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U.S.

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis exposed what financial reformers missed
Outside the banking system — in the realm of specialized lenders, hedge funds and money market mutual funds — reforms have proven inadequate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2020
White House moves forward on three arms sales to Taiwan
The move in the run-up to the Nov. 3 U.S. election is likely to anger China, which considers Taiwan a wayward province.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2020
Close U.S. election would spark a legal war over swing state votes
The U.S. has been awash in election lawsuits since the spring, when the coronavirus pandemic triggered a raft of disputes over who can vote by mail and how to count their ballots.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 12, 2020
North Korea's new missile: political ploy or game-changing weapon?
Observers say that as Pyongyang's capabilities grow, U.S. military planners could become more reluctant to stand up to North Korean coercion in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2020
Trump seeks to put COVID-19 behind him and get back to election campaign
The U.S. president, trailing his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in opinion polls, addressed supporters from a White House balcony on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2020
North Korea unveils massive new missile in move U.S. calls 'disappointing'
Ultimately, the message the North could be trying to convey is that its nuclear weapons are here to stay, said a North Korea expert from MIT.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2020
Little war in the Caucasus has big lessons for U.S. and Russia
The resumption of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh against Armenia, a longtime enemy of Turkey, indicates the war is part of a larger Turkish power play.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 10, 2020
U.S. election coverage falls flat in Japan
Japan's mainstream media might be taking their cue from the new administration of Yoshihide Suga
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2020
North Korea holds rare predawn military parade, Seoul says
North Korea held a military parade early Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party in a rare predawn event, South Korea's military said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2020
Trump to resume campaigning as second debate canceled
The U.S. leader refused to participate in the debate after a nonpartisan commission switched it to a virtual contest in the wake of Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2020
How to build a better 'Quad'
The Quad 's future will mostly depend on the trajectory of China's development in the coming years.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 9, 2020
Who’s whispering in Joe Biden’s ear about climate policy?
Biden's plan was knitted together in consultation with representatives from various diverse corners of the economic, political and climate advocacy worlds.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2020
Biden considering new White House office on climate change
Democrat Joe Biden is considering creating a special White House office led by a climate "czar” to coordinate efforts to fight global warming if he is elected president, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2020
The U.N.’s existential crisis
Trump's announcement that he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO may be a harbinger of a broader unraveling of the multilateral system constructed after WW II.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 8, 2020
Ensuring Japan's future as a strategic partner of the U.S.
With Washington's relationship with Beijing fast deteriorating, Tokyo has the opportunity to step up and show its strength.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2020
The 'Quad' offers hope for a free and open Indo-Pacific
Mounting concern about Chinese behavior prompted the four countries that make up the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue to resurrect the forum in 2017.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2020
Here’s what could happen if China invaded Taiwan
Fears are growing among analysts, officials and investors that an invasion could actually happen, potentially triggering a war with the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2020
Facebook widens ban on political ads as alarm rises over election
The company now plans to prohibit all political and issue-based advertising after the polls close on Nov. 3 for an undetermined length of time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 7, 2020
'Quad' meeting in Tokyo prizes symbolism over substance
With China the elephant in the room, just showing up may have been part, if not the main point, of the dialogue for the U.S., Japan, India and Australia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2020
The Quad Security Dialogue in Tokyo: Who will join next?
The four foreign ministers basically echoed each other's positions and agreed to meet regularly. The real question, however, is who, if any, will join the Quad next.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight