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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2020
Trump’s doctor sows confusion with reversals on president’s vitals
A briefing on Sunday included a series of inconsistent or misleading responses that left the country with an incomplete snapshot of Trump's health.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2020
Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus
Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released...
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2020
Relying on testing to ward off COVID-19 put Trump White House at risk
The president often skipped his own administration's public health recommendations on mask wearing and social distancing, explaining that 'everyone's tested” around him.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 3, 2020
Hospital stay broadens array of treatments available to Trump
Early in the coronavirus outbreak, hospitals across the U.S. told patients to avoid going to the emergency room or even the doctor’s office unless they were seriously sick or perhaps having trouble breathing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2020
Trump's positive test underscores that the election is all about the coronavirus
The disclosure returns the virus to center stage with just a month to go until the Nov. 3 election, reminding voters again of the biggest health crisis in a century.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2020
Trump’s COVID-19 news meets a landscape primed for mistrust
Was it a hoax? Was it a lie? Was the president sicker than he claimed — or not sick at all? Was there any way this alarming news was an ultracynical con?
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
Oct 2, 2020
Trump tests positive for COVID-19, and the world shudders
Once again, the world shuddered at news about President Donald Trump. This time, it wasn’t something Trump said or did, but rather the announcement early Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2020
California judge blocks Trump from restricting visas for highly skilled workers
The order, at odds with the conclusion reached by a federal judge in Washington, means the fight will likely move to an appeals court.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2020
Trump's trade war failed. Can Biden do better?
Despite a massive slate of tariffs that mostly began in the second half of 2018, the U.S.-China bilateral trade deficit barely budged, if at all.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020
‘Clowns' and 'fools’ mark a U.S. debate with only 'lowlights'
The debate changed nothing, except to diminish the country's dignity just a little bit more.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2020
Of course, the U.S. presidential debate was always going to be about Trump
An insatiable self-evangelist and denier of realities that displease him, the U.S. leader invited viewers Tuesday to embrace his preferred version of Trump-era events.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2020
How ‘Save the Children’ is keeping QAnon alive
The movement was hijacked by QAnon believers, who used it to spread false and exaggerated claims about a global child-trafficking conspiracy led by top Democrats.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2020
White House wants to know how fast nukes could be pulled out of storage, report says
The report comes as talks over extending the last remaining strategic arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia remain deadlocked.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2020
Biden set to carve own brand of tough-on-China policy if elected
Biden advisers have honed in on questions about the world's second largest economy — anticipating attacks from President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. judge puts TikTok ban on hold as ByteDance claims overreach
The Justice Department cited an assessment by the FBI director that China poses the 'greatest long-term threat to our nation's information and intellectual property.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2020
Trump campaign aide Brad Parscale detained after threat to harm self
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was detained by police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday after barricading himself in his home and threatening to harm himself, according to a police statement.
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.

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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