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Nick Corasaniti
For Nick Corasaniti's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2022
U.S. voters see democracy in peril, but saving it isn’t a priority
Among voters who saw democracy as under threat, the vast majority, 81%, thought the country could fix the problem by using existing laws and institutions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2020
Behind Trump’s yearslong effort to turn losing into winning
The strategy uses the power of the executive branch, an army of lawyers, the conservative news media and the obedience of fellow Republicans in a bid to bend reality.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
With no evidence of fraud, Trump fails to make headway on legal cases
President Donald Trump’s bellicose pledge to fight the outcome of the election in the courts crashed Friday into skeptical judges, daunting Electoral College math and a lack of evidence for his claims of fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2020
U.S. election disinformation is coming from inside the White House
The president and his allies have united right-wing media and internet trolls with false messaging that legitimate vote counting should stop.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020
What we know about the vote in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania
The three states could again prove decisive as President Donald Trump tries to hold on to the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020
At the end of a chaotic campaign, an Election Day that defied the worst fears
There were glitches and partisan skirmishes as voters went to the polls, but for the most part the system held up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2020
As U.S. voting ends, battle intensifies over which ballots will count
Fight comes amid open efforts by President Donald Trump and the Republicans to disqualify votes on technicalities and baseless charges of fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2020
What if Trump can’t run? Many steps are clear, but some are not
U.S. President Donald Trump’s positive coronavirus test has raised the possibility, however remote, that he could become incapacitated or potentially die in office if his symptoms worsen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2020
Battles over U.S. voting rules fuel concern about postelection fights
With less than six weeks until the U.S. election, laws governing how Americans vote remain in flux in many battleground states, with the two parties locked in an intensive fight over the rules as President Donald Trump continues to suggest he will challenge any outcome unfavorable to him.

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on