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Intercontinental ballistic missiles at a February 2018 military parade in Pyongyang to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Korean People's Army. © KCNA/Reuters
NAOYA YOSHINO, Nikkei political editor
January 20, 2022 07:00 JST
TOKYO -- On Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden will have spent a year in office. With declining approval ratings casting a shadow over the November midterm congressional elections and the 2024 presidential election after that, things aren't in the best shape for the 79-year-old leader of the free world.