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DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2022
Elon Musk: Smasher of elites or self-serving pragmatist?
Some analysts have suggested that, as inconsistent as his political philosophy appears, the Tesla chief rarely diverges from his business interests.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2020
Progressives may not like Biden¡¯s foreign policy
Biden has signaled that his national security cabinet will be more centrist than the left flank of his party would like.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 25, 2020
Japan¡¯s take on a most unconventional Democratic convention
The reaction in Tokyo was mostly even-handed, if a little less enthusiastic than the coverage in the U.S. media.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2020
Biden obviously has dementia and should withdraw from the race
It¡¯s anti-American and unpatriotic to vote for someone suffering from dementia for a position with exclusive control over nuclear launch codes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2020
Can Michael Bloomberg make America proud again?
The electoral odds inside the Democratic Party are aligning in such a manner that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could end up as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency on Nov. 3.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2020
Is it already too late to stop Bernie Sanders?
Like Trump before him, the Vermont senator is benefitting from a divided opposition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2020
Forget the Iowa fiasco ¡ª Trump is the Democrats¡¯ real problem
The U.S. president¡¯s triple threat: high approval rating, stable economy and a united party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2019
Italy inches closer to new government amid party haggling
Tense talks aimed at forming a new Italian government inched forward on Wednesday as two major political parties, struggling to bury years of hostility and avoid snap elections, agreed to re-install Giuseppe Conte as prime minister.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2018
Next up? Starting gun sounds on 2020 White House race
Let the 2020 White House race begin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2018
Does corruption matter to voters? It depends
Democrats¡¯ main target should be the Republican Party, not the president.
EDITORIALS
May 12, 2018
An opposition merger that failed
The Kibo no To-DP merger seems to be yet another example of an unprincipled union of political parties in pursuit of numbers.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
May 7, 2018
Rock bottom in opinion polls, Japanese opposition parties Kibo no To and Democratic Party decide to merge
Only 62 of their combined 107 members plan to join the new entity.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jan 26, 2018
Proposed Kibo no To policy criticizes Abe-backed security laws, but conservative members may balk
The leadership of Kibo no To (Party of Hope) on Friday proposed to rank-and-file members that the opposition party strongly criticize the controversial 2015 security laws pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a senior member and media reports said.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jan 15, 2018
Japanese opposition parties DP and Kibo no To agree to join forces
Opposition parties Kibo no To and the Democratic Party strike a deal to team up against the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in the Diet.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 27, 2017
DP leader Seiji Maehara to resign; Atsushi Oshima emerges as candidate to run Kibo no To
Democratic Party President Seiji Maehara steps down over his failure to unite the opposition camp ahead of the general election.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 21, 2017
Identifying the ¡®liberal¡¯ in Japanese politics
The current group of conservative public figures in the United States wants to return to an age when certain middle-class values were ascendant, without acknowledging that many of those values were realized because President Franklin Roosevelt implemented progressive social policies and trade unions...
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 2, 2017
Former DP heavyweight Yukio Edano seeks to fill void with new liberal-minded party
Edano says his new liberal-minded party will maximize the chances of dethroning Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 28, 2017
Democratic Party may field no candidates in snap poll as ranks look to run as part of Yuriko Koike¡¯s new force
The leader of Japan¡¯s main opposition force, the Democratic Party, will propose that the party stand no candidates in next month¡¯s Lower House election, and let its members run under the banner of the new party led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2017
Hillary Clinton: the perfect one
Hillary Clinton¡¯s new campaign memoir remains true to her long-standing line: The fault for any mistakes always lies with others.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
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.
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.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
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.

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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