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US POLITICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2022
The biggest threat to democracy and peace is thuggishness
The operating system of any functioning society is civility, and thuggishness is the virus that makes it crash.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 20, 2022
How the Proud Boys breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6: Rile up the normies
JAPAN / History
Feb 27, 2022
Japan's New Left remains a thing of memory, 50 years on from hostage incident
The Asama-Sanso lodge incident, a dramatic 10-day standoff with police that saw three lives lost, sealed the fate of the nation's student protest movement, some analysts say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2022
U.K.'s Johnson, facing plot to oust him, says he will not resign
The prime minister is struggling to quell an internal revolt by his own lawmakers who are angry over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2021
Developing young minds for a better future
Many academics and policy pros travel in their own bubbles, seeing only counterparts or folks who pay for the privilege. Who they don't mix with are tomorrow's future leaders.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 11, 2021
Nour Eldin Sultan: ‘Listening and lending your support is the best thing you can do to help someone’
Nour Eldin Sultan came to Japan, fell in love with Yamagata Prefecture and ended up becoming the first Arab Muslim to be elected to a local prefectural assembly.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 30, 2021
The political advantages of the ‘parent lottery’
The term 'oyagacha' is widely used for the idea that 'you can't choose your parents.' When you're born into a political dynasty, however, that's not such a bad thing.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 23, 2021
Behind the scenes, younger bureaucrats are fed up with overtime
Many young bureaucrats are working late to make leading party lawmakers look good, and it's taking a toll.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2021
Europe’s region of rogues looks to be on more shaky ground
Central Europe has seen the abrupt resignation of one leader, a shock election defeat for another and tens of thousands of anti-government protesters flocking to the streets.
JAPAN / Politics / The LDP's game of thrones
Sep 9, 2021
The LDP's outspoken 'maverick' steps up to fight for the party's top spot
Cosmopolitan and media savvy, Taro Kono is a reformist but has his share of liabilities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 20, 2021
Make Japanese politics more concrete by training your ears
Training your ears to catch the sounds of certain Japanese words might make listening to people talk about politics a little more comprehensible.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 26, 2020
20 Questions: The best answers of 2020
The 20 Questions format aims to get people in Japan to tell us about their thoughts and beliefs in their words. Here are some of the most interesting answers from 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2020
Abe's milestone marks mixed and incremental record
Say what you will, his long tenure has been consequential.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 20, 2020
Why Japan's opposition parties falter
Coalescing a viable opposition is not as simple as combining parties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020
Delay the election? U.S. presidents often do things they can’t do
The stock response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the general election might be delayed because voting during a pandemic would involve a record number of mail-in ballots, a format he argues is unreliable and susceptible to fraud, is that he doesn’t have that power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2020
A coup could easily happen in the U.S., and soon
Trump has set the stage for a too-dangerous-to-vote argument.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2020
COVID-19 isn't the only crisis facing the Olympics
The Summer Games have been postponed; the Winter Games could be a calamity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2020
Trump and Putin by the book
Both leaders were long prefigured in classic works of political satire.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
A year after going private, structural reforms bearing fruit for Toshiba
Toshiba's Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Koji Ikeya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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