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2024 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

People cast their early ballots at a polling station in Lansing, Michigan, in November 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2025
AI chatbots can sway voters¡¯ political views, studies say
The most common tactic used by chatbots to persuade was ¡°being polite and providing evidence.¡±
Former U.S. President Joe Biden departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Jan. 20.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2025
Release of 2023 Biden recording renews debate on his capabilities
The four-minute audio clip comes as a book is being released alleging the White House staff covered up Biden¡¯s decline even as he was seeking reelection.
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s populism and polarization will challenge American democracy, but constitutional limits, congressional dynamics and enduring pluralism will sustain it.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 27, 2025
American democracy will weather the Trumpist storm
Despite Trump¡¯s authoritarian tendencies, his populist nature makes constitutional collapse unlikely so long as pluralism in society endures.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as reporters ask questions aboard Air Force One during a flight from Las Vegas to Miami on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2025
Trump, at zenith of power, moves quickly to ¡®take over¡¯ Washington
Trump¡¯s agenda faces roadblocks going forward, and the opening weeks of his administration may represent the height of his power, some supporters acknowledge.
A Donald Trump 2024 campaign hat on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 22, 2025
Markets braced for uncertainty as Trump holds back from pledged tariffs
Chinese markets were relieved after Beijing avoided an instant blizzard of executive orders, but Mexico¡¯s peso and Canada¡¯s dollar weren¡¯t so lucky.
Members of the far-right Proud Boys gather on the day of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2025
Trump¡¯s pardons will embolden far-right groups, experts say
In a few pen strokes, Donald Trump reversed the largest U.S. Justice Department investigation and prosecution in history.
Donald Trump pardoned Jan. 6 participants, while Joe Biden granted clemency to family members and officials to avoid potential prosecutions, highlighting the personalization and politicization of U.S. presidential pardon power.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2025
Trump seriously abused his pardon power. Biden also indulged.
A torrent of U.S. reprieves signals democratic decline and the rise of a monarchical presidency.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
Trump pledges to save U.S. from ¡®decline,¡¯ vowing new ¡®golden age¡¯
Trump quickly signed a series of executive actions to curb immigration and roll back environmental regulations, but did not take immediate action to raise tariffs.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
Trump seizes control: his executive actions, from tariffs to immigration
Actions so far include pardoning nearly all charged over the 2021 Capitol riot, rescinding 78 orders by the previous administration, and again exiting the Paris Agreement.
Donald Trump has vowed to slash U.S. energy costs by bolstering fossil fuels while potentially hobbling domestic wind power generation.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
Trump starts reshaping U.S. energy with deep focus on oil and gas
Trump initiated the shift in a series of orders and memoranda directing action by the federal government, with implications that reach across the entire energy landscape.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
Trump declares U.S. exempt from previously agreed global corporate tax pact
The landmark 2021 agreement with nearly 140 countries set a global corporate minimum tax rate of 15%.
Then President-elect Donald Trump enters the stage of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
Trump faces stiff challenges delivering on his promised ¡®Golden Age¡¯
Many of Donald Trump¡¯s proposals are so norm-shattering, they are certain to result in extensive litigation that tests the boundaries of constitutional law.
U.S. President Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden, along with their respective first ladies, Melania Trump and Dr. Jill Biden, share words during the Bidens' departure ceremony on the East Front of the Capitol on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2025
Joe Biden¡¯s abiding legacy will be Donald Trump
The question is how Democrats got to the point where more voters trust Trump ¡ª not just any Republican but Trump ¡ª to do a better job of running the country than Harris.
A cartoon image of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin token to mark the cryptocurrency reaching over $100,000 is displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong on Dec. 5.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 20, 2025
Trump¡¯s win sparked euphoria in markets ¡ª now comes the real test
A reversal was first apparent in the stock market, where the S&P 500 Index gave back a solid chunk of its ¡°Trump bump.¡±
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Capital One Arena ahead of the 60th presidential inauguration in Washington on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2025
On inauguration eve, Trump promises harsh immigration limits
Donald Trump repeated his campaign pledge to launch the largest deportation effort in U.S. history.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2025
Democrats search for economic policy lessons as Trump takes office
Scarred by the 2007-09 recession, the Biden administration bet big on the labor market. The bet worked but not exactly as they hoped.
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington in August 2022, after returning from a trip to Kentucky.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2025
How Biden¡¯s inner circle protected a faltering president
¡°Your biggest issue is the perception of age,¡± Mike Donilon, the president¡¯s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him.
People stand as the U.S. Capitol is seen behind the frozen Capitol reflecting pool on Friday after it was announced that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is being moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures expected on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2025
Trump inauguration moved indoors due to extreme cold
The move could undercut the Republican¡¯s hopes for a grandiose spectacle to kick off his second term.
Special Counsel Jack Smith holds a press conference announcing the indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2025
Special counsel report says Trump would have been convicted in election case
The report amounts to an extraordinary rebuke of the incoming president.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hits the gavel after reading the vote totals as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson looks on during of a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election, inside the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Monday in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2025
U.S. lawmakers certify Trump win, four years after Capitol riot
The formality was remarkable for its contrast to four years ago, when the Republican summoned a mob to Washington that ransacked the U.S. Capitol.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
Intervention is the word after yen moves beyond ?163 and sits there
The government could prop up the yen at any moment, though its signaling is hard to read.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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