candidates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2016
Why gutting NAFTA is unlikely to create U.S. jobs
Both U.S. presidential candidates routinely criticize free-trade deals they blame for the loss of American jobs.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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