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GEORGE W. BUSH

WORLD / Politics
Nov 30, 2023
World leaders react to the death of Henry Kissinger
Here are reactions to the death of Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner who left an indelible mark on foreign policy:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2023
I saw America snatch defeat from victory in Iraq
Few of us who were on the ground couldn't imagine that the Iraq war could go so well, or the peace so badly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2021
At 9/11 ceremonies, moments of silence, tributes and tears
Even as time has passed, the people who gathered across the U.S. and the globe said the wounds from 9/11 have remained fresh.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2021
Afghanistan was always about American politics
From Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, the American empire has been defeated and worn down about as thoroughly as the British and French in the early 1960s.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2020
Flashbacks to Florida in 2000 as Trump heads to court to save his presidency
The White House hoped to find a "James Baker-like” figure to lead its postelection battle to somehow find a way to win a second term. But the original James Baker said the White House should stop trying to stop the votes from being counted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020
Don’t invoke Bush v. Gore to challenge 2020 voting
A note to Republicans and Democrats alike: Bush v. Gore does not draw into legal doubt the right of local authorities to decide how to conduct their elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2018
Democrats blast Trump move to withhold 100,000 pages of Brett Kavanaugh's records
Senate Democrats criticized the withholding of documents ahead of Tuesday's start of confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, even as a top Republican predicted he would be approved by a healthy margin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2017
Pentagon issues denial after U.N. rights investigator says torture persists at Guantanamo Bay
An independent U.N. human rights investigator said on Wednesday that he had information about an inmate being tortured at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention facility, despite Washington banning "enhanced interrogation techniques" almost 10 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2017
Neither George Bush voted for Trump, book author tells New York Times
George Bush and his son George W. Bush did not vote for fellow Republican Donald Trump last year, says the author of a new book on the 41st and 43rd U.S. presidents in which they open up about their disapproval of the man now occupying the White House.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 26, 2016
Pondering Trump's future prospects of throwing out first pitches in MLB, NPB
What kind of president will Donald Trump be regarding sports?
EDITORIALS
Jul 12, 2016
A reckoning for Britain and Blair
The reverberations of the decision to invade Iraq may well obscure the lessons of the Chilcot report.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2016
George W. Bush ends exile, hits campaign trial to help Republicans raise money
Former President George W. Bush had every intention of sticking to his self-imposed exile from politics, but found that the phone kept ringing with appeals from Republican U.S. Senate candidates for help, friends say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2016
GOP state leader urges George W. Bush to save Republicans from Trump
For much of the 2016 Republican primary, conventional wisdom has had it that former President George W. Bush is something of a liability to his brother Jeb's struggling campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2015
Bush-Trump tit-for-tat over 9/11 blame continues
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush transitioned from defense to offense on Sunday after criticism from rival Donald Trump that his brother, former President George W. Bush, carried some blame for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2015
GOP candidate Jeb Bush finds his inner neocon
The world can't afford a rerun of George W. Bush's disastrous presidency under his brother, Jeb Bush.
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2015
Blame Republican hawks who wanted to arm fighters for Islamic State's rise, candidate Rand Paul says
The rise of Islamic State extremists in the Middle East can be traced to Republicans who backed arming fighters in the region, presidential candidate Rand Paul said in an interview broadcast Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 26, 2014
Former President George H.W. Bush spends Christmas in hospital
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush remained hospitalized on Thursday near his home in Houston after experiencing shortness of breath this week, but was in "great spirits," his spokesman said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2014
CIA misled Congress about brutal, ineffective terrorist interrogations, Senate report finds
The CIA misled Congress and White House officials about its interrogations of terror suspects and mismanaged a program that was far more brutal and less effective than publicly portrayed, according to a report by Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2014
George W. Bush likes the idea of Jeb vs. Hillary in 2016 presidential race
Never mind the potential for name fatigue. Former U.S. President George W. Bush likes the idea of a 2016 presidential matchup between his Republican brother Jeb Bush and Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

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