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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2020
House votes to curb Trump's power to strike Iran without Congress OK
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to limit President Donald Trump's authority to strike Iran, a mostly symbolic move Democrats say defends Congress's constitutional powers but Republicans say endangers national security.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2018
GOP Sen. Rand Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin's government but White House calls it just intro
Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said on Wednesday he delivered a letter from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin's government, but the senator and the White House offered different characterizations of the message.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2018
ANC orders Zuma to step down as South African president but doesn't specify timing
South Africa's ruling party ordered Jacob Zuma on Tuesday to step down as head of state after marathon talks over the fate of a leader whose scandal-plagued years in power darkened and divided Nelson Mandela's post-apartheid "Rainbow Nation."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2017
Sen. Rand Paul thanks supporters after neighbor assaults him at Kentucky home
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul expressed gratitude to supporters on Sunday after police said he was assaulted at his Kentucky home on Friday afternoon by a neighbor and suffered minor injuries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2017
Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare is on life support as Republican senators waver
The latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare appeared headed for defeat after Sen. Susan Collins said she doesn't see herself backing the current plan and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he's currently "not a yes."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2017
Rand Castile, distinguished Asian art curator
Rand Castile, who passed away last month, was a noted curator of Japanese art.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 23, 2015
GOP candidates to give donations from white supremacist cited by Charleston shooter to charities
The head of a white supremacist group cited by the alleged killer of nine people at a black South Carolina church last week has given thousands of dollars to several 2016 Republican presidential candidates, according to media reports.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2015
NSA surveillance powers lapse after no deal in Senate
Three U.S. spy programs aimed at stopping terrorists expired early Monday amid a standoff among Senate Republicans over legislation to renew them.
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2015
Blame Republican hawks who wanted to arm fighters for Islamic State's rise, candidate Rand Paul says
The rise of Islamic State extremists in the Middle East can be traced to Republicans who backed arming fighters in the region, presidential candidate Rand Paul said in an interview broadcast Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2015
America's political system is broken
The fact that U.S. presidential candidates must adjust their positions to conform to the banal, the uninspired, the illegal, with total disregard for the will or the greater good of the people, demonstrates that the American political system is broken.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2015
It's official: Clinton declares candidacy, vows to champion everyday Americans
Hillary Rodham Clinton promised to be a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday as she kicked off a long-awaited second run for the White House as the commanding Democratic front-runner.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2015
Rand Paul can't change the Republican Party
Republicans have been the party of social conservatism, nationalism and free-markets, and that isn't going to change — no matter how well Rand Paul does next year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2015
Libertarian Rand Paul declares candidacy, vows to smash 'Washington machine'
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul promised to be a different kind of Republican on Tuesday, launching a 2016 White House bid by saying he would stand up for individual freedoms that are being trampled by "the Washington machine."
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2015
Potential Republican presidential candidates compete for support in Iowa
For Republicans, the long road to the 2016 presidential election began in earnest on Saturday in Iowa when a group of potential candidates jockeyed for support among conservatives in the state that will hold the country's first nominating contest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2014
U.S. senator calls for declaration of war against Islamic State
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a possible Republican candidate for president in 2016, is calling for a formal declaration of war against Islamic State militants who control parts of Iraq and Syria, the New York Times reported Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2014
Conservatives Paul, Cruz test U.S. presidential waters in New Hampshire
Conservative Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz tested the 2016 presidential waters at an event Saturday in the influential state of New Hampshire at which potential opponents from the more moderate wing of the party did not appear.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2014
Rand Paul is Republicans' isolated isolationist
As Republicans start to debate foreign policy in advance of the 2016 election, it's shaping up to be a fight between Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul and everyone else. Until recently, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was on Paul's side, but that close relationship is fraying.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2013
Is the GOP's Rand Paul America's leading liberal?
America's 'liberal' president and his Democratic allies aren't fighting the good fight. The most liberal politician in America these days is the right-winger Rand Paul.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2013
Why Rand Paul won't be GOP savior
The more people see of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, the more they're drawn to his talent, but his libertarian narrative won't be enough to save the Republican Party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2013
Is Rand Paul going mainstream, or is mainstream going Rand Paul?
Rand Paul seems to be crossing over to the mainstream — or maybe it's the other way around. When Kentucky's junior senator arrived in Washington just over two years ago, he seemed destined to inhabit the role of perpetual outlier. But now, he's in the mix on just about everything that is happening, and talked about as a credible Republican presidential contender in 2016.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores