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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 11, 2018
Tokyo expresses concern as U.S. announces fresh tariffs on China in escalating trade war
An extra $200 billion in levies on goods were proposed Tuesday, rattling financial markets and setting off fears across the globe that the worst may be yet to come.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2018
Trump set to slap tariffs on extra $200 billion of Chinese imports, riling U.S. businesses, GOP lawmakers
The Trump administration raised the stakes in its trade war with China on Tuesday, saying it would slap 10 percent tariffs on an extra $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 11, 2018
Stocks across Asia slide as Trump reloads tariff bazooka aimed at China
Stocks in Asia declined with U.S. equity futures after the Trump administration released the biggest list yet of Chinese goods it may hit with tariff increases¥. The climbed with Treasuries, while the Aussie and kiwi retreated.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2018
Paul Manafort now tells judge he prefers to stay in distant jail, cites security concerns
Paul Manafort first complained that he couldn't prepare for his July 25 trial in Virginia because he was jailed in solitary confinement too far away from his lawyers. So, the judge ordered him moved closer. But, now Manafort says that will endanger him and he'd rather stay put.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2018
Trump pardons Oregon arsonist pair who inspired deadly wildlife refuge standoff
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Oregon cattle ranchers Dwight Hammond and his son after both were convicted on arson charges, sparking the 2016 occupation of a wildlife refuge, according to a White House statement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 11, 2018
WMD, political violence threats prompt most to think world is more dangerous than two years ago: survey
Most people think the world is more dangerous today than it was two years ago as concerns rise over politically motivated violence and weapons of mass destruction, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 10, 2018
Trump says he still has 'Rocket Man' CD — and another mystery gift — for North Korea's Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn't deliver the president's gift of an Elton John CD featuring the hit song "Rocket Man" to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week, but said he has another present for him.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2018
Democrats mobilize over fears Trump's Supreme Court pick could endanger landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision
President Donald Trump said he would nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, a choice that could create the most conservative court in generations and threaten landmark rulings including the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2018
As Trump confounds, Jim Mattis seen as quiet champion among NATO allies
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will only play a supporting role to President Donald Trump at this week's NATO summit — an event that by definition is focused on heads of state from the trans-Atlantic alliance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 10, 2018
Trump calls statement with North Korea's Kim 'a contract,' suggests China may be interfering in nuclear talks
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday referred to a vague joint statement agreed to at his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore last month as a "contract," saying he believed Kim would "honor" the agreement while also pointing a finger at China for "exerting negative pressure."...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2018
Tesla raises car prices in key market China amid trade war: Electrek
Tesla Inc. has raised prices on its Model X and S cars by more than $20,000 in China, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, making it one of the first U.S. carmakers to hike prices in the wake of rising trade tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2018
China paper calls U.S. warships' passage through Taiwan Strait a 'psychological game'
Chinese state-run media on Monday blasted the U.S. Navy's dispatch of two warships through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, calling the move a "psychological game" as tensions between Washington and Beijing grow over trade and relations with Taipei.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2018
North Korea reminds Trump its nuclear weapons won't come cheap
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went to Pyongyang to get Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear weapons. He left with a harsh reminder that the North Korean leader expects something in return.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2018
Trans-Atlantic ties hang in the balance as Trump comes to Europe
European leaders say they no longer have any illusions about Donald Trump as they welcome the U.S. president at a NATO summit this week, but they fear his "America first" agenda may force a moment of reckoning that works to no one's benefit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2018
Inside U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's fraught trip to North Korea
As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touched down in Pyongyang at 10:54 a.m. on Friday he had few details of his schedule in the North Korean capital — even which hotel he and his staff would stay in.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2018
France says Europe united against U.S. tariffs as Germany eyes negotiations
The French government insisted on Sunday that Washington should expect united retaliation from Europe to further tariff increases after Germany signalled it was prepared to negotiate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2018
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani blasts Russia probe as 'most corrupt' ever
A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday sharpened his attacks on the special counsel inquiry into possible Trump campaign collusion with Russia, calling it "the most corrupt investigation that I've ever seen."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2018
Insurers expect 'market disruption' after Trump suspends billions in Obamacare risk payments
Health insurers warn that a move by the Trump administration on Saturday to temporarily suspend a program that was set to pay out $10.4 billion to insurers for covering high-risk individuals last year could drive up premium costs and create marketplace uncertainty.

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