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JAPAN
Feb 22, 2018
Scenarios abound for Japan getting dragged into a U.S.-China conflict: expert
Could a few tiny islets in the East China Sea help light the fire that sparks a wider conflagration in East Asia? What about preventive strikes on North Korean nuclear and missile sites? A collision near one of Beijing's man-made islands in the South China Sea?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2018
Ivanka Trump to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Olympics trip, official says
President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, a senior White House adviser, will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday as part of a weekend trip to lead the U.S. delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2018
U.S. Democrats want $300 million to fight possible Russia election tampering
U.S. Democratic leaders called on Congress on Wednesday to give the FBI $300 million to fight Russian efforts to interfere in congressional and state elections in November.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2018
Twitter cracks down on tactics used by 'bots' to spread false stories
Twitter Inc. said on Wednesday it would no longer allow people to post identical messages from multiple accounts, cracking down on a tactic that Russian agents and others have allegedly used to make tweets or topics go viral.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018
Trump warms to mileage tax, offers praise of Oregon's volunteer program
The White House on Wednesday praised an experimental program in Oregon that charges a mileage tax to volunteer drivers, adding to signals that President Donald Trump is open to finding new revenue sources to pay for his proposed infrastructure program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2018
China's next ideological front
Beijing is tightening the screws on poliical dissent, and Americans are growing more uneasy about the nature of Chinese influence abroad.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 21, 2018
What Trump's tax reforms mean for Americans in Japan
Changes under the U.S. Republican administration are likely to affect the bottom line for individuals and companies here alike.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2018
Two-day toll in rebel Ghouta area outside Damascus reportedly 250, highest since 2013
Pro-government forces pounded the rebel-held district of eastern Ghouta outside the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday, in a surge of violence that a war monitor said had killed at least 250 people since Sunday night.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 21, 2018
North Koreans dropped out of meeting with Pence at last minute, U.S. says
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was prepared to hold a historic meeting with top North Korean officials during his visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea earlier this month but was rebuffed by the North at the last minute, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2018
FCC reversal of net neutrality rules expected to be published Thursday, paving way for suits
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to publish on Thursday its December order overturning the landmark Obama-era net neutrality rules, two sources briefed on the matter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2018
Robert Mueller describes lawyer's encrypted talk in Russian and deleted emails
The lawyer who pleaded guilty Tuesday to making false statements gave no indication in court he's cooperating with U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2018
Pro-Syrian regime forces enter Afrin to aid Kurds against Turkey, threatening to widen conflict
Pro-Syrian government forces entered Syria's northwestern Afrin region on Tuesday to help a Kurdish militia there fend off a Turkish assault, raising the prospect of a wider escalation of the conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2018
South Korea to announce plan for joint military exercises before April
In a move that is likely to enrage nuclear-armed North Korea, the South Korean Defense Ministry said Tuesday that by the end of next month it will announce plans for postponed joint military exercises with the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2018
Trump backs effort to improve gun background checks in wake of Florida massacre
The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump supports efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases, days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2018
North Korea 'fully ready for both dialogue and war,' state media says
North Korea is "fully ready for both dialogue and war" and prepared to respond to any U.S. "provocation by prompt counterstrike," state-run media said Monday as the Winter Olympics continued in South Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2018
Florida shooting survivors on potential collision course with Trump
Student survivors of the deadly Florida school shooting who hope to become the face of a revived gun control movement are on a potential collision course with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2018
For now, U.S. wants Europeans just to commit to improve Iran deal
The United States has sketched out a path under which three key European allies would simply commit to try to improve the Iran nuclear deal over time in return for President Donald Trump keeping the pact alive by renewing U.S. sanctions relief in May.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 19, 2018
John Kelly and Secret Service agent scuffled with Chinese security officials over nuclear 'football' in Beijing, report claims
White House chief of staff John Kelly, a U.S. Secret Service agent and the U.S. military aide in charge of the so-called nuclear football were involved in a skirmish with Chinese security officials during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing in November, a report said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2018
Democrats hijack the anti-Trump resistance
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