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JOE BIDEN

JAPAN
Jul 11, 2022
U.S. hails Abe as 'man of vision' as family mourns late former leader
Top diplomat Antony Blinken said he had shared letters from U.S. President Joe Biden with Abe's family and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2022
Biden-Xi call likely to take place in coming weeks, U.S. says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi a day earlier for more than five hours to help lay the groundwork for a call.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2022
U.S. and Israel push Arab allies for joint defense pact amid Iran tensions
The two allies are seeking to lay the groundwork for an alliance with Arab states that would connect air-defense systems to combat Iranian drone and missile attacks in the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2022
Elon Musk: Smasher of elites or self-serving pragmatist?
Some analysts have suggested that, as inconsistent as his political philosophy appears, the Tesla chief rarely diverges from his business interests.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 8, 2022
Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia
Hours after Griner's wife, Cherelle, pledged not to rest until she is home, the WNBA All-Star told a judge she had no intent to break the law.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 7, 2022
Biden calls Brittney Griner's detention in Russia 'intolerable'
If convicted on drug charges, she could face up to 10 years in prison. Griner sent Biden a letter this week, telling him she was 'terrified (she) might be here forever.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2022
Biden mulls lifting China tariffs as industry and labor unions press to keep them
More than 400 requests to keep tariffs in place on Chinese goods had been submitted to the office of the U.S. Trade Representative as of late Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 5, 2022
Imprisoned Brittney Griner writes direct appeal to White House
The WNBA star was formally told at Friday's hearing that she was charged with intentionally importing narcotics into Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 1, 2022
Biden forced to rethink climate game plan after U.S. Supreme Court limits EPA powers
The U.S. president came into office with the aim of slashing power sector emissions to net zero by 2035, using the EPA as his key tool in doing so.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022
Missile kills 17 in Odesa after Ukraine retakes Snake Island
Ukraine said it had driven Russian forces off the island after an artillery and missile assault, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailing the strategic win.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions
The decision will constrain the EPA's ability to issue any regulations on power plants that push for an ambitious national shift in energy policy toward renewable sources.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 30, 2022
Trump has steered himself into a legal morass
Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony describing an attempt by Donald Trump to grab the wheel of his car on Jan. 6 revealed a lack of control in more ways than one.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022
To counter Putin, Biden tries to assemble an upside-down cartel
Biden has got his Group of Seven counterparts to agree on a plan that would cap the price of Russian oil, a daunting goal that risks the Kremlin restricting supply even further.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2022
It’s the inflation, stupid
Dangerously high inflation has left Americans deeply dissatisfied with the economy and likely to punish the Democrats in this year's midterm elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022
Biden limps to G7 as allies fret over his troubles at home
Several G7 leaders are concerned that a midterm election defeat would limit how much the U.S. president can promise and get done in the months ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. passes first major gun bill in decades
That vote came hours after the Supreme Court's conservative majority had struck down a century-old New York law requiring permits for concealed-carry handguns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2022
Biden seeks pause in gas tax to give families a ‘bit of relief’
The U.S. president said that states should also suspend their own gas taxes, and he called on refiners and gasoline retailers to make sure 'every penny” of the tax pause goes to consumers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 22, 2022
North Korea's Kim presides over major military meeting as nuke test fears grow
The Central Military Commission was set to decide on “important strategic and tactical tasks' for the country's military, the latest signal that a nuclear test may be imminent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2022
How the U.S. can counter China’s Middle-East influence
The only way U.S. President Joe Biden can counter China's efforts is by raising America's own diplomatic and economic game.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2022
Trump’s shadow looms over fading Iran nuclear talks
With no compromise in sight and Iran making steady progress toward nuclear capability, the Biden administration could soon face a stark choice.

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