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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 9, 2021
Facebook and Twitter crackdown around U.S. Capitol siege is too little, too late
For weeks, content on big tech platforms Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as well as upstart fringe social networks foretold the storming of the U.S Capitol.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 9, 2021
Two Americas: Lebron James speaks out about violence at U.S. Capitol
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James blamed this week's mob violence at the U.S. Capitol on President Donald Trump and questioned what would have happened had the rioters been Black.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021
Democrats poised to act against Trump if he doesn’t resign
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Democrats 'will preserve every option” to force Trump from office, either through the 25th Amendment or impeachment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021
Pelosi pressed Pentagon on checks to prevent Trump from starting conflict
But short of the cabinet invoking the 25th Amendment or impeaching and convicting the president, it would be unconstitutional to defy legal orders from the commander in chief, experts note.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2021
Send the right message: Remove Trump now
The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, incited by Trump, represents something new and profane in American history.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2021
Facebook’s Trump ban is necessary triage
Both Facebook and Twitter have struggled in recent months to take a harder stance over Trump's often inflammatory posts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2021
Ten hours that shook America
America now finds itself confronting something that hasn't happened since the time of Abraham Lincoln: rejection of the constitutional order by a significant share of the electorate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2021
U.S. Capitol rioters walked away. Climate protesters saw a double standard.
The relatively small number of arrests after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol left many environmental activists shaken Thursday — and wanting answers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2021
Capitol Police under intense scrutiny after failing to stop mob in U.S.
Outmatched officers failed to prevent a mob of President Donald Trump supporters from invading the Capitol on Wednesday, sending lawmakers fleeing for safety.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2021
Trump acknowledges Biden will be next president in wake of Capitol chaos
Top Democrats have said Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to remove the president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2021
Merkel blames Trump for violence, but Europe also sees reason for hope
Angela Merkel placed the blame for violence at the U.S. Capitol squarely on Donald Trump, although she and other leaders of U.S. allies expressed faith in the strength of American democracy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
Top White House officials led by national security adviser consider resigning
White House deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger has resigned, joining a number of officials who are leaving the administration of President Donald Trump following the storming of Capitol Hill by his supporters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
Biden’s presidency is certified after day of debate and violence
Trump says after the certification that there will be an orderly transition when Biden takes office as president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
China compares storming of U.S. Capitol to Hong Kong protests
China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, but noted that no one had died when demonstrators took over the legislature of the China-ruled city.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2021
As U.S. Capitol was breached, a fear ‘we’d have to fight’ took hold
A tableau of violence and mayhem shocked the U.S. as one of the most severe breaches of the Capitol since the British burned it down during the War of 1812 took place.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2021
Heartbreak, humiliation and tragedy for the United States
The United States will survive this moment, but it will be wounded. We must recognize that even America, a bastion of democracy, can be undermined, and seduced by an autocrat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on Jan. 20?
There are two ways to remove a president from office: the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and impeachment followed by a Senate conviction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2021
Inside the U.S. Capitol, the sound of the mob came first
A ceremonial session of Congress to formally declare President-elect Joe Biden's victory devolved in an instant into a scene of violence and mayhem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
Biden taps ex-Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland for attorney general
U.S. president-elect to pick federal judge who never got a confirmation hearing as Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee five years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
Trump supporter rage simmered on social media before D.C. violence
In some of the more obscure corners of the internet, the calls for violence and revolution have been consistent in the months since Trump lost re-election.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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