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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021
These are the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol
There were infamous white nationalists and noted conspiracy theorists who have spread dark visions of pedophile Satanists running the country. Others were more anonymous, people who had journeyed from Indiana and South Carolina to heed U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to show their support. One person,...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2021
Capitol Police under intense scrutiny after failing to stop mob in U.S.
Outmatched officers failed to prevent a mob of President Donald Trump supporters from invading the Capitol on Wednesday, sending lawmakers fleeing for safety.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
Biden’s presidency is certified after day of debate and violence
Trump says after the certification that there will be an orderly transition when Biden takes office as president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
China compares storming of U.S. Capitol to Hong Kong protests
China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, but noted that no one had died when demonstrators took over the legislature of the China-ruled city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
Japan joins world in voicing concern over U.S. Capitol in chaos
In language usually reserved for more restive parts of the world, Japan's top government spokesman said Tokyo is 'hoping for a peaceful transfer of power' in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2021
Woman shot to death during storming of U.S. Capitol
The violence at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday included the fatal shooting of a woman, according to the District of Columbia police.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2021
U.S. lawmakers urged to use tunnels over risk from election protests
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged public protests to help pressure lawmakers to reject the Electoral College vote sealing Joe Biden's victory.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2020
Four stabbed and one shot as Trump supporters and opponents clash
Following Supreme Court ruling that dashed President Donald Trump's hopes of invalidating his electoral defeat, thousands of his supporters marched in Washington and several state capitals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2020
Changes afoot in the world of central banking
Further monetary easing may become inevitable for the U.S. Fed to make inflation targeting effective, and for the ECB to justify greater emphasis on the environment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020
Celebrations erupt in major U.S. cities after Biden election win
'It's like a pall fell over the country four years ago, and we've been waiting years for it to end.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2020
Protesters defy curfews in major U.S. cities to march against police brutality
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth consecutive night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, defying pleas by mayors, strict curfews and other measures meant to curtail them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2020
Trump threatens to deploy troops across the U.S. to quell protests
President Donald Trump promised a forceful response to violent protests across the United States and threatened to deploy U.S. military forces if cities and states fail to contain unruly demonstrations touched off by the death of a black man in police custody.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2019
If Trump wants to sue over NY tax return law, he must do so there and not before a Washington judge he picked: state
If the president wants to challenge a New York state law, let him do it on New York's turf.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2019
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joins other teens on Capitol Hill to urge climate action
Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg joined other youth leaders to urge U.S. lawmakers to support "transformative climate action" during two days of meetings and speeches on Capitol Hill, starting on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2019
Trump casts himself, military and Republican VIPs as stars of July 4 pageant
U.S. military armored vehicles stood near Washington's majestic Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pushed ahead with an elaborate Fourth of July production with him at the center, as critics accused him of hijacking a nonpartisan celebration of America's Independence Day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2018
Experts question whether Nick Ayers has gravitas to be President Donald Trump's next chief of staff
Nick Ayers, in talks with President Donald Trump to become his new White House chief of staff, is a 36-year-old political whiz-kid who could help with the looming re-election campaign, but critics question whether he has the grit needed to keep Trump and an often chaotic administration under control....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2018
U.S. Congress looks to stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
U.S. Congress, facing a Friday deadline for approving around $450 billion in funding for several government agencies or forcing them into a partial shutdown, is steering toward a temporary extension as President Donald Trump and Republicans argue over the funding of a border wall.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 29, 2018
'Mass civil disobedience': 600 arrested at Senate sit-in as women march against Trump's immigration policy
Nearly 600 protesters were arrested during a clangorous occupation of a U.S. Senate office building in Washington on Thursday, where they decried U.S. President Donald Trump's "zero- tolerance" stance on illegal immigration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2018
'Paws crossed!' Giant panda may be pregnant at Washington zoo
One of the U.S. capital's resident giant pandas may be pregnant, officials at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo said on Monday, but warned fans of the black-and-white mammals not to get baby fever just yet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2018
North Korea and Trump's dangerous perception gap on denuclearization
Washington's acknowledgment this week that Pyongyang is ready to discuss the "denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" may sound like a step toward ridding North Korea of its hard-won nuclear weapons, but experts and observers say such a move is extremely unlikely in the near-term and highlights a potentially...

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