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US REPUBLICANS

WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2015
Indiana, Arkansas approve religious-freedom laws that some call discriminatory
Indiana and Arkansas revised on Thursday new religious freedom acts that had drawn criticism from rights groups and U.S. companies that assailed them as discriminatory against gays.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 31, 2015
Indiana to clarify 'religious freedom' law; Georgia, North Carolina bills stall amid outrage
Indiana Republicans pledged on Monday to clarify a new "religious freedom" law, while similar proposals stalled in Georgia and North Carolina after businesses and activists said such measures could be used to discriminate against gays.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2015
House adopts plan to boost U.S. war funds while cutting Medicare
The U.S. House adopted a fiscal 2016 budget that would cut $5.5 trillion in federal spending and achieve balance in nine years while providing more defense spending than President Barack Obama has proposed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2015
Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock will resign amid questions over spending
Republican U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock of Illinois announced he will resign on March 31 following questions about spending by his office and campaign.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2015
Talks underway on ending U.N. sanctions on Iran, Western officials say
Major world powers have quietly begun talks on a U.N. Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck, a step that could make it harder for the U.S. Congress to undo a deal, Western officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2015
Clinton admits it would have been better to have second email address
Likely Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday it would have been better if she had used a government email account and a separate mobile device as U.S. secretary of state, but said the vast majority of her correspondence went to employees using government addresses.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2015
U.S. House committee subpoenas Clinton emails on Benghazi
A congressional committee investigating the 2012 attack on a U.S. Consulate in Libya issued subpoenas on Wednesday for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's personal emails, which have created a political storm for the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2015
Netanyahu flies to U.S.; signs of some easing of tensions over Iran speech seen
The United States and Israel showed signs of seeking to defuse tensions on Sunday ahead of a speech in Washington by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu when he will warn against a possible nuclear deal with Iran.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2015
The not-ready-for-prime-time Republicans
In their first couple of months dominating the U.S. Congress, Republicans have passed no major legislation, taken largely negative positions and may be about to impede the operation of a crucial government department. In short, they're not where national leaders hoped they would be.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2015
Pot in D.C. going legal despite congressional opposition
Legalization of marijuana in the District of Columbia will go ahead early on Thursday despite a warning from congressional officials that the new standards are unlawful, Mayor Muriel Bowser said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2015
Obama vetoes Republican attempt to force Keystone pipeline approval
President Barack Obama issued his third veto Tuesday to reject legislation that would allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, escalating a battle over the project with Republicans in Congress.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2015
Homeland Security shutdown can be avoided by Friday: senators
Senior Republican senators said they expected Congress will avoid a shutdown over the Department of Homeland Security, which faces a partial shutdown on Friday amid a GOP push to roll back President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2015
Netanyahu considering changes to Congress speech after criticism
Israeli officials are considering amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to the U.S. Congress next month to try to calm some of the partisan furor the Iran-focused speech has provoked.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2015
Republicans fail in third challenge to Obama on immigration
Senate Republicans failed for the third time to advance a bill reversing President Barack Obama's immigration orders as they try to wear down Democratic lawmakers who are unified against it.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2015
U.S. House leaders back inoculations as safety debate rages
Two leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday all children should be vaccinated, joining a debate that has become a national political flashpoint, as a measles outbreak rekindles a discussion on safety and the right of parents to forgo inoculation of their children.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2015
Washington suffers from a tolerance problem
For the next two years, the chances are good that the U.S. government will be almost completely paralyzed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2015
Republican hopefuls Rubio, Paul, Cruz appear at U.S. billionaire Koch brothers' retreat
Three potential Republican presidential candidates appeared before a gathering of wealthy donors organized by the conservative billionaire Koch brothers in California on Sunday night.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2015
Democrats push back, want Keystone built with domestic steel, oil used in U.S.
Senate Democrats said Tuesday they'll push amendments to legislation approving the Keystone XL pipeline requiring that it's built with domestically produced steel and that the oil it carries is used in the U.S.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2015
Boehner douses gas tax hopes
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday he doubted there were enough votes in the new Republican-majority Congress to raise gasoline taxes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2015
Cuba frees two more political prisoners, dissidents say
Cuba freed two more inmates, dissidents said on Thursday, as Havana began to release 53 people the United States considers political prisoners, as part of an agreement between the two nations aimed at ending decades of hostility.
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.
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.
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.”
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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