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GEORGE W. BUSH

The front page of The Japan Times on March 3, 1976, carries the news of a terrorist attack in Sapporo.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / Japan Times Gone By
Mar 6, 2026
Japan Times 1976: Bomb explosion in Sapporo claims 2 lives, injures 85
A note left after the terrorist attack at a government building cited ¡°imperialists¡± as the target.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the American Conservative Union's 2008 Conservative Political Action Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, on Feb. 7, 2008.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Dick Cheney, powerful former U.S. vice president who pushed for Iraq War, dies at 84
Cheney died Monday night from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 30, 2023
World leaders react to the death of Henry Kissinger
Here are reactions to the death of Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner who left an indelible mark on foreign policy:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2023
I saw America snatch defeat from victory in Iraq
Few of us who were on the ground couldn¡¯t imagine that the Iraq war could go so well, or the peace so badly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2021
At 9/11 ceremonies, moments of silence, tributes and tears
Even as time has passed, the people who gathered across the U.S. and the globe said the wounds from 9/11 have remained fresh.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2021
Afghanistan was always about American politics
From Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, the American empire has been defeated and worn down about as thoroughly as the British and French in the early 1960s.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2020
Flashbacks to Florida in 2000 as Trump heads to court to save his presidency
The White House hoped to find a ¡°James Baker-like¡± figure to lead its postelection battle to somehow find a way to win a second term. But the original James Baker said the White House should stop trying to stop the votes from being counted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020
Don¡¯t invoke Bush v. Gore to challenge 2020 voting
A note to Republicans and Democrats alike: Bush v. Gore does not draw into legal doubt the right of local authorities to decide how to conduct their elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2018
Democrats blast Trump move to withhold 100,000 pages of Brett Kavanaugh¡¯s records
Senate Democrats criticized the withholding of documents ahead of Tuesday¡¯s start of confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump¡¯s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, even as a top Republican predicted he would be approved by a healthy margin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2017
Pentagon issues denial after U.N. rights investigator says torture persists at Guantanamo Bay
An independent U.N. human rights investigator said on Wednesday that he had information about an inmate being tortured at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention facility, despite Washington banning ¡°enhanced interrogation techniques¡± almost 10 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2017
Neither George Bush voted for Trump, book author tells New York Times
George Bush and his son George W. Bush did not vote for fellow Republican Donald Trump last year, says the author of a new book on the 41st and 43rd U.S. presidents in which they open up about their disapproval of the man now occupying the White House.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 26, 2016
Pondering Trump¡¯s future prospects of throwing out first pitches in MLB, NPB
What kind of president will Donald Trump be regarding sports?
EDITORIALS
Jul 12, 2016
A reckoning for Britain and Blair
The reverberations of the decision to invade Iraq may well obscure the lessons of the Chilcot report.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2016
George W. Bush ends exile, hits campaign trial to help Republicans raise money
Former President George W. Bush had every intention of sticking to his self-imposed exile from politics, but found that the phone kept ringing with appeals from Republican U.S. Senate candidates for help, friends say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2016
GOP state leader urges George W. Bush to save Republicans from Trump
For much of the 2016 Republican primary, conventional wisdom has had it that former President George W. Bush is something of a liability to his brother Jeb¡¯s struggling campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2015
Bush-Trump tit-for-tat over 9/11 blame continues
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush transitioned from defense to offense on Sunday after criticism from rival Donald Trump that his brother, former President George W. Bush, carried some blame for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2015
Clinton urges U.S. to vet, admit thousands off refugees, sidesteps question of Syria crisis blame
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday called for a drastic increase in the number of refugees the U.S. plans to take in.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2015
GOP candidate Jeb Bush finds his inner neocon
The world can¡¯t afford a rerun of George W. Bush¡¯s disastrous presidency under his brother, Jeb Bush.
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2015
Blame Republican hawks who wanted to arm fighters for Islamic State¡¯s rise, candidate Rand Paul says
The rise of Islamic State extremists in the Middle East can be traced to Republicans who backed arming fighters in the region, presidential candidate Rand Paul said in an interview broadcast Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 26, 2014
Former President George H.W. Bush spends Christmas in hospital
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush remained hospitalized on Thursday near his home in Houston after experiencing shortness of breath this week, but was in ¡°great spirits,¡± his spokesman said.
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.

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