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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2019
$2.2 billion Taiwan-U.S. arms deal angers China, but sale more symbolic than signal of strength
The U.S. State Department's approval of a possible sale to Taiwan of "big ticket" weapons at an estimated value of $2.2 billion is likely to be seen as a symbolic move that makes sense for both Taipei and Washington as they grapple with an increasingly assertive China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2019
For those who flew on Epstein's 'Lolita Express,' the feds want to talk to you
After Jeffrey Epstein's latest arrest on sex trafficking charges, some famous people may be squirming. His notorious little black book and private-jet manifests contained a long list of boldface names, including Victoria's Secret founder Leslie Wexner, U.S. President Donald Trump and former president...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2019
Mexico boosts raids on migrant-smuggling trucks by using giant X-ray, detains hundreds
Mexican officials have captured more than 200 migrants hidden in trucks over the past two days, including dozens spotted by a large X-ray scanner huddled in secret compartments, as the country steps up a crackdown under U.S. pressure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2019
U.K. minister to apologize to Ivanka over ambassador's leaked memos
Britain's trade minister said Monday he would apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka for a leak of confidential memos in which the U.K. ambassador describes the U.S. administration as "dysfunctional" and "inept."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 8, 2019
In jab at U.S., Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan says world cannot shut Beijing out
In an indirect jab at the United States — with which Beijing is currently trying to resolve a bitter trade war — China and the rest of the world must co-exist, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2019
Created to fight crime, Mexico's National Guard in face-off with migrants to keep Trump tariffs at bay
A convoy of Mexican state and municipal police trucks roared along the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez to confront cartel gunmen, past National Guardsmen patrolling the banks of the Rio Grande River for migrants trying to cross into the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 8, 2019
Trump again tries to talk down Fed rate as he grooms possible successors to Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump wrapped up the weekend as he started it, jawboning the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates at a time when he may be sizing up his two latest picks for Fed governor as successors to Chairman Jerome Powell.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2019
Trump frightens Republicans but 'doesn't scare me,' says quitting GOP Rep. Justin Amash
A U.S. congressman who is leaving the Republican Party said on Sunday that President Donald Trump's personal attacks against critics intimidate others in the party from speaking out against him, but said, "It doesn't scare me."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2019
Deutsche Bank axes whole teams in Asia-Pacific as 18,000 job cuts begin
Whole teams in Deutsche Bank's Asian operations were told their positions were gone Monday, as the lender began axing 18,000 jobs globally in one of the biggest overhauls to an investment bank since the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2019
Iran says it will enrich uranium 'at any level,' challenging U.S.
Iran said on Sunday it is fully prepared to enrich uranium at any level and with any amount, in further defiance of U.S. efforts to squeeze the country with sanctions and force it to renegotiate a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2019
U.S. sent message to Iran after drone downing warning of limited strike, says Iranian official
The United States conveyed a message to Iran warning of a limited strike against the country the day after its unmanned drone was shot down in the Gulf, Iran's civil defense agency chief Gholamreza Jalali was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2019
British ambassador to U.S. trashed Trump in diplomatic cables, report says
Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to the U.S., described President Donald Trump as "inept" and "incompetent" in diplomatic memos to his bosses at the U.K. Foreign Office, the Mail on Sunday reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 6, 2019
Former ambassador to Vietnam may be North Korea's new point man in U.S. nuclear talks
North Korea appears to have appointed a longtime veteran of international diplomacy as point man in the new round of denuclearization talks with the United States, a diplomatic source in Seoul has confirmed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2019
Americans are less proud to be Americans this year, poll finds
As the United States celebrates Independence Day, pride in America has become a casualty of today's polarized political environment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2019
Trump remakes Independence Day celebration by adding speech, longer fireworks show and military display
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a Fourth of July speech on the National Mall that extolled the U.S. military and the American people and put himself at the center of the Independence Day celebration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2019
Democrats condemn Trump camp's migrant detention facilities as inhumane
Democrats sharpened their attacks on the Trump administration's handling of the migrant crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, saying human rights were being neglected and demanding the firing of the Border Patrol's leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2019
Trump denies retreat on census citizenship question, contradicting own officials
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration had not dropped its efforts to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census, contradicting statements made by his own officials, including Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2019
Trump casts himself, military and Republican VIPs as stars of July 4 pageant
U.S. military armored vehicles stood near Washington's majestic Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pushed ahead with an elaborate Fourth of July production with him at the center, as critics accused him of hijacking a nonpartisan celebration of America's Independence Day.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2019
A reluctant Robert Mueller is Democrats' best shot to revive their Trump investigations
Robert Mueller will appear grudgingly before House committees this month, but the former special prosecutor's testimony is the best chance Democrats have to revive their stymied probes of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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