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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2018
No, President Trump: MBS is not what you think he is
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman isn't Saudi Arabia and defending him isn't an act of realpolitik.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2018
U.S. to scale back major joint military exercise in bid to keep North Korean nuclear diplomacy on track
In a bid to keep Washington's ongoing denuclearization talks with North Korea from faltering, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday that a major joint military exercise with South Korea would be scaled back.
WORLD
Nov 22, 2018
Iran says it can fire missiles that can reach U.S. bases and aircraft carriers 'if they make a move'
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Wednesday that U.S. bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and Qatar, and U.S. aircraft carriers in the Gulf were within range of Iranian missiles, as tensions rise between Tehran and Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2018
Trudeau cuts Canadian business taxes to keep pace with U.S. moves, deferring deficit reduction
Justin Trudeau is offering tax breaks to business instead of cutting Canada's deficit, as his Liberal government uses a revenue windfall to keep pace with U.S. tax reform.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 21, 2018
OECD lowers global growth forecast for 2019
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development lowered on Wednesday its projection for global economic growth next year, citing headwinds including the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2018
Trump hints at attending White House Correspondents' Dinner after news that main speaker won't be comedian
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Tuesday that it was a "good first step of a dying evening and tradition" for the White House Correspondents' Association to feature a historian, not a comedian, at its annual event to be held next spring.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2018
Trump wanted to order Justice Department to prosecute foes Hillary Clinton, James Comey: New York Times
U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two political foes, his one-time presidential opponent Hillary Clinton and former FBI director James Comey, in the spring, but his White House counsel rebuffed him, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2018
Democrats demand probe of Ivanka Trump's private email use for government work
Democrats called on Tuesday for an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and top White House adviser Ivanka Trump following reports that she repeatedly used a personal email account last year for government business.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2018
Putting 'America First,' Trump stands by Saudis, admitting 'maybe' crown prince knew of slaying
President Donald Trump said he wouldn't downgrade U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia over the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, regardless of whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered his death.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2018
Interior chief Ryan Zinke blames deadly California wildfires in part on 'radical' environmentalists' suits
U.S. Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Tuesday that the deadly California wildfires were partly due to lawsuits from environmentalists who have sought to stop forest management practices, such as forest thinning.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2018
Japan-based carrier USS Ronald Reagan set to make port call in Hong Kong amid U.S.-China tensions
The U.S. Navy's Kanagawa-based aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, is due to make a port call in Hong Kong on Wednesday, a notice posted to the website of the city's maritime authority said, nearly two months after China denied a request by another U.S. warship to visit the city amid rising tensions...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2018
Trump likely to give U.S. troops authority to protect immigration agents
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to give troops authority to protect immigration agents stationed along the border with Mexico if they come under threat from migrants seeking to cross into the United States, an official said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2018
Finns respond to Trump by 'raking' their country great again
Puzzled Finns have taken to Twitter to post pictures of themselves raking the forest after U.S. President Donald Trump said California should learn a lesson from the Nordic country about how to protect itself against wildfires.
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2018
Agreement eludes APEC
The APEC breakdown makes clear the widening gap in visions of regional order. Choices will have to be made, and soon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2018
The environment and economy have become great power pawns
The new cold war has spread far from the geopolitical arena.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2018
Abe fails to bridge U.S.-China divide at APEC summit
Prime Minister in a bind as he seeks to keep alliance with Washington as foundation of foreign policy, while avoiding excessive conflict with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2018
U.S. vice president's sharp China attacks fuel Asia's fears of a new Cold War
Since the Soviet Union fell in the early 1990s, Southeast Asia has sought to avoid getting caught in a fight between major powers. The Trump administration is making that position look increasingly untenable.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2018
Art of the upper hand: Entrepreneur helps China firms battle Trump's $250 billion trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump's $250 billion economic battle with China has run into a one-man obstacle. A trade-war whisperer working for the other side.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 19, 2018
New Salvadoran migrant caravan forms, swells as hundreds wait at U.S.-Mexico border
At least 150 Salvadorans set off on Sunday from their impoverished Central American country in a U.S.-bound caravan, ignoring their likely rejection at the U.S.-Mexico border where a larger caravan of mostly Hondurans has been stalled for days.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2018
Trump would not intervene if Matthew Whitaker moves to curtail Robert Mueller's Russian meddling probe
President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday he would not intervene if Matthew Whitaker, his acting U.S. attorney general, moved to curtail special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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