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US ELECTION

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 4, 2016
Park open to probe, but investigation could upend Japan ties
With her public support numbers in free-fall, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday offered yet another apology for the political crisis engulfing her administration, adding that she would accept an investigation of her role in an alleged influence-peddling scandal "if necessary."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2016
Trump, Clinton show danger of Asian blind spot
As the U.S. presidential candidates bicker, an assertive China is using money and muscle to reshape the balance of power in Asia.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Amid contentious election, Canadian firms use lure of political calm to attract more U.S. workers
Canadian work permits for highly skilled workers from the United States jumped in the first half as companies lured applicants with the country's calm political climate in the face of a raucous U.S. election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Judge foils Trump bid to have supporters man Pennsylvania polling stations
In a blow to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a U.S. judge on Thursday upheld a Pennsylvania state law that could make it difficult for his supporters to monitor Election Day activity in Democratic-leaning areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Clinton, lead shrinking in polls, Trump target North Carolina battleground
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump headed to North Carolina on Thursday in a final effort to shore up support in the swing state as polls showed Clinton maintained her lead nationally just days ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2016
Brace for the ultimate Washington gridlock
News of another FBI review of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's emails may not change the outcome of the election. But it could poison a Clinton presidency.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2016
Win or lose, Hillary is finished
If Hillary Clinton is the most qualified person ever to have run for the U.S. presidency, why has her campaign been such a train wreck?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2016
A fitting final chapter to the sleaze sweepstakes
Hillary Clinton's latest scandal shows there is no such thing as rock bottom in these presidential campaigns.
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
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2016
Poll still puts Clinton 6 points ahead of Trump; FBI innuendo irks Obama
Hillary Clinton led Republican Donald Trump by 6 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on Wednesday, the same advantage the Democratic presidential nominee held before an FBI announcement that reignited the controversy about her email practices....
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.”

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