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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2018
The U.S.-North Korea deadlock
Both Washington and Pyongyang are going to need to make concessions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2018
U.S. and North Korea in holding pattern ahead of Kim New Year's address and second leaders' summit
The United States and North Korea have reached a holding pattern in denuclearization talks as both sides seek the upper hand ahead of a key New Year's address by leader Kim Jong Un and a second summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump next year. But criticism out of Pyongyang has been emerging...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2018
Google to spend $1 billion on new campus in New York as it taps talent pool
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is investing more than $1 billion on a new campus in New York, becoming the second major technology company after Amazon to pick America's financial capital to expand and create thousands of jobs.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2018
U.S. odd man out at U.N. over its opposition to abortions, refugee policy
The United States found itself isolated in the 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Monday over Washington's concerns about the promotion of abortion and a voluntary plan to address the global refugee crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2018
Democrats jockeying over coming probes into Trump's finances, Russia ties
With less than three weeks to go before they take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats are jockeying to lead overlapping investigations into President Donald Trump in a scramble that could cause headaches for Nancy Pelosi, who is expected to be House speaker.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 17, 2018
North Korea says U.S. stance on sanctions could derail denuclearization talks
In a sign of Pyongyang's growing impatience with stalled nuclear talks with Washington, North Korea has warned the United States that its stance on crippling sanctions could "block the path to denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula forever."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2018
Prospects for U.S.-China ties
In 2019, China's leaders will likely attempt to re-stabilize bilateral ties and ease tensions in its non-U.S. relationships, and form a deeper judgment about the future of U.S. politics and foreign policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2018
After outcry over appointment, Trump's top law enforcer treads lightly as legal challenges swirl
Matthew Whitaker flew to Dallas last week to deliver his latest speech since U.S. President Donald Trump installed him as acting attorney general, an appointment embroiled in criticism and court challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2018
Judge lobbed political bomb at Trump by nullifying Obamacare amid president's quest for re-election
An explosive court ruling to wipe out Obamacare has revived the acrimonious health care battle in Washington and tossed a political bomb in President Donald Trump's lap as he gears up to run for re-election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 17, 2018
U.S.-bound Hondurans who fled political violence fear for lives if sent home from Tijuana
The Pineda family trudged northward for more than a month with a caravan of Central American migrants who are now stuck at the U.S. border. But they were on the run in Honduras much longer than that due to fears of political persecution.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2018
U.S. and South Korea can't agree on sharing the bill for military after Trump's criticism
The United States and South Korea have failed to agree on a bigger South Korean share of the cost of maintaining U.S. troops, an official said on Friday, as the U.S. military warned Korean workers they might be put on leave if no deal is reached.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2018
Federal prosecutors probing Trump inauguration spending: WSJ
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether U.S. President Donald Trump's inaugural committee misspent some of the funds it raised, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people it said were familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2018
The strengthening case against Trump
The House of Representatives' incoming Democratic committee chairs insist that they have no interest in impeaching President Donald Trump, but as they continue to investigate his administration's wrongdoings, that outcome may become inevitable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 13, 2018
U.S. debt under Trump has ballooned by size of Brazil's GDP: Treasury
U.S. government debt is on track this year to rise at the fastest pace since 2012, as a stronger economy fails to keep pace with the wave of red ink that's rising under the Trump administration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2018
Trump's intervention comment may have provided legal gift to Huawei's beleaguered CFO
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, released on bail Tuesday to await a ruling on U.S. extradition at one of her luxury Vancouver homes, may have received welcome ammunition in court from an unlikely source — President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2018
National Enquirer publisher American Media dodges charges with deal to cooperate with Trump hush-money probe
National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. agreed to accept responsibility for its role in a $150,000 payment to silence a former Playboy Playmate about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump before the election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 12, 2018
Trump says he would intervene in arrest of Chinese executive if it helps secure trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would intervene with the U.S. Justice Department in the case against a Chinese telecommunications executive if it would help secure a trade deal with Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 11, 2018
Normalizing Japan-China ties poses risks
It is impossible for Japan to choose unequivocally between the U.S. and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2018
U.S. automakers group urges Trump to push harder to open Japanese market
The Trump administration intends to start trade negotiations with Tokyo as early as mid-January, after notifying Congress of its plans in October.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2018
Saudi crown prince cultivated ties with Jared Kushner and kept up contacts after journalist's slaying: NYT
Jared Kushner, the U.S. president's son-in-law and senior adviser, was wooed by Saudi Arabia's controversial crown prince before Donald Trump took office, and the contacts continued in spite of the leader's links to the brutal murder of a journalist, the New York Times reported.

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