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US ELECTION

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2018
Cambridge Analytica CEO offered to ensnare politicians in dirty tricks campaign: report
The data firm accused of harvesting Facebook Inc. user profiles was captured in secret footage bragging about how it could use prostitutes and former spies to ensnare politicians and influence elections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 19, 2018
China's 'silver fox' foreign minister and former ambassador to Japan promoted
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi retained his job and was also promoted to a state councillor on Monday, meaning he now has the country's two top diplomat roles, in a vote of confidence for his strong defense of China's interests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2018
Trump ordered White House officials to sign nondisclosure agreements: report
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered senior staff to sign nondisclosure agreements after they joined the White House following several leaks in the early months of his administration, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2018
Putin on track for commanding win as Russians head to polls
Russians voted in a presidential election Sunday that was expected to give Vladimir Putin an easy victory, but his opponents alleged officials were compelling people to come to the polls so that a low turnout does not tarnish the win.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2018
Facebook critics want regulation and investigation after data misuse
Facebook faced new calls for regulation from within U.S. Congress and was hit with questions about personal data safeguards on Saturday after reports a political consultant gained inappropriate access to 50 million users' data starting in 2014.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2018
Putin has Russia guessing before election: How long will he keep power?
Soon after Vladimir Putin is re-elected on Sunday, his thoughts will turn to the question that is likely to dominate his next term as Russia's president: What will he do when it ends?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 12, 2018
Hong Kong pro-democracy movement loses ground in by-election
Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp failed on Monday to regain some veto power in the city's legislature in a pivotal by-election, struggling to draw what they hoped would be protest votes against creeping control from Communist Party rulers in Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2018
U.S. not coordinating against Russian hacking threat: top general
The top U.S. general in Europe said on Thursday that the U.S. government did not have an effective unified approach to deal with Russia's cyberthreat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2018
How Democrats could win this fall
To avoid again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, Democratic leaders must energize their long-neglected base with a left-leaning platform and promise substantial change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2018
Italy's election was actually quite traditional
The nation's voters favor weak central governments for a reason.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2018
Italy's Five Star rebels must now negotiate with the establishment
The anti-establishment Five Star Movement has emerged as the big winner in Italian elections, but now it faces very tough choices that will probably involve working together with the establishment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2018
Italy migrants fear future after populists surge in election
Ibrahim, a 35-year-old Moroccan who hawks bracelets weaved out of multi-colored fabric in front of Milan's cathedral, teared up when he spoke of the family he left behind who rely on the money he sends home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 5, 2018
Weakened Merkel tasked with performing delicate balancing act to keep coalition intact
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) have bought Chancellor Angela Merkel time with their vote to join her conservatives in another coalition, but she risks losing her long grip on power if she fails to balance the awkward allies' conflicting demands.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2018
Russian operatives compromised election systems in seven U.S. states in 2016: report
U.S. intelligence had evidence that voter registration systems or websites in seven states — Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin — were compromised by Russian-backed operatives before the 2016 election but never told the states, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2018
Thai junta chief now says election to be held no later than February 2019
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday that a general election he had promised to hold in November would take place "no later" than February 2019, the latest delay to anger critics of the government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2018
New deputy leader for Australia after sex scandal forces party shake-up
The junior partner in Australia's coalition government elected as its new leader on Monday a former newspaper editor who takes over as deputy prime minister after an embarrassing sex scandal threatened a decades-old conservative alliance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2018
The future of Putin's illusion
How Russia's president will prepare for 2024, when he will be constitutionally barred from running again?
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2018
U.S. Democrats want $300 million to fight possible Russia election tampering
U.S. Democratic leaders called on Congress on Wednesday to give the FBI $300 million to fight Russian efforts to interfere in congressional and state elections in November.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2018
LDP's proposed electoral system amendment
The LDP's proposed electoral system amendment won't solve the vote-value disparity problem and may conflict with the Constitution's Article 43.
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
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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