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Vivek Ramaswamy (left) and Elon Musk (right) will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency tasked to slashing government bureaucracy and waste, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
Trump names Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead 'DOGE' efficiency department
The appointments to the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency reward two Trump supporters from the private sector.
Donald Trump (left) greets billionaire Elon Musk at a campaign rally for the former president, who is the Republican presidential nominee, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2024
Elon Musk’s $75 million gift cements role as a top Trump donor
The Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer made seven contributions between July 3 and Sept. 5, according to the Federal Election Commission.
Tesla and X's billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, has pledged to donate $45 million a month to a pro-Donald Trump super political action committee.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2024
Elon Musk pledges $45 million a month to pro-Trump political group
Tesla CEO's planned cash infusion could help build Trump’s fundraising advantage over President Joe Biden, who has suffered from a donor revolt in recent weeks.
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups in Paris in June last year.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2024
Musk donates to Trump, tapping vast fortune to swing 2024 U.S. race
It’s unclear how much Musk has given, but people familiar with the matter characterized the figure as a sizable amount.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on May 1.
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2024
Trump leads Biden in monthly campaign fundraising for first time
The U.S. president’s campaign, however, still holds a wide financial edge over his Republican rival.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023
Trump’s indictment sparked $15.4 million fundraising bonanza
Almost 98% of the donations since the indictment on March 30 came from donors who gave less than $200, and 24% came from first-time contributors to Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2019
Trump losing his fight to ban Huawei equipment from global mobile networks
U.S. President Donald Trump's worldwide campaign to blackball Huawei Technologies Co. is looking like a failure.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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