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POLITICS 3

EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2019
LDP's by-election setbacks
The government and ruling coalition should take the LDP's losses in Sunday's by-elections seriously.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2019
Hoping to help young people, centenarian runs for office in German town
For most people, reaching 100 would be reason enough to put one's feet up and take things easy, but Lisel Heise has other ideas.
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2019
The falling voter turnout and no-vote elections
Voters cannot be expected to hold a strong interest in local elections — or even in local autonomy — if they are not given choices or chances to vote in the elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2019
Britain's Theresa May under pressure to forge softer EU divorce deal
Britain's exit from the European Union was in disarray after the implosion of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy left her under pressure from rival factions to leave without a deal, go for an election or forge a much softer divorce.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019
The reckoning finally arrives for Trump's critics
Democrats, the news media and the national security state have a lot to answer for.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019
Thanks to Mueller, 2020 won't be about 2016
It will instead be about a post-Trump future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019
Brexit and the speaker's tale
The intervention by the speaker of the British House of Commons highlights the importance of a 643-year-old institution.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019
Time for America to see the real world
America's endless political battle over Russiagate is eclipsing other important national and international matters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019
What a coup for Thailand's junta
Plenty of hard work still lies ahead for the military-backed Palang Pracharath Party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019
Trump's collusion nightmare is finally over
The summary of the Mueller report shows the president's campaign didn't close the loop as Russians tried to manipulate the election.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2019
Spain's Socialist party in the lead, poll finds, but short of majority
Spain's Socialists led in a poll published in the daily El Pais on Sunday, but fell short of a majority with its main ally ahead of a general election next month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2019
Hundreds of thousands march in London to demand new Brexit referendum
Hundreds of thousands of people opposed to Britain's withdrawal from the European Union marched through central London on Saturday to demand a new referendum as the deepening Brexit crisis risked sinking Prime Minister Theresa May's premiership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2019
America isn't as divided as it looks
On some important issues, public opinion is starting to converge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2019
Why Trump is stuck with 'Saturday Night Live'
A federal rule requiring fairness on broadcast TV is gone, and that's probably for the better.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2019
U.S. version of 'one country, two systems'
Is it time for the U.S. to reintroduce the 'fairness doctrine' to prevent the media from broadcasting extreme views?
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2019
Will Trump win a second term?
Logic would suggest that Trump can't win the 2020 election, but his success at solidifying his base could be his salvation in 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2019
Trump's wall obsession
Defeat in the November midterms made reviving the wall issue imperative for the U.S. president.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2019
Trump's State of the Union is a recipe for gridlock
U.S. President Trump's thinking appears unaffected by the world around him, and is a recipe for gridlock.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2019
Risks and chances for Japan's economy
2019 is a year in which Japan needs to be closely watched both politically and economically.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2019
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's great wall of resistance
Trump has never had to deal with a woman as smart and tough as the house speaker.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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