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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2017
Republicans plan 'nuclear option' after Democrats ready filibuster against Gorsuch
Democrats on Monday amassed enough support to block a U.S. Senate confirmation vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, but Republicans vowed to change the Senate rules to ensure the conservative judge gets the lifetime job.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 9, 2017
Film exposes underworld of U.S. kids sold for sex via online classified site Backpage
When Mary Mazzio first heard about middle-school girls from her hometown of Boston suing a website on which they had been sold for sex, the self-described "recovering lawyer" was blown away.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2017
Trump urges 'nuclear option' against filibuster as Democrats vow to block his Supreme Court pick
President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Senate Republicans to "go nuclear" and invoke a rule change to force a simple majority vote toward confirmation if Democrats block his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, as Democrats maneuvered for a tough fight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2017
McConnell says Senate will act this week on Obamacare repeal, 'rapid' replacement
The U.S. Senate will take its first steps toward repealing President Barack Obama's signature health care reform act by the end of the week, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2016
Democrats seen having slight edge to wrest control Senate
The Democrats were slightly favored to wrest control of the U.S. Senate from the Republicans in Tuesday's elections, according to some analysts, with the outcome helping to determine how difficult it will be for the next president to pass legislation.
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
Oct 24, 2016
Clinton urges scrutiny of AT&T's Time Warner grab; Senate panel plans hearing
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton thinks U.S. regulators should closely scrutinize AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner, her spokesman said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 8, 2016
Senator brings jar of mosquitoes as Congress weighs Zika funding deal
U.S. lawmakers sought on Wednesday to break a logjam over $1.1 billion in funding to combat the Zika virus, with the Senate possibly considering legislation as soon as next week, even as one congressman toted a jar full of mosquitoes to the House floor to condemn congressional inaction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2016
BlackBerry drops Classic, casting doubt on smartphone future
BlackBerry Ltd. said on Tuesday it will stop making its Classic model, raising further doubts about the future of the smartphone pioneer's money-losing handset business as the company shifts its focus to software.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2016
U.S. gun stocks surge in wake of Orlando massacre, amid talk of Senate vote on curbs
Shares of firearm makers rose on Thursday ahead of Smith & Wesson Holding's quarterly report, following volatility this week after a shooting attack that killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2016
Obama takes case for Supreme Court pick to home turf of GOP senators up for re-election
President Barack Obama on Monday took the political battle over his pick for a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court to the home states of seven Republican senators up for re-election in November.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2016
Moderate Maine Republican Collins urges Senate hearings on Obama top court pick
A moderate Republican senator heaped praise on Tuesday on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, bucking Senate Republican leaders in calling for confirmation hearings but saying she was not optimistic enough others in her party would agree.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2016
Facing poll threat, senator hits Republican colleagues' 'closed-minded' boycott of Obama justice pick
Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois on Tuesday accused many of his fellow Senate Republicans of being "closed-minded" by refusing to consider President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2016
Biden chides Senate snub of Obama top court pick, denies he set precedent; voter poll backs him
Joe Biden on Thursday ramped up White House efforts to get a Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court selection Merrick Garland, as the U.S. vice president offered the most vigorous defense yet of his 1992 comments that senators should not consider a nominee in a presidential election year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2016
Republicans ready full court press against any Obama justice pick, even one GOP-backed
The Republican Party on Monday stepped up its fight against any U.S. Supreme Court nominee put forward by President Barack Obama while the president's allies hit back against a conservative group's attack on a judge who had been considered for the job.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2016
'Obstruction on steroids' as McConnell says Senate won't confirm any Obama pick for top court
The U.S. Senate will not confirm a Supreme Court nominee from President Barack Obama during his last year in office, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2016
FBI joins probe into Flint's 'man-made crisis' water contamination
The FBI is joining a criminal investigation into lead contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan, exploring whether any laws were broken in a crisis that has captured international attention.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2015
Senate Democrats plan security bill, including TSA employee screening, 'watch list' arms sales ban
U.S. Senate Democrats plan to unveil a package of proposals this week to tighten domestic security in the wake of the mass shooting in California that killed 14 people and injured 21, according to a Senate Democratic source on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2015
California massacre triggers heated Senate gun control debate but GOP control ensures inaction
One day after a mass shooting in California that killed 14 people and wounded 21, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate jousted on Thursday over gun control but again failed to advance legislation addressing the violence.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2015
Cruz-, Rubio-backed immigration crackdown bill blocked by Senate
An immigration crackdown bill co-sponsored by the two Hispanic-Americans running for president was blocked Tuesday in the Senate by Democrats.
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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