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US POLITICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2020
Trump presidency puts American democracy in peril
A determined president with a tight grip on his party and contempt for the rule of law can free himself from the U.S. Constitution's restraints.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2020
It's been a sad, bad week for the United States
The world's leading power is now being governed by grievance and emotion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2020
Forget the Iowa fiasco — Trump is the Democrats' real problem
The U.S. president's triple threat: high approval rating, stable economy and a united party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2020
America is safer when Trump alone can't start a war
No matter who is president, Congress needs to re-establish its role in the use of force.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2020
Cambodia is criminalizing democracy
The international community must not allow Prime Minister Hun Sen to use fabricated treason charges to suppress the leading opposition party.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 9, 2020
10 surprises for Japan in 2020
Japan's prospects for the new year appear stellar.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2020
Trump trial is Chief Justice Roberts' nightmare
The U.S. Supreme Court leader desperately wants to seem apolitical, but good luck with that.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court's past decade could be liberals' last gasp
A shift to the right in the 2020s could last for a generation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2019
Impeachment was 2019's wildest roller coaster ride
Just when you thought political developments had coasted to a stop, events in Washington took another crazy turn.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2019
Labour's defeat offers the left hard lessons
Some serious rethinking needs to happen if the Labour Party is not planning to be a spent, past force in British politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2019
The impeachment articles are a vindication for Trump
The Democrats have effectively admitted the U.S. president did not commit any statutory crimes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2019
Boris Johnson is an incredibly lucky politician
Corbyn was a gift but the prime minister's promises to his new blue-collar supporters on Brexit and spending will be difficult to honor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 15, 2019
Could merger talks finally produce a credible opposition force in Japan?
With the close of the extraordinary Diet session on Dec. 9, some of the largest opposition parties once again entered talks about merging before year's end, with an eye toward increasing their seats in the next general election. Here's a look at the talks and what they might mean for Japan's political...
EDITORIALS
Dec 2, 2019
Nakasone's great achievements as a pragmatist
Nakasone's approach to politics should be long remembered along with his significant achievements.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2019
Hong Kong campus siege nears end as city gears up for election
A Hong Kong university campus under siege for more than a week was a deserted wasteland Saturday, with a handful of protesters holed up in hidden refuges across the trashed grounds, as the city's focus turned to local elections.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Nov 22, 2019
Bringing politics into Japanese clubs
Dance music has always had a political edge, but recent events in Tokyo show that clubs and politics are clashing on a more frequent basis
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2019
Abe becomes Japan's longest-serving prime minister
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the nation's longest serving prime minister on Wednesday, beating previous record holder Taro Katsura by having served for a total of 2,887 days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2019
Trump's impeachment blues
How he views his job is why he's in the greatest trouble of his presidency so far.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2019
Why the U.K. Conservatives are so good at winning
The Tories have basic inclinations but they're prepared to compromise, and sometimes even pivot entirely, to stay in office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2019
Will Tokyo's 'deep state' strike back?
Can and will Japanese bureaucrats revolt or speak out, when necessary, against the incumbent prime minister of the day the way their U.S. counterparts are in the Ukraine scandal?
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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