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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Apr 14, 2020
Japan and U.S. must lead preparations for next pandemic
The global crisis over the COVID-19 pandemic calls for a global solution, but so far the international community has not shown a strong desire to get on the same page.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2020
Trump says he has ‘total’ authority to reopen states under lockdown
U.S. President Donald Trump declared he has "total” authority to order states to relax social distancing to combat the coronavirus outbreak and reopen their economies, and warned that governors who refuse would face political consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2020
Joe Biden tackles running mate decision under shadow of coronavirus fight
Joe Biden, now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is in the earliest stages of choosing a running mate who can help him defeat President Donald Trump in November, a decision complicated by the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the country and the campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2020
In bid for unity, ex-rival Bernie Sanders backs Joe Biden to challenge Trump
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday endorsed his longtime rival former Vice President Joe Biden, a move aimed at unifying a Democratic Party long fractured along moderate and liberal lines ahead of the election match-up against President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2020
Inside Trump's standoff with South Korea over defense costs
Current and former U.S. officials say privately there appears to be little hope of clinching a new agreement in the coming days, and some wonder about the coming weeks and months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2020
Using his own 'metrics,' Trump says ending U.S. shutdown is biggest decision yet
Trump pledged to listen to health experts when making that determination, adding that he would unveil a new advisory group next week that would focus on the process of economic opening.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2020
After Trump threat, India lifts export ban on COVID-19 treatment drug
India has partially lifted a ban on the exports of a malaria drug after U.S. President Donald Trump sought supplies for the United States, according to government officials with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2020
Trump eases U.S. coronavirus export ban after global backlash
U.S President Donald Trump eased restrictions on exports of masks and other protective equipment needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic just days after their introduction as he confronted a backlash from allies around the world. Faced with domestic criticism of his administration’s handling of the COVID-19...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2020
The price of ‘America First’ has become clear
The COVID-19 outbreak has just exposed, with remarkable clarity, the bankruptcy of U.S. President Donald Trump's “America First” agenda.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2020
The Trump presidency turns deadly
How many people died needlessly as a result of the U.S. president's leadership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2020
Trump’s push for huge deal to cut oil supply draws disbelief
With just one tweet, U.S. President Donald Trump conjured up the prospect of a global oil alliance to rescue the industry from the worst shock in history. The question is whether it evaporates just as quickly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2020
With U.S. 2020 race all but halted over coronavirus, Joe Biden quietly widens lead over Trump
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden has quietly expanded his lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters, even as the rapidly spreading coronavirus has all but sidelined the former vice president's campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2020
U.S. and South Korea near tentative troop-funding deal, report says
The U.S. and South Korea have tentatively reached a military cost-sharing agreement, the Yonhap news agency reported, potentially ending months of bickering over demands from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for a massive increase.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2020
U.S. base workers set for furlough in blow to South Korea alliance
The U.S. military is set to put almost half of its 8,500 South Korean civilian workers on furlough, as the two sides bicker over the Trump administration’s demands for a massive increase in troop funding.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2020
Biden admits ‘frustration’ as he demands urgency from Trump on virus
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden said he feels "frustration” with the U.S. coronavirus response and that it’s his role to say what he believes President Donald Trump needs to do.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 29, 2020
U.S. immigration rules bar thousands of foreign nurses
As the coronavirus pandemic threatens to strain nursing staffs at hospitals across the United States, Melanie N. Beckham knows where to find reinforcements. But first, the Trump administration needs to give its approval.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2020
Spat between China diplomats signals internal split over how to handle Trump
An unusual public spat between two top Chinese diplomats points to an internal split in Beijing over how to handle rising tensions with a combative U.S. president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2020
Joe Biden says 'no need' to postpone November vote over coronavirus
Joe Biden pushed back on suggestions that the November election could be postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying Sunday it's important that voting continues as it has during other crises in American history.

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