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Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2022

House GOP primed to hit Biden with avalanche of investigations

GOP lawmakers have been setting the groundwork for wide-ranging investigations that, at least in part, will serve as payback for probes of Donald Trump.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 1, 2022

Singapore’s military reforms highlight need to strengthen Japan’s cyberdefenses

The city-state's new Digital and Intelligence Service could offer a model of a new organizational structure, but experts say a similar overhaul of the SDF would be difficult.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2022

Can LDP and Komeito hammer out differences over defense spending?

The coalition partners disagree on issues such as counterstrike capability as well as budget size and allocation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2022

China, Taiwan and where the KMT fits in

The opposition Kuomintang party is needed to maintain a channel of communication between Beijing and Taipei.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2022

Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi secures eighth term unopposed

Yamaguchi's 13-year tenure as leader is the party's longest since Komeito was reorganized into its current form in 1998.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2022

Can Taiwan stop China's attempt to change the status quo?

For Taiwan and its allies, there a is fine line between strengthening deterrence and averting escalation with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 11, 2022

Unification Church ties likely to weigh on Cabinet despite Kishida's bid for stability

The changes to the Cabinet lineup may do little for the Kishida administration's falling popularity ratings and could impact its efforts to deal with primary policy issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2022

China says Taiwan’s leaders are increasing risk of war

Taipei must change course to reduce tensions, the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing said, in its first white paper published since Chinese President Xi Jinping took power.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2022

Speculation grows that Komeito leader will stay for further term

Calls are apparently strengthening for Natsuo Yamaguchi to remain in his post as the party gears up for unified local elections next spring.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2022

Modi faces a dilemma: Keep Indian voters happy or feed the world

He wants to be seen as a dependable global leader, but faces harvest-killing heat waves and inflation — the very issue that brought down the previous government.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 10, 2022

Sean Lotman and Ariko Inaoka: 'Everything has meaning: trees, stones, water, stars. God is in there.’

A photographer couple in Kyoto discusses why they prefer analog film and how they're helping their son discover his creativity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2022

The court of Britain's prime minister is collapsing

Even if Boris Johnson survives the current round of resignations and scandals, he faces a perilous, friendless few months ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2022

How, and why, Boris Johnson could lose his job as U.K. prime minister

Two years ago, Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the Conservative Party to its biggest election victory in decades. Now, his future is anything but secure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021

Chip giant Taiwan's energy security on the line with LNG referendum

The referendum, which seeks to relocate the project away from an ancient algal reef and would likely delay it for years, has a reasonable chance of passing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 9, 2021

TSMC leads rush for renewables ahead of Taiwan energy vote

This month, Taiwan will hold a referendum that could have far-reaching effects on the world's supply of semiconductors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2021

Boris Johnson's new wallpaper upgrade is a gamble on Britain's class divisions

The gulf between the top 5% and the rest has never looked so wide, nor been so apparent in everything from vacation choices to home decorations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2020

Biden maintains lead over Trump as Georgia recount ends

The Georgia secretary of state's office said the president-elect had an advantage of 12,284 votes after the recount, down slightly from the original 12,780.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2020

China captures Hong Kong activists fleeing to Taiwan by sea

Chinese authorities have detained a dozen activists from Hong Kong who were attempting to leave the territory via speedboat, according to people familiar with the attempt and the individuals captured, as Beijing intensifies a campaign to seek out protest leaders and others resisting the Communist Party’s...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

The end of the EU's Brexit bounce

Negotiations over the future of U.K.-EU relations will divide Europeans and offer fodder to Euroskeptics
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2020

Tsai's challenges will intensify in her second term

The DPP victory in Taiwan's presidential election was just just a defeat for the opposition Kuomintang, but also for Beijing.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 30, 2019

How socialism and the left wing failed in Japan

Three decades ago, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Malta Summit signified the end of the Cold War and the defeat of left-wing forces, including the socialists and communists.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

Hong Kong protesters clash with police as Carrie Lam visits Beijing

Hong Kong's demonstrators clashed with police late Sunday as Chief Executive Carrie Lam visited Beijing, where she's expected to update Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials on the violent protests that have gripped the city for the past six months.
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
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2019

Deep South's only Democratic governor faces November run-off

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards failed to garner more than half of the votes in Saturday's primary election, forcing him into a run-off with Republican candidate Eddie Rispone to be held Nov. 16.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 30, 2019

G20 world leaders agree on some issues, but significant gaps remain following Osaka summit

World leaders attending the Group of 20 summit in Osaka reached consensus on a number of topics but failed to come to an agreement on others.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2019

Beginning of the end? Turkey's opposition deals blow to Erdogan with Istanbul mayoral win

Turkey's opposition has dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a rerun of its mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his policies.

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