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U.S.

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2022
Obama tries to rescue Democrats from U.S. midterm losses
Recent opinion polls offered the Democratic Party hope of retaining control of the Senate while losing control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2022
Is the Taiwan Policy Act good for Taipei?
The contentious legislation will bring the island and the U.S. closer together than ever — a necessary evolution in their relationship, given the rising threat from China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2022
Man faces charge of attempted murder after attack on Nancy Pelosi's spouse
The incident stoked fears about political violence less than two weeks ahead of U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 8.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2022
Hate speech and online extremism fed Pelosi attack, terror experts believe
Nancy Pelosi has been demonized online and in public by both far right and far left-leaning political websites and figures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2022
Japan to set up new joint command to manage SDF operations: report
The joint command will be tasked with coordinating strategies with an eye on boosting Japan's defense cooperation with the U.S. military, the Nikkei newspaper reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2022
Intruder hunting Pelosi attacks her husband with hammer
An intruder attacked the husband of the U.S. House speaker with a hammer, fracturing his skull, after breaking into their California home on Friday in search of her.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2022
With U.S. midterms ahead, Musk's Twitter takeover sparks misinformation fears
The Tesla CEO has vowed to loosen the reins on chatter within the social media app, which in recent years had striven to limit toxic content it viewed as dangerously false.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2022
New front line of U.S. abortion battles emerges in New Mexico
Anti-abortion activists hope more will follow the lead of two New Mexican towns to vastly shrink where abortions are still performed, especially in other states controlled by Democrats.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 28, 2022
Pentagon’s strategy won’t rule out nuclear use against nonnuclear threats
China remains Washington's 'most consequential strategic competitor for coming decades,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a letter presenting the new defense strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 28, 2022
How Congress might look for Biden post midterms: The good, bad, and the ugly
The worst-case scenario for Biden and his party would likely see his agenda completely frozen for the next two years.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 27, 2022
A ‘landmark’ as women will coach against each other in men’s soccer
Data published by the U.S. Department of Education shows that only about 5% of all men's college teams are coached by women.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2022
Ahead of possible Biden meeting, Xi says China can work with U.S.
Better communication between the two nations would bolster global peace and development, Xi said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 27, 2022
Tech’s biggest companies are sending worrying signals about the U.S. economy
A series of quarterly earnings reports is showing that even Silicon Valley's most powerful companies are feeling the impact of inflation and rising interest rates.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2022
China wants to ‘speed up’ its seizure of Taiwan, Blinken says
The latest comments from the top U.S. diplomat expand on his previous argument that China may try to seize Taiwan on a 'much faster timeline” than previously thought.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s crazy intimidation game
The Russian president's nuclear threats are intended to intimidate, not to incinerate Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2022
Filling the gaps in the Indo-Pacific security architecture
With many nations in the Indo-Pacific afraid to address hard security issues and stand up to China, is the paradox of 'minilateralism' fatal and scaring off potential partners?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2022
U.S. treasury chief respects Japan's silence on yen intervention, top currency official says
Masato Kanda's comments come as market moves suggest Japan has continued to step into the market since last month's first intervention to prop up the yen in 24 years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2022
Outlook darkens for Biden's White House ahead of U.S. midterms
Recent polls have shown Democrats who once had comfortable leads are now in tight races and Senate elections that were considered toss-ups between the two parties are now leaning Republican.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022
Armed 'poll watchers' loom over U.S. midterms
'It's a deterrent,' says 78-year-old retiree Gabor Zolna, gesturing to the cameras that he and his fellow unofficial observers are wearing as they wait near early-voting drop-off boxes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2022
Lab manipulations of COVID virus fall under murky government rules
Mouse experiments at Boston University have spotlighted an ambiguous U.S. policy for research on potentially dangerous pathogens.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo