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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2019
Trump resumes attack on Democratic lawmakers in 'the Squad' and demands their apology
President Donald Trump drew fresh criticism on Sunday with an eighth day of attacks on the four progressive Democratic Congresswomen known as "the Squad," whom he said he didn't believe were "capable of loving our country" and should apologize for "hateful" comments.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2019
Trump trails Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in NBC-WSJ poll match-ups
President Donald Trump trails at least three Democratic hopefuls — Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — in theoretical head-to-head matchups for the 2020 general election, a new poll showed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2019
Ex-Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath to challenge Mitch McConnell for Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces his highest-profile challenge yet, with former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath announcing she'll seek to unseat the Kentucky Republican next year in what is sure to be an expensive campaign.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2019
U.S. progressives don't know how to end the 'forever war'
Bringing the troops home is a laudable goal — if you have a plan to do it in a way that doesn't harm national security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2019
A reluctant Robert Mueller is Democrats' best shot to revive their Trump investigations
Robert Mueller will appear grudgingly before House committees this month, but the former special prosecutor's testimony is the best chance Democrats have to revive their stymied probes of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2019
House Democrats sue Treasury, IRS chiefs for Trump tax returns
House Democrats asked a U.S. court to force the Treasury Department to turn over six years of President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2019
Democrats clash on health care and border issues in scrappy first U.S. presidential debate
Democratic U.S. presidential contenders battled over health care coverage and border policy on Wednesday during a surprisingly heated first debate that laid bare the party's divisions on whether to abolish private insurance and shift to a "Medicare-for-All" system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2019
Candidate Bernie Sanders calls for canceling $1.6 trillion in student loan debt
U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders proposed a plan on Monday to cancel $1.6 trillion in student loans and pay for it with a tax on Wall Street, elevating the issue in the 2020 debate and going beyond proposals from his Democratic White House rivals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2019
Billionaires from George Soros to Pritzker and Disney heirs call for U.S. wealth tax
Some of the richest people in the U.S. are calling for a federal wealth tax.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 24, 2019
Trump sets deadline for Democrats to change asylum system and vows deportation raids
President Donald Trump gave Democrats two weeks to work on immigration reform and stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, but cast doubt on getting action from Congress and vowed to go ahead with a roundup of people facing deportation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2019
Joe Biden says he'll campaign and beat Trump in Texas and the Carolinas
Democratic front-runner Joe Biden said Monday that he plans to campaign and win in states that have almost always supported Republicans in the past four decades, including South Carolina, Georgia and Texas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2019
Ahead of contempt vote, Trump shields census documents from Congress
President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege on Wednesday to keep under wraps documents on adding a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census, defying a House panel's subpoena in another move to stonewall Democratic lawmakers' investigations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2019
Nancy Pelosi says she is so 'done' with Trump, the 'diverter in chief'
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she's "done" with talking about President Donald Trump and called him the "diverter in chief," saying he manufactured controversies to distract attention from more important issues.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2019
Elizabeth Warren rises in 2020 race as policy focus catches fire
Elizabeth Warren has been climbing in the Democratic presidential contest by using a stream of policy blueprints and hours of selfies with voters to chip away at her immediate target: Bernie Sanders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2019
U.S. House Democrats move toward court action against William Barr and Don McGahn
A U.S. House of Representatives committee, seeking to advance probes of President Donald Trump, unveiled a measure on Thursday that would authorize court action to enforce congressional subpoenas of Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn over the Mueller report.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2019
Bernie Sanders accuses Walmart of paying 'starvation wages'
Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Wednesday told Walmart Inc. shareholders and top executives that the world's largest retailer should boost the "starvation"-level wages it pays its workers and stop fueling income inequality.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2019
Trump says impeachment is 'dirty, filthy, disgusting word'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday scornfully rejected "disgusting" talk among Democrats about launching an impeachment inquiry against him in the aftermath of the Russia probe, saying he did nothing to merit such an outcome.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2019
British ex-spy will not talk to U.S. prosecutor examining Trump probe origins, says source
The former British spy who produced a dossier describing alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia will not cooperate with a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to review how the investigations of Trump and his 2016 election campaign began, a source with knowledge of the situation...
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2019
Why Joe Biden is the least electable Democrat
Only one thing can defeat Trump: A unified, enthusiastic and progressive front.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2019
Hundreds gather at U.S. Supreme Court to protest state abortion bans as step backward
Hundreds of abortion-rights campaigners, including Democrats seeking their party's 2020 presidential nomination, rallied in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to protest new restrictions on abortion passed by Republican-dominated legislatures in eight states.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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