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Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2018
Iran seen readying major exercise around vital Strait of Hormuz as tensions with U.S. simmer
The United States believes Iran is preparing to carry out a major exercise in the Gulf in the coming days, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 2, 2018
Lawyers for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones file to quash Sandy Hook defamation suit
Lawyers for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a Texas court on Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit against him and his InfoWars website filed by parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre who accused him of defamation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2018
Trump calls on attorney general to end Russia probe 'Rigged Witch Hunt right now'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether there was any cooperation by his campaign with Moscow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2018
The trade war and Japan
In response to the burgeoning trade war, Japan should carry out structural reforms of its economy and take the lead in promoting multinational free trade pacts.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2018
Trump's grand strategy
Not only can the U.S. president not be blamed for America's relative decline, he may actually be set to arrest it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 1, 2018
'A matchless political dwarf': North Korea's state media spews venom at Japan amid thaw with U.S.
In the wake of the landmark Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, KCNA has released no critical stories about the U.S., filling that vacuum by vilifying Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2018
U.S. considering higher tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, sources say
The Trump administration is considering more than doubling its planned tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, ratcheting up pressure on Beijing to return to the negotiating table, three people familiar with the internal deliberations said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 1, 2018
Habitual denier of collusion, Trump now says it's anyway not a crime as Paul Manafort trial starts
President Donald Trump again attacked special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia and the 2016 U.S. election on Tuesday, reiterating that his campaign did not collude with Moscow and saying collusion is not a crime anyway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2018
North Korea eyeing strategy to dispose of 20 warheads while retaining dozens more: report
Top North Korean officials have discussed the country's intention to deceive the U.S. about the number of nuclear warheads in its possession, including a strategy to potentially declare they have denuclearized after disposing of 20 weapons while retaining dozens more, according to a report by The Washington...
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2018
On retirement, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, has go-to answers for staying on
For more than a decade, audiences and interviewers have had one pressing question for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: When will you retire?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2018
Paul Manafort set to be first ex-Trump aide to go on trial in Russia probe
Paul Manafort on Tuesday will become the first of President Donald Trump's former aides to go on trial, accused of bank and tax fraud by federal investigators probing Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2018
Trump says he's willing to meet with Iranian leader without preconditions
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be willing to meet Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani with "no preconditions" as tensions between the two countries climb following the U.S. president's decision to withdraw from a 2015 nuclear deal.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2018
Wary of China's rise, Pompeo announces U.S. initiatives in emerging Asia
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced $113 million in new technology, energy and infrastructure initiatives in emerging Asia on Monday, at a time when China is pouring billions of dollars in investments into the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2018
Trump tariffs could trigger U.S. recession, billionaire Charles Koch tells GOP ranks
Billionaire Charles Koch said Sunday he worries President Donald Trump's actions on trade and tariffs put the booming U.S. economy at risk of recession.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2018
Trump says he had 'very nasty' business relations with special counsel Robert Mueller, without specifying
President Donald Trump said he had a nasty and contentious business relationship with Robert Mueller, and called on the special counsel to disclose such "conflicts of interest" in one of his most direct attacks on the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2018
Rudy Giuliani claims witnesses contradict Michael Cohen's story on 2016 Russia meeting at Trump Tower
Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said the president did not know beforehand about a 2016 meeting between his campaign and Russians, as the president's former attorney is reportedly ready to tell prosecutors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2018
Major car exporters said to plan meeting without U.S. on how to respond to Trump tariff threat
Representatives from major car-producing nations are due to meet without the U.S. to discuss possibly coordinating their response to President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2018
Outlook for Democrats in 2020 looks bleak
First: No. It's not too early to discuss the 2020 election. The Iowa caucuses are only a year and a half away. Any presidential hopeful who hasn't begun chatting up donors by now will find it nearly impossible to mount a viable campaign.

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