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WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2018

Trump calls ex-'Apprentice' star and axed White House aide a 'dog'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman a "dog" and his campaign took legal action against her as the two former reality TV stars escalated their public feud.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 11, 2018

Social media takes a dim view of the daylight saving proposal for the 2020 Olympics

People in Japan have been complaining about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics since Japan’s capital was awarded the games. Netizens have railed against everything from the apparent insensitivity of hosting the two-week competition while the Tohoku region continues to recover from the Great Eastern...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 10, 2018

Ex-Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba formally announces LDP leadership candidacy, pledging 'honest and fair' government

Ishiba touts “a 100-day plan” to reform government in a bid to regain the trust of the people.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2018

GOP Sen. Rand Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin's government but White House calls it just intro

Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said on Wednesday he delivered a letter from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin's government, but the senator and the White House offered different characterizations of the message.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2018

Attendance to Nagasaki A-bomb commemoration has 'special meaning,' U.N. chief Guterres tells Abe

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Wednesday that his visit to Japan this time is of momentous importance for him because he is set to become the first U.N. chief to attend the annual Aug. 9 remembrance ceremony for the victims of the 1945 atomic...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2018

Tokyo Medical University admits subtracting points from repeat male applicants' scores and boosting others to secure donations

Lawyers tasked with investigating Tokyo Medical University's alleged discrimination against female prospective students said Tuesday that they have confirmed the practice occurred, and criticized the actions taken by the institution.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 3, 2018

KCFA admits to lying about ex-Nihon University football coaches' grievance paperwork

The Kantoh Collegiate Football Association in May ruled that former Nihon University head coach Masato Uchida and ex-assistant coach Tsutomu Inoue did not tell the truth about the illegal tackle incident when it decided to hand them lifetime bans from the Kantoh Collegiate League.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2018

Taming the Tokyo Whale? BOJ's stock market distortions coming under new scrutiny

The Bank of Japan, sometimes dubbed the "Tokyo whale" because of its huge influence on the country's stock market, may be about to change its habits because it's taking up too much of the pool.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2018

Trump plays up North Korean reports of missile site dismantling

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday played up reports that North Korea has begun dismantling key parts of a missile test site, but the president's enthusiasm contrasted with remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said the same day that verification and inspections would still be needed to...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2018

U.S. lawmakers double down after Trump's embrace of Putin, look to uphold intel services and punish Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump faced outrage on Tuesday for his failure to hold Russia accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, and some U.S. lawmakers threatened action in Congress to punish Moscow and show support for U.S. intelligence agencies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2018

Damage control: Trump tries to calm political storm over Putin summit, claims he only misspoke

U.S. President Donald Trump tried on Tuesday to calm a storm over his failure to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, saying he misspoke in a joint news conference in Helsinki on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2018

Thailand's rescued cave boys to address media on Wednesday

The 12 Thai boys and soccer coach who were rescued from a flooded cave will be discharged from hospital on Wednesday and hold a news conference the same day to satisfy huge media interest in their story, a government official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2018

Pompeo, in Tokyo, denies U.S. stance is softening on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs

In Tokyo following his latest visit to Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denies that Washington has softened its stance against North Korea.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2018

Alzheimer's research gets glimmer of hope, but not for first time

For the few drugmakers that haven't given up on the decadeslong, elusive quest for a cure of Alzheimer's disease, each piece of news is a small signpost along a possible path to success — and billions of dollars in potential sales.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 30, 2018

Celebrating the memes the 2018 soccer World Cup has created

Japan’s surprising success at the 2018 World Cup in Russia has dominated headlines and morning shows domestically. News organizations abroad, however, honed in on a very different topic — trash.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2018

U.S. intelligence agencies say North Korea has boosted nuclear fuel production at secret sites: report

A new report citing U.S. intelligence agencies says that North Korea has boosted its nuclear fuel production at multiple secret sites in recent months — despite leader Kim Jong Un's pledge to work toward denuclearization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2018

Officials discuss water quality hopes at home, abroad

Water is a basic need for humans, the environment and the Earth. Governments, engineers and researchers have worked together toward securing water supplies and managing water quality around the world. The International Water Association is one of the biggest international organizations working to achieve...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 22, 2018

Tech firms may have to filter user uploads under new EU rules

Europe is proposing to do away with key legal protections enjoyed by Google, Facebook and other internet giants, a shift that could lead web platforms to block certain posts by users.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 19, 2018

Rika Kihira making right call by moving up to senior ranks

Japan junior champion Rika Kihira, one of only eight women in history to land the triple axel in international competition, has decided to move up to the senior ranks for the coming season.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2018

U.S. and South Korea suspend joint military exercise in move likely to stoke concern in Japan

The Pentagon said Monday that the United States had agreed with South Korea to halt the Ulchi Freedom Guardian "war game" in August, in a move analysts said would stoke concern in Tokyo.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 18, 2018

Learn how to use 'to tomo ni' while also tackling 'ni tomo natte' in Japanese

Introducing u3068u3068u3082u306b and u306bu3068u3082u306au3063u3066, which express two related changes of action or state.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2018

North Korea plays up apparent U.S. concessions, says Trump explicitly acceded to two of its top demands at summit

North Korea said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump had told leader Kim Jong Un that he intended to halt joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises and ease crippling sanctions against Pyongyang, suggesting via state media that the American leader had explicitly acceded to two of the nuclear-armed...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2018

Abductees' relatives hope Trump-Kim summit will lead to return of loved ones

As they watched footage of the historic summit between leaders of the United States and North Korea on Tuesday, relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago expressed hope that the landmark meeting in Singapore will lead to the return of their loved ones.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2018

U.S. weighs 'fundamentally different' approach to North Korea as two look to bridge gaps ahead of historic Trump-Kim summit

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the United States was ready to begin a "fundamentally different" process in working with North Korea to find an outcome that "benefits both countries" as top officials from the two sides worked furiously to bridge apparent gaps just hours ahead of...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2018

Spat over White House's 'disinvite' of Philadelphia Eagles rages into second day

A second statement released by the White House and media coverage of the war of words with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles propelled the feud into another round through the news cycle Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2018

U.S. allies push Trump for change of heart as trade war looms

U.S. President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with America's allies at a Group of Seven summit this week in Quebec, with the European Union and Canada threatening retaliatory measures unless he reverses course on new steel and aluminum levies.

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