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CONGRESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2018
China's ZTE inks preliminary accord to lift U.S. supplier ban, sources say
ZTE Corp. has signed an agreement in principle that would lift a U.S. Commerce Department ban on buying from U.S. suppliers, allowing China's No. 2 telecommunications equipment-maker to get back into business, according to sources.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2018
U.S. bill would force tech firms to disclose if foreign adversaries probed their sensitive software
U.S. tech companies would be forced to disclose if they allowed American adversaries, like Russia and China, to examine the inner workings of software sold to the U.S. military under proposed legislation, Senate staff told Reuters on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 21, 2018
Top U.S. senator says Trump looking to end North Korea crisis in first term
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview Sunday that President Donald Trump would seek to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis in his first term, adding that if Pyongyang backs out of a landmark summit scheduled for next month, the two countries would be "on the path to conflict."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018
Trump's sudden vow to help China's sanctions-violating ZTE telecom giant spurs backlash in Washington
President Donald Trump's pledge to help a Chinese telecommunication company that broke U.S. sanctions law sparked a backlash from lawmakers who said the move could weaken the U.S. hand in upcoming trade talks with Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2018
Mike Pompeo optimistic on Kim-Trump summit, but ‘America first’ remarks likely to trigger concern in Tokyo and Seoul
U.S. Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo voiced cautious optimism in President Donald Trump's ability to negotiate a nuclear deal with Pyongyang, but also struck a tone on the issue that was likely to trigger concern in Tokyo and Seoul, during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2018
Facebook's Zuckerberg admits his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told lawmakers that his own personal data was included in that of 87 million or so Facebook users that was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2018
Zuckerberg deflects senators' efforts on regulating Facebook or changing how it does business
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday navigated through the first of two congressional hearings without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2018
Zuckerberg's internal notes advised him to cite Chinese competition if Senators suggested breaking up Facebook
Facebook Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg was prepared to cite competition with China if asked whether the social media giant should be broken up, according to internal notes the chief executive officer took to a congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2018
Trump must back up Syria tough talk or risk hurting his position with North Korea: U.S. senator
U.S. President Donald Trump must follow through on his threat of a "big price to pay" after a suspected chemical attack in Syria, or risk losing credibility in dealings with North Korea and other U.S. adversaries, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2018
Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, accused of sexual harassment, steps down
Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas, accused by a female former aide of sexual harassment, abruptly resigned from Congress on Friday after admitting to allowing an unprofessional culture to flourish in his Capitol Hill office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2018
U.S. Congress panels probe whether Russia got Facebook data: sources
Investigators on two congressional panels are looking into whether Russia acquired the data of millions of Facebook users and if companies with ties to then-2016 Republican election candidate Donald Trump's campaign played any role in providing it, three sources familiar with the inquiries said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2018
Facebook CEO will testify before U.S. Congress over data privacy fiasco: source
Facebook Inc. chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will appear before the U.S. Congress to answer questions on data privacy and other issues, but it is not clear to which committee or committees he will testify, a source briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2018
'Vote them out!': Thousands register to vote at U.S. gun-control marches
Voter registration activists fanned out among young Americans who marched for tighter gun laws Saturday, signing up thousands of first-time voters who vowed to eject lawmakers who oppose gun controls.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 22, 2018
U.S. Senate passes bill to penalize websites for sex-trafficking
The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday aimed at penalizing website operators that facilitate online sex trafficking, chipping away at a bedrock legal shield for the technology industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2018
GOP lawmakers suspect privacy breach over Trump campaign consultancy's access to Facebook data on 50 million
Several U.S. Republican lawmakers expressed concern over privacy violations on Sunday after media reports that a political consultancy that worked on President Donald Trump's campaign gained inappropriate access to 50 million Facebook users' data.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2018
Trump popularity ticks up amid appeal to white men but 50% of pollees want Democrats to retake Congress, 40% favor GOP
U.S. voters by a growing margin prefer that Democrats control Congress after November's midterm elections, even as President Donald Trump's job approval rating is rising, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2018
'Oh, konnichiwa': U.S. interior secretary's remark to lawmaker of Japanese descent draws fire
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came under fire this week for what critics said was a "flippant" and "juvenile" use of a Japanese greeting when responding to a question from a congresswoman of Japanese descent during a House committee hearing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 17, 2018
Trump signs bill encouraging official contacts with Taiwan, angering China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and vice versa, angering China, which views the self-ruled island as a wayward province.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2018
GOP-led Congress to focus on gun-buyer background checks after Florida school massacre
Republican leaders of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they were focused on improving background checks for potential gun buyers, less than two weeks after 17 people were killed at a Florida high school by a teen with an AR-15 assault-style rifle.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Nissan says it will not take new U.S. orders for Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs
A Nissan manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Nissan says it will not take new orders from the United States for two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs following new auto tariffs levied by the U.S.
Japan digs deep to address 'national crisis' caused by Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on April 1. He has said that Japan is facing a "national crisis" following the introduction of new tariffs by the United States.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.

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