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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2019
Lawyers say Jeffrey Epstein's victims will sue financier's estate this week
Lawyers for several women who say they were sexually abused by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein plan to file lawsuits this week against his estate following his apparent suicide in a New York jail cell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2019
Fed remains a target as economy falls short of Trump's ambitious goals
It has become a jarring and frequent contradiction. President Donald Trump blames the Federal Reserve for putting the U.S. economy at risk while data show an economy in "reasonably good" shape, as the head of the central bank recently said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2019
Trump retweets unsubstantiated conspiracy theory of Clinton link to Jeffrey Epstein's jail-house death
President Donald Trump retweeted an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that former President Bill Clinton was in some way responsible for the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, hours after reports of the financier's jail-house suicide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 10, 2019
Trump says U.S. will 'reciprocate' after countries — including Japan — issue travel warnings in wake of shootings
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington will "reciprocate" after several countries — including Japan — issued travel warnings to the United States in the wake of a spate of deadly shootings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2019
North Korea fires off ballistic missiles hours after Trump talks up 'beautiful letter' from Kim
North Korea on Saturday fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's military said, with the apparent weapons test — its fifth in 16 days — flying in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's jubilant exhortations after receiving another "beautiful letter" from Pyongyang...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2019
Trump names new acting director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Joseph Maguire, the current chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, will become the acting director of national intelligence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2019
NRA slams U.S. presidential candidates after shootings, warning against better background checks
The National Rifle Association accused U.S. presidential candidates on Thursday of trying to politicize the deadly mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, warning against enhanced background checks for gun buyers a day after Republican President Donald Trump embraced the idea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 9, 2019
Trump's no-worries stance on Kim's missile provocations under strain
For the fourth time in two weeks, North Korea has tested an increasingly sophisticated, hard-to-track missile system that could wipe out South Korean and Japanese cities — not to mention U.S. forces based in both countries. Yet Donald Trump says he's not worried.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2019
'Modern Monetary Theory' may be Democrats' economic cure, but only Trump seems to have got the memo
From her home overlooking Setauket Harbor on Long Island's North Shore, a motorboat bobbing at the dock, Stephanie Kelton hopes to revolutionize how the U.S. government manages the economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 8, 2019
Trump's push for South Korea to pay more for U.S. troops puts Japan on notice
In a move likely to have implications for Japan, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that discussions have begun with South Korea to get the Asian ally to pay more for the cost of maintaining U.S. troops there.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2019
With eye on Russia and China, U.S. defense chief visits strategic Mongolia
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is set to meet senior Mongolian leaders on Thursday in a rare visit to the strategically important nation to deepen ties, as the Pentagon seeks to implement its strategy of focusing on countering China and Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019
Trump says talks with South Korea under way aimed at getting it to pay more defense costs
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday discussions have begun with South Korea, aimed at getting the country to pay more for the cost of maintaining U.S. troops in the region to guard against any threat from North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019
Trump aide John Bolton links future Asia missile deployment to protecting allies including Japan
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday linked the deployment of intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) in Asia to protecting America's allies in the region — including Japan — despite Chinese warnings it would take retaliatory countermeasures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019
Kim's latest missile test and warnings come amid fears of a return to 'fire and fury' of 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's test of a "new-type" of guided missile Tuesday was a warning over joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, state media said Wednesday, amid fears of a possible return to 2017's ramped-up pace of weapons testing and threats of "fire and fury."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2019
Trump shrugs off trade war concerns as China warns of market chaos
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns over a protracted trade war with China, as Beijing warned that Washington's decision to label it a currency manipulator would lead to chaos in financial markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2019
Nikkei reverses losses as Beijing firms up yuan
Traders in Tokyo braced for slaughter Tuesday, but while blood flowed at the opening bell, stocks reversed their course and survived the day as the walking wounded.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2019
After mass killings, Trump hits racism, white supremacy and mental illness, but faces pressure for gun control
President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2019
Roger Stone appeals judge's order in bid to get back on social media
Roger Stone wants back on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and every other social media platform from which he was banished last month by his future trial judge. He has turned to a U.S. appeals court for help.

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