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US ELECTION

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 5, 2018
Trump says he can pardon himself. Nixon was told he couldn't
U.S. President Donald Trump is asserting a power to pardon himself that not even Richard Nixon tried to claim before resigning the presidency in 1974, and that the Justice Department has said isn't constitutional.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2018
In Italy's 'Plan B,' euro-skeptic and their currency ideas take center stage
If Italy leaves the euro, it will be late on a Friday night.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2018
'Fake news' laws are a fake solution
In the waning days of Malaysia's recent election campaign, then-opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad was investigated under the country's anti-fake news law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2018
Rising LDP star Shinjiro Koizumi, like his charismatic dad, finds growing fan base
Young, debonair and eloquent, Shinjiro Koizumi has, in a way, become the political equivalent of a pop idol.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2018
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Robert Mueller must end Russia probe by Sept. 1 to avoid 'doing a Comey'
President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said special counsel Robert Mueller should complete his investigation by September to avoid influencing midterm congressional elections, a mistake Giuliani says former FBI director James Comey made in handling the Hillary Clinton probe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2018
Abe looks beyond factions, courting LDP's rank and file for support as presidential election nears
This is the first of a two-part series on the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election slated for September.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2018
Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, potential challenger to Abe, can get the job done
Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Fumio Kishida, rumored to be one of the contenders for the party's presidential race, isn't exactly a person with striking characteristics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2018
'Military geek' Shigeru Ishiba not afraid to criticize Abe but election math eludes
Upon attending the opening ceremony of a museum in April in Tottori Prefecture, veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba made a sidesplitting appearance by dressing up as Majin Boo — the pudgy, baby-like villain in the popular anime "Dragon Ball."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2018
Latvia, acting on U.S. warning, probes if Russian money flows used to meddle in Europe politics
Latvia is investigating whether its banks acted as conduits for Russian funds used to interfere in elections and politics elsewhere, after it received a warning from the United States, officials have told Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2018
Can multiparty democracy work in multiethnic Malaysia?
Building a framework that allows dissenting voices to be heard, and heeded, must be Malaysia's highest priority.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 24, 2018
Nuclear policy in focus as campaign begins in Niigata governor race
The Niigata governor's race kicked off Thursday with the future of the prefecture's nuclear power plants taking center stage ahead of the June 10 election. The vote is also seen as a test for how voters view the various scandals surrounding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2018
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower slams Facebook chief's nonanswers to U.K. Parliament's questions
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie said Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg engaged in "a spectacle of nonanswers" in testimony before U.S. and European lawmakers that would increase the chances the social network will face regulation and further harm the trust of its...
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2018
Trump Jr. met Gulf princes' emissary in 2016 who offered campaign help
Donald Trump, Jr., the U.S. president's eldest son, met in August 2016 with an envoy representing the crown princes of United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
EDITORIALS
May 19, 2018
Fix gender imbalance in politics
Tough challenges confronting the nation require policy responses from more diverse perspectives than male-dominated politics can offer.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2018
Former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, Jeffrey Yohai, cuts plea deal, will cooperate in criminal probes
The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate with other criminal probes, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 18, 2018
Experts slam Giuliani claim that Mueller can't subpoena Trump
In a media blitz Wednesday night and Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudolph Giuliani told Fox and CNN he had received assurances that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will not indict the president while he is in office.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2018
Diet passes nonbinding legislation aimed at increasing women in politics
The Diet passed a bill Wednesday seeking to boost the number of female lawmakers and assembly members in a nation where women have long been underrepresented in politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 16, 2018
Iran faces further tests after Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's election win in Iraq
Already pressured by the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Iran faces a major test in managing Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a formidable opponent who beat Tehran's longtime allies to achieve a shock victory in Iraq's parliamentary election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 15, 2018
Evidence that Malaysia's Najib received 1MDB funds was ignored, probe panelists say
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) found evidence in late 2015 that 42 million ringgit ($10.6 million) was transferred from a former subsidiary of state fund 1MDB into an account of then Prime Minister Najib Razak, but its recommendation for further investigation was rejected by the attorney...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 10, 2018
Former strongman Mahathir Mohamad is Malaysia’s comeback kid
Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad has never lost an election campaign. He maintained that record and created another one on Thursday when, at 92, he was set to be sworn in as the world's oldest elected leader.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.”
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.

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