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EDITORIALS

Marco Rubio debates Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primary race. The president-elect has named the senator from Florida as his prospective secretary of state.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2024
Trump¡¯s Cabinet picks make clear his priorities. Allies get ready.
Trump claims a mandate ¡ª winning the popular vote and both Houses of Congress ¡ª but his margin of victory is smaller than he will admit.
It is difficult to know what Donald Trump will do in a second presidency. His campaign was filled with bold promises, but so too was his first.
EDITORIALS
Nov 8, 2024
Prepare for a bumpy ride in a second Trump term
It is difficult to know what Donald Trump will do in a second presidency. His campaign was filled with bold promises, but so too was his first.
Leaders of ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ political parties pose for a group photo at the start of a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 12. Sunday¡¯s Lower House election saw the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party take a drubbing.
EDITORIALS
Nov 1, 2024
The balance of power shifts in ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ politics
Despite the LDP's losses at polls, the recent election didn't exactly indicate popular support for an opposition-led government either.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, pose with other leaders for a group photo during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Thursday. The summit illustrated a collective dissatisfaction with the current global power structure dominated by the U.S.
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2024
BRICS once again meet to complain and vent frustrations
While the summit gave the appearance of unity, there are significant differences in how member states perceive issues.
A man looks at campaign posters for the House of Representatives election in Tokyo on Tuesday. Japan faces important challenges, but there is little reason to believe this election will bring about real change.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2024
Japan goes to vote, but it¡¯s not clear why
To smooth over those tensions, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun to recast his positions on many policies, moving closer to the LDP mainstream.
People gather at the site of the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Monday to commemorate the anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack in which some 1,200 people were killed and 250 others abducted.
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2024
The never-ending tragedy in the Middle East grinds on
The red lines ¡ª both real and imagined ¡ª that once separated foes have been erased as the combatants inflict new and increasingly painful wounds upon each other.
If the Liberal Democratic Party does not perform well and loses seats in the coming election, Shigeru Ishiba¡¯s tenure may be one of the shortest in modern Japanese political history.
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2024
Ishiba faces challenges from the opposition ¡ª and his own party
Ishiba needs to be ready for challenges coming from all directions: outside the country, from the opposition and from his own party.

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People in cities across Japan will pop into their local convenience store for any number of products they believe will help them with a night of drinking.
Hangover cures are everywhere in Japan ¡ª but do they work?

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