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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2016
Revived Pennsylvania rust belt looks to test Trump's appeal
With a rusting steel mill in its center, this Pennsylvania city would seem fertile ground for Donald Trump's campaign and its vision of a declining America that only he can fix.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2016
Yellen's done 'serviceable job' but Trump hints he would replace her, wants weaker Fed, backpedals on debt
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would be inclined to replace Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen if he wins the White House despite supporting the U.S. central bank's efforts to keep interest rates low, he told Fortune magazine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2016
Trump campaign taking 'banana republic' tack by griping over GOP nomination process: Cruz adviser
A senior adviser to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Sunday accused rival Donald Trump's campaign of taking a "banana republic approach" by complaining that party rules for selecting a nominee are rigged against him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2016
Cruz gets a taste of 'New York values' in Bronx; Trump picks up Giuliani endorsement
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is getting a taste of the "New York values" he derided in Iowa as Republicans turn to the next big U.S. presidential contest in the home state of front-runner Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2016
Cruz win stokes Republicans' push to halt Trump's nomination 'inevitability'
Ted Cruz's emphatic victory in Wisconsin's Republican primary gave new energy on Wednesday to groups battling to prevent Donald Trump from capturing the party's presidential nomination.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2016
Cruz, Sanders come out on top in Wisconsin primaries
Republican Ted Cruz won the Wisconsin presidential primary on Tuesday, dealing a blow to front-runner Donald Trump's hopes of amassing the delegates needed for the party's nomination ahead of the July convention and boosting the chances of a rare contested convention.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2016
Trump spin doctors call abortion slur on women 'simple misspeak' as rivals pounce
Republican front-runner Donald Trump's campaign sought on Thursday to contain the fallout from his comments on punishing women for having an abortion, characterizing the flap as a "simple misspeak" as his White House rivals pounced on the controversy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2016
If U.S. bans abortion, women who get one should be punished, Trump says before backpedaling
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday that women who end pregnancies should face some sort of punishment if the United States bans abortion, but appeared to walk back on his comments after their release by MSNBC to say the abortion issue should be handled by the states.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2016
Clinton to rip Trump, Republicans over snub of Obama's top court pick
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton will assail the prospect of a Donald Trump-appointed U.S. Supreme Court justice on Monday, her campaign said, as she seeks to regain momentum from party rival Bernie Sanders, the winner of three weekend nominating contests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2016
Trump says Tokyo, Seoul should build own nukes; Cruz backs carpet-bombing of Islamic State
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his criticism of NATO, a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy for decades, and called for the alliance's overhaul days before world leaders convene in Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2016
Romney offers vote, little else, to Cruz in Republican election battle
Republican Mitt Romney said on Friday he would vote for Senator Ted Cruz in Utah's presidential nominating contest, but the party's 2012 election standard-bearer stopped short of an official endorsement as he urged voters to deny the nomination to front-runner Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2016
After riots threat, 'fan the flames' Trump dumps Fox debate
U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of riots if he is denied the party's presidential nomination and pulled the plug on a scheduled debate among candidates, raising the temperature even more in a heated White House race.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2016
Trump gears for key state showdown, denies any violence in 'lovefest' campaign
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump hunted for votes in three states on Monday ahead of a crucial round of nominating contests, and dismissed outbreaks of violence at his campaign events as "a little disruption."
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2016
Pressed by critics, Trump says he'll pick foreign policy team 'in due time'
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday he did not yet have a foreign policy team and dismissed criticism that his harsh rhetoric on immigration and threats to gut global trade deals would damage America's standing on the world stage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2016
Obama to meet dissidents, Raul Castro on historic Cuba trip; first-pitch hinted
President Barack Obama will meet dissidents and President Raul Castro in Cuba next month, the White House said on Thursday, announcing a historic trip that will be another major step toward ending decades of animosity between former Cold War foes.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2016
Cruz ends hold on nominees after Senate OKs bill to name Washington plaza after Chinese dissident
The U.S. Senate on Friday backed a plan to name a plaza in front of the Chinese Embassy for a pro-democracy dissident after what congressional sources called a tit-for-tat deal that led Sen. Ted Cruz to stop blocking President Barack Obama's diplomatic nominations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2016
Rubio may find 'reasonable' Republican Kasich a New Hampshire spoiler
U.S. Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is polling in the low single digits nationally but may be poised to play the role of spoiler in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary by cutting into the support of higher-profile rivals such as Marco Rubio.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2016
Trump, the GOP's spleen, is ripe for surgery
The Iowa caucuses might have been called the Iowa carcasses. Both parties saw a race between body parts: the head versus the heart.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2016
Trump's defeat raises questions about his jet-setting campaign
Republican Donald Trump's surprise defeat in Iowa at the hands of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz reflected shortcomings in his get-out-the-vote operations and an over reliance on his celebrity status in a state where voters prefer the personal touch.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2016
Cruz upsets Trump in Iowa; Clinton barely scrapes by Sanders
It was a bad night in Iowa for the establishment on both sides of the political aisle.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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.

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