US & Canada
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U.S. Senate Panel OKs Rahm Emanuel as Envoy to Japan
Washington, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)—The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday approved...
November 4, 2021
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Pentagon: Chinese nuke force growing faster than predicted
WASHINGTON (AP) — China is expanding its nuclear force much faster than U.S. officials predicted jus...
November 4, 2021
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Youngkin’s Virginia win jolts Democrats, tight race in NJ
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor’s race early Wednesday, tapping into c...
November 3, 2021
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Adams wins NYC mayoral race; voters focused on police, crime
NEW YORK (AP) — Former police captain Eric Adams cruised to victory Tuesday to become the next mayor...
November 3, 2021
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Supreme Court questions controversial Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Monday they would allow abortion provider...
November 2, 2021
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Time for people of Asian descent to raise their voices in U.S.
NEW YORK — I never thought I would become the subject of such discrimination. In March last year wh...
May 29, 2021
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Biden administration places priority on vote-drawing power
Since U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January, the U.S. government has made an impressive...
May 21, 2021
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Former U.S. policy adviser: Be realistic in dealing with Beijing
WASHINGTON — A former U.S. State Department official who played a key role in the hard-line policy a...
March 13, 2021
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Unity, Strength of U.S. Tested on Biden’s Inauguration / Take Helm of Democracy, Intl Cooperation
The start of the new administration comes at a time when the United States faces a host of difficult...
January 22, 2021
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Can Biden Bring Divided U.S. together?
WASHINGTON — When U.S. President Joe Biden spoke of “Bringing America together” in his inaugural add...
January 21, 2021
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Biden Aims to Balance Climate and Economy
WASHINGTON — U.S. President-elect Joe Biden sees global warming as one of the most important issues ...
January 13, 2021
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Congress behind U.S. Increasing Pressure over 1989 Security Talks with Japan
The 1989 diplomatic records released Dec. 23 vividly depict how Washington increased pressure on Tok...
January 2, 2021
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Carbon Emissions could Be Biden’s Ace for Handling China, Republicans
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is steadily making preparations so his administration will hit the gr...
December 19, 2020
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Biden Expected to Cooperate with Pope over Climate, Refugees
The Yomiuri Shimbun asked Nagoya City University Prof. Saho Matsumoto for her thoughts on the incomi...
December 14, 2020
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