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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 30, 2021
Japanese news outlets report from the besieged citadel of American democracy
The initial reactions in the Japanese media, which focused on the flamboyant garb of a certain individual that was part of the unruly mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2021
CDC orders sweeping U.S. transportation mask mandate as COVID-19 rages
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation Monday as the country continues to report thousands of daily COVID-19 deaths.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2021
U.S. slams Chinese warplanes' flights, but says carrier wasn't at risk
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command silent on reported simulated attack but lambastes Chinese military moves as the latest 'aggressive and destabilizing actions” designed 'to intimidate or coerce.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 30, 2021
In Biden’s White House, masks, closed doors and empty halls
The West Wing has become a different place thanks to an administration that is serious about COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2021
U.S. House Democrat to move office after confrontation with Republican lawmaker
In the latest sign of rising tensions within the U.S. Congress, a Democratic congresswoman said Friday she plans to relocate her Capitol Hill office for safety reasons after being "berated" by an outspoken conservative Republican congresswoman.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2021
GameStop's 'Reddit rally' puts scrutiny on social media forums
Social media services restrict discussions about weapons, drugs and other illegal activity, but their rules do not specifically mention another lucrative regulated good: stocks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2021
Will Biden’s emphasis on alliances go anywhere?
Even if allies strike a deal with the current U.S. administration, there is always the fear that it may be overturned in four years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2021
Trading curbs by Robinhood reverse GameStop rally, angering upstart traders
Investors claimed that the very apps that had democratized trading — Robinhood in particular — were now doing the bidding of Wall Street.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2021
U.S.-Japan ties must go beyond domestic politics
Under America's new leadership, mutual understanding and a return to political normalcy in the United States should further strengthen U.S.-Japan relations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2021
GameStop's ‘French Revolution’ is a crypto-farce
If WallStreetBets is checkmate for old-school finance, then surely they'd want to win fair and square.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2021
Ghosn's alleged accomplices fail to block U.S. extradition to Japan
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled Michael Taylor and his son Peter can now be moved, rejecting their argument that they would be tortured by the Japanese government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2021
With Biden, Washington returns to normalcy: But 'strategic patience' with China?
If the Biden administration applied the abortive “strategic patience” concept to China, many in Tokyo would indeed be concerned.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2021
Tokyo Olympics member says games going ahead 'is up to the U.S.'
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers have been increasingly bullish in recent weeks about the prospect of holding the postponed games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 27, 2021
A week into Biden's term, signs point to continued U.S.-China friction
A flurry of military activity around Taiwan has highlighted ongoing strains in the relationship, even as both sides warn against confrontation.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2021
Third time’s a charm? Japan gets another high-level U.S. commitment to defending Senkakus
New U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was the third high-level U.S. official in a week to reaffirm that the islets fall under the U.S.-Japan security treaty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
The battle lines are forming in Biden’s climate push
What may well stand in the U.S. president's way is political intransigence from senators from fossil-fuel states in both parties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
U.S. Senate Republicans unite behind failed effort to challenge Trump impeachment trial
There is a debate among scholars over whether the Senate can hold a trial for Trump now that he has left office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
Biden and Putin agree to extend New START nuclear treaty
White House officials said Biden also confronted the Kremlin leader over the poisoning of an opposition activist and a hacking of government and private computer networks in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
U.S. watchdog to probe whether DOJ helped Trump effort to overturn election
The inquiry adds to the increasing scrutiny on Trump's attempts to wield the power of the Justice Department to advance his false claims about the election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2021
Janet Yellen makes history again as first female chief of U.S. Treasury
The Senate voted an overwhelming 84-15 to confirm Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the U.S. Treasury earlier this week, setting her quickly to work with Congress on coronavirus relief, reviewing U.S. sanctions policy and strengthening financial regulation.

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