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US ELECTION

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2020
How a few lawyers pushed voter fraud fears into the U.S. mainstream
For months, U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to convince Americans that the Nov. 3 election will be "rigged,” claiming without evidence that mail voting will open the door to mass cheating.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 8, 2020
John Baumlin: Getting out the U.S. vote in Japan
The national chair of Democrats Abroad Japan says it's not difficult for Americans overseas to continue to engage in their democracy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 7, 2020
Joe Biden’s China journey
As Biden faces fierce campaign attacks from President Donald Trump, his language on China points to a drastic shift in thinking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020
Trump made a promise to save coal in 2016. He couldn’t keep it.
The grim outlook for coal could take a political toll on Trump, whose 2016 victory was propelled by carrying the mining strongholds of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2020
China sits at epicenter of raging U.S. election thunderstorm
Beijing's position on the contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the standard-bearer of the Democratic Party, is that it has no position.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2020
Why Facebook’s blocking of new U.S. political ads may fall short
Political ads on Facebook are just one piece of content; political misinformation also flourishes in messages that people post and in discussions in private groups.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2020
Facebook moves to limit U.S. election chaos in November
Facebook also widened its removal of posts that both explicitly and implicitly aim to disenfranchise people from voting.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2020
Trump and Biden: Equally awful
The progressive case for voting third party or boycotting the election
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2020
Joe Biden's Wisconsin visit stands in stark contrast to Trump's
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of U.S. tumult over racial injustice and police brutality on Thursday, visiting strife-torn Kenosha, Wisconsin, and speaking by phone with the Black man shot there by police
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2020
U.S. expats can’t renounce their citizenship fast enough
The swearing in of new citizens often makes news in the U.S., especially if it happens in unusual circumstances such as one party’s national convention. Much less reported are the many citizenship renunciations by Americans, and the travails leading up to these life decisions. Almost all those giving...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 31, 2020
All you need to know about how Abe’s successor will be chosen
The choice is neither up to the Japanese people, nor is it something to be decided in the Diet. Instead, the decision rests solely within the LDP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2020
Five points to make sense of post-Abe Japan
As questions swirl over what's next, here's a look at the core points underwriting the issue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2020
Trump heads into election he casts as a crusade for law and order
U.S. President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for a second term Thursday, joining a general-election contest against Joe Biden that he and his party cast this week as a crusade against left-wing ideology and violent social disorder, fought against the backdrop of a virus that...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2020
Trump looks past U.S. law separating presidency and campaign
U.S. President Donald Trump has freely blended his campaign with the federal government during this week’s Republican convention, staging a series of events pushing the limits of laws prohibiting government employees from engaging in politics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2020
Republicans emphasize law and order as Trump wades into Wisconsin protests
Republicans opened the third night of their convention on Wednesday with a strong law-and-order message, casting U.S. President Donald Trump as a supporter of law enforcement amid protests over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 26, 2020
Melania Trump offers sympathy on coronavirus and racial suffering in speech
U.S. first lady Melania Trump offered sympathy for victims of the coronavirus pandemic and a plea for racial understanding in a Republican convention speech Tuesday aimed directly at the women voters who have abandoned U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 25, 2020
Japan's take on a most unconventional Democratic convention
The reaction in Tokyo was mostly even-handed, if a little less enthusiastic than the coverage in the U.S. media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 25, 2020
Trump re-election could calm China ties — or burn them down
With his plans to focus on the economy to secure re-election in tatters amid the pandemic, Trump needs another rallying point. Enter Beijing.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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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