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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2015
Republicans hope voters' memory stays short as tea party-triggered disarray festers
In Washington, Republicans are rudderless after their candidate to lead the House of Representatives drops out. On the campaign trail, seasoned conservatives struggle in the presidential race while a reality TV star alienates the nation's fastest-growing slice of the electorate.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 8, 2015
Bale's brilliance has Wales on verge of breakthrough
The perfect footballer?
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2015
Democrats in U.S. House demand release of Benghazi probe transcripts
Democrats in the U.S. House are calling on the Republican majority to release interview transcripts from a special committee's investigation of the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2015
The bobblehead race for the U.S. presidency
All of the current frontrunners in the U.S. presidential nomination process are deeply flawed, at almost comical levels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2015
Politics of identity and the death of feminism
Slavish devotion to identity politics has some American feminists swooning dangerously for right-winger Carly Fiorina.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2015
All Syrian refugees the U.S. takes in now would be booted back under a Trump presidency
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would send all the Syrian refugees the United States accepts back to Syria if he is elected, he said on Wednesday at an event in Keene, New Hampshire.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2015
Clinton emails were 'opportunity' for foreign powers' spies: NSA chief
It would present an "opportunity" for spy agencies if the foreign minister of Russia or Iran were to use a private email server for official business, the chief of the U.S. National Security Agency said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2015
Jez and Bernie both finding unlikely success
Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders, two old-style left-wingers, have been surprising everyone with their recent successes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2015
Trump slams Boeing plan for new China facility, saying it will hurt American workers
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump bashed Boeing Co. on Wednesday over its plans to open a new facility in China that the company's largest union says could hurt American workers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2015
Ted Cruz hopes to press quest to defund Planned Parenthood by forcing Saturday session
Will Texas Sen. Ted Cruz be the Grinch that stole the weekend again?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2015
Could 2016 really see a Trump vs. Sanders race?
Those who quickly wrote off Donald Trump as a buffoon failed to see that he has shrewdly read the Republican zeitgeist, and that he knows precisely where to stick the knife into competitors.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2015
Vilifying China a bad campaign tactic
The more heated the anti-China rhetoric is in the U.S. presidential campaign, the more likely Beijing is to respond in kind.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2015
Clinton urges U.S. to vet, admit thousands off refugees, sidesteps question of Syria crisis blame
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday called for a drastic increase in the number of refugees the U.S. plans to take in.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2015
Democratic donors urge Biden to challenge Clinton in presidential race
A group of prominent Democratic Party fundraisers on Friday began circulating a letter to encourage a hesitant Vice President Joe Biden to enter the 2016 race for president.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Oregon artist to sell image of Trump painted with menstrual blood
An Oregon artist who used menstrual blood to paint an image of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday she would sell posters as well as the original, which was created in response to remarks that the billionaire made about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Distant No. 3 Bush tries to dump Trump's 'low-energy' tag heading into Republican debate
Once considered a heavy favorite for the Republican nomination, Jeb Bush will try to energize his presidential campaign on Wednesday when he goes into a prime-time debate where Donald Trump looms large.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2015
Biden thumps Trump for appealing to baser, xenophobic attitudes via 'sick message' on U.S. immigration
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Republican presidential contender Donald Trump was selling a "sick message" about immigrants in America based on xenophobia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2015
Billionaire Trump calls high CEO pay a joke, 'disgraceful'
U.S. Republican party presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Sunday high salaries paid to chief executives were a "joke" and a "disgrace" and said these were often approved by company boards stacked with the CEO's friends.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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