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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
Nov 4, 2020

Desire to see Trump ousted prods Gen Z voters in Japan to back Biden

Focus on police brutality, climate change and LGBTQ equality drives opposition to U.S. president among Temple University students, but endorsement of Biden only lukewarm.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020

With Pennsylvania up in the air, one rural county goes big for Trump

As commissioners of Fulton County, Pennsylvania, worked to finish tallying the vote early on Wednesday, the only question was whether U.S. President Donald Trump would top the 84% support he received in the rural Republican stronghold in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2020

The choice between Biden’s America and Trump’s

How a divided nation decides on a leader to represent it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2020

As Election Day arrives, Trump shifts between combativeness and grievance

President Donald Trump arrives at Election Day on Tuesday toggling between confidence and exasperation, bravado and grievance, and marinating in frustration that he is trailing Joe Biden, whom he considers an unworthy opponent.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Nov 2, 2020

Three-team race for final spot in Pacific League Climax Series down to wire

There is only one race of real consequence remaining in this NPB season and it's still too close to call.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2020

Biden picks up campaign pace as Trump blitzes battlegrounds

Joe Biden is picking up the pace of his campaign travel as the presidential race enters its final week, announcing plans to hit traditional battlegrounds as well as some states that seemed out of reach until recently.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2020

As the Arctic's attractions mount, Greenland is a security black hole

Shrinking sea ice in the remote region has fast-tracked a race among global powers for control over resources and waterways.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2020

It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future — but it’s not impossible

Given that virtually every decision is to some degree a prediction, it is remarkable just how bad we as a species are at it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 10, 2020

U.S. election coverage falls flat in Japan

Japan's mainstream media might be taking their cue from the new administration of Yoshihide Suga
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2020

By lowering the debate bar for Biden, has Trump set a trap for himself?

U.S. President Donald Trump has framed the first general election debate as a test for his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2020

How Trump fell out of love with his generals, and why the feeling is mutual

The president has ridiculed his top generals, ignoring their advice on some key issues and questioning their intelligence, courage and commitment to their soldiers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 23, 2020

Philippines' Duterte gets tough on China in shift back toward U.S.

In recent months, his government has started to shift back toward Washington as Beijing has increased assertiveness in the South China Sea
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2020

Tories may warm to Biden, but they’ll miss Trump

Chances are that Joe Biden, if he wins in November, would be a little less interested in Britain and a little frostier toward Boris Johnson.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2020

Once an American foe, now a friend: OPEC turns 60

Shifts in global politics and a surge in America's oil production have transformed the group.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2020

Veterans fortify the ranks of militias aligned with Trump’s views

The role of veterans in the newly proliferating groups — which sometimes are steeped in racism — has increased over the last decade.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 10, 2020

Hawks pitcher Dennis Sarfate facing up to reality career may be over due to injury

Sarfate isn't retiring yet, he says, but he knows he may have already thrown his last pitch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2020

'Green recovery' offers Japan a chance to slash carbon emissions

A slight reduction in Japan's carbon dioxide output has already been seen this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2020

Why calls to boycott 'Mulan' over concerns about China are growing

Disney’s live-action remake of "Mulan” has drawn a fresh wave of criticism for being filmed partly in Xinjiang, the region in China where Uighur Muslims have been detained in mass internment camps.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2020

The 'Iron Wall,' the 'prince' and the 'military geek': A look at the trio vying to lead Japan

Shigeru Ishiba, Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida are aiming to become party president — and by default, the nation's next prime minister — in the Sept. 14 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 7, 2020

Joe Biden’s China journey

As Biden faces fierce campaign attacks from President Donald Trump, his language on China points to a drastic shift in thinking.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2020

Facebook moves to limit U.S. election chaos in November

Facebook also widened its removal of posts that both explicitly and implicitly aim to disenfranchise people from voting.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2020

Locked out by the pandemic, refugees' lives are put on hold

Many who had been promised escape from war, violence, conflict or persecution have seen their lives thrown into limbo.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami