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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2020
Republicans emphasize law and order as Trump wades into Wisconsin protests
Republicans opened the third night of their convention on Wednesday with a strong law-and-order message, casting U.S. President Donald Trump as a supporter of law enforcement amid protests over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2020
U.S. and Oregon agree to phase out federal agents from Portland
The federal government presence in Portland drew criticism from Democrats and civil liberties groups who alleged excessive force and federal overreach.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2020
Trump and Portland mayor clash over causes of escalating unrest
Federal law enforcement officers last week started cracking down on crowds gathering in Portland to protest police brutality and systemic racism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2020
Portland arrests and U.S. tactics spur lawsuits by Oregon and others
Oregon sued the U.S. over the detention of residents during anti-racism protests in Portland, shortly after a judge ruled that journalists alleging local police had assaulted them could add federal agents to their own lawsuit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2020
Trump offers misleading data on Black people’s risk from police
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday more white people die at the hands of police than Black people, comments likely to further stoke racial tensions amid nationwide protests over racism and police brutality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2020
Toyota says staffers shown mocking George Floyd's death no longer employed
Two employees, including a supervisor, were fired over a video showing the supervisor kneeling on a file binder and saying 'that will keep them down.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 10, 2020
Did bar reopenings lead to virus spikes? Probably. And protests? Probably not.
Over the past 3 months, millions of people have taken to the streets to protest against racism, while bars and restaurants have reopened around the world, as have some factories, food markets and even outdoor concerts.
WORLD
Jul 5, 2020
Predominantly Black armed protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia
A predominantly Black group of heavily armed protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta on Saturday, calling for removal of the giant Confederate rock carving at the site that civil rights activists consider a monument to racism.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 5, 2020
Japan’s netizens make up for traditional media outlets' shortcomings in addressing Black Lives Matter
Social media users have offered a broader perspective of commentary on protests against systemic racism happening abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2020
Trump decries efforts to ‘wipe out’ U.S. history and ‘defame heroes’ in Mount Rushmore speech
U.S. President Donald Trump decried what he described as efforts to eliminate American history and malign heroes, lashing out at those protesting symbols they say celebrate racial injustice as he stoked culture wars over history and education.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 4, 2020
Grappling with the 'American idea' from across the Pacific
Tokyoites with close connections to the United States express empathy for the present and optimism for the future of the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2020
Mississippi governor signs bill to replace controversial state flag
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law on Tuesday that will replace the current state flag bearing a Confederate emblem, a gesture triggered by support across the United States to dismantle symbols of slavery and racism. The removal of the flag, a long-simmering source of controversy in...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 28, 2020
Princeton dumps U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s name over ‘racist thinking’
Princeton University is removing Woodrow Wilson’s name from its public policy school and one of its residential colleges after trustees concluded that the 28th U.S. president’s "racist thinking and policies” made him "an inappropriate namesake.” The Ivy League school’s trustees made the decision...

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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