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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
U.S. watchdog to probe whether DOJ helped Trump effort to overturn election
The inquiry adds to the increasing scrutiny on Trump's attempts to wield the power of the Justice Department to advance his false claims about the election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2021
With impeachment trial looming, Republicans waver on punishing Trump
Few Republicans appeared ready to repudiate a leader who maintains broad sway over their party by joining Democrats in convicting him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2021
Trump Senate trial starts as House delivers impeachment article
Delivery of the impeachment article formally signals the start of the proceedings, though arguments won't begin until the week of Feb. 8.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2021
U.S. Senate leader reviewing Republican request for Trump trial delay
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is reviewing a request from Republicans to put off the start of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial until mid-February, a Schumer spokesman said Thursday.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2021
An ordinary president shoulders an extraordinary burden
Biden has promised an aggressive and activist agenda for his first ten days, with actions of both domestic and international import; his priority is attending to his nation's ills.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2021
McConnell says Capitol mob were 'fed lies' and ‘provoked by the president’
Many Republican senators have been waiting for a sign from the Senate majority leader before deciding whether to convict Donald Trump for 'incitement of insurrection.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2021
Impeachment or the 14th Amendment: Can Trump be barred from future office?
Trump is likely to argue that his remarks were free speech protected by the Constitution and that, while he told supporters to 'fight,' he did not intend it as a literal call to violence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2021
Trump confronts political future with burden of historic rebuke
U.S. President Donald Trump’s political future suffered a grave blow Wednesday after the U.S. House of Representatives impeached him for a second time, an unprecedented rebuke that may result in the White House doors being forever shut to him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2021
Republican lawmakers hit by boardroom backlash for bid to undo U.S. election
The rapid retreat of financial support picked up critical mass over the weekend and on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2021
Several Republicans join impeachment push; Pence won't move to expel Trump
The House is poised to vote as soon as Wednesday on a single article of impeachment accusing the president of inciting the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021
Citi and JPMorgan join Marriott in pausing political donations
Events at the U.S. Capitol in the past week have triggered a backlash against politicians who have support President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021
Trump plans defiant final week as many Democrats urge his ouster
The president and some allies believe Democrats are overreaching by trying to once again impeach him over Wednesday's mob at the Capitol.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021
Pelosi to bring Trump impeachment legislation to House floor
More than 200 House Democrats have signed on to co-sponsor an impeachment resolution that accuses Trump of 'Incitement of Insurrection.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2021
For Trump and America, a final test of accountability
The fresh bid to remove Trump from office and strip him of his power without waiting until his term expires Jan. 20 capped a traumatic week that has rattled Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2021
Banished by Twitter, an isolated Trump faces looming impeachment threat
Democratic members of the House of Representatives will introduce formal articles of impeachment on Monday, Rep. Ted Lieu said on Twitter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021
Democrats poised to act against Trump if he doesn’t resign
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Democrats 'will preserve every option” to force Trump from office, either through the 25th Amendment or impeachment.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 9, 2021
‘Hold the line, patriots’: New scenes from the Capitol riot
The New York Times cameras captured the mayhem, confusion and chaos outside the Capitol as Trump supporters entered and disrupted certification of the Electoral College results.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021
These are the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol
There were infamous white nationalists and noted conspiracy theorists who have spread dark visions of pedophile Satanists running the country. Others were more anonymous, people who had journeyed from Indiana and South Carolina to heed U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to show their support. One person,...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2021
Merkel blames Trump for violence, but Europe also sees reason for hope
Angela Merkel placed the blame for violence at the U.S. Capitol squarely on Donald Trump, although she and other leaders of U.S. allies expressed faith in the strength of American democracy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2021
As U.S. Capitol was breached, a fear ‘we’d have to fight’ took hold
A tableau of violence and mayhem shocked the U.S. as one of the most severe breaches of the Capitol since the British burned it down during the War of 1812 took place.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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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