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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 1, 2018
North Korea needs cash. Japan has it. Can a deal be made?
Tokyo could use its economic clout to insert itself to forefront of nuclear talks, observers say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2018
Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from U.S. sanctions
Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2018
U.S. intelligence agencies say North Korea has boosted nuclear fuel production at secret sites: report
A new report citing U.S. intelligence agencies says that North Korea has boosted its nuclear fuel production at multiple secret sites in recent months — despite leader Kim Jong Un's pledge to work toward denuclearization.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2018
Trump narrows U.S. Supreme Court list; to name nominee on July 9
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce his nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9, and that he has narrowed his list of candidates.
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BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2018
GM says U.S. import tariffs could mean 'smaller' company and fewer jobs
General Motors Co. warned on Friday that higher tariffs on imported vehicles under consideration by the Trump administration could cost jobs and lead to "a smaller GM" while isolating U.S. businesses from the global market.
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JAPAN
Jun 29, 2018
Japanese-American born at World War II internment camp protests Trump's travel ban
A Japanese-American born in a California internment camp during World War II is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump's travel restrictions that mostly target individuals from several Muslim-majority countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2018
'Fake refugees, get out': How South Koreans are channeling Trump
On the South Korean island of Jeju, a tourist hot spot famed for blue waters and sandy beaches, Lee Hyang is angry.
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BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2018
Nemesis Jeff Bezos may be doing Trump big favor on drug pricing as Amazon buys PillPack
Donald Trump has promised since his presidential campaign to drive down drug prices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 29, 2018
'Mass civil disobedience': 600 arrested at Senate sit-in as women march against Trump's immigration policy
Nearly 600 protesters were arrested during a clangorous occupation of a U.S. Senate office building in Washington on Thursday, where they decried U.S. President Donald Trump's "zero- tolerance" stance on illegal immigration.
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BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2018
U.S. manufacturers vie for Trump tariff relief, exposing competitive info to rivals
The flood of requests from U.S. manufacturers with the Commerce Department to exempt them from the Trump administration's hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is exposing competitive information to rivals, customers and U.S. metal producers.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2018
Russia probe counsel Robert Mueller subpoenas another associate of Trump adviser Roger Stone
U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller has issued a grand jury subpoena to another associate of longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone, a lawyer for Andrew Miller, the subject of the subpoena, said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2018
Trump to meet Putin in Helsinki on July 16 for first bilateral summit between U.S. and Russia leaders
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16 for their first bilateral summit as the leaders seek to reverse a downward spiral in relations that has been exacerbated by findings that Russia meddled in U.S. elections.
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WORLD / Society
Jun 28, 2018
Anthony Kennedy's exit seen threatening abortion and gay rights as Supreme Court is set to shift far right
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, announced on Wednesday, could put some of his signature rulings in jeopardy, including ones that expanded or preserved gay rights and abortion rights.
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WORLD / Society
Jun 28, 2018
Deported after Trump order, Central Americans grieve for lost, separated offspring left behind
Before deporting him in shackles last week, U.S. immigration agents handed Honduran asylum-seeker Melvin Garcia his few possessions and a small blue wallet belonging to Daylin, the 12-year-old daughter they had taken from him.
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2018
U.S. sanctions against Iran begin to bite
U.S. sanctions will hurt U.S. allies as much as they do Iran.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2018
Helsinki emerges as possible location for Trump-Putin summit: U.S. official
The Finnish capital of Helsinki is being considered as a location for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2018
Robert Mueller says Putin associate shouldn't see evidence in U.S. criminal case unless he appears in court
U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller said a longtime associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin should be barred from seeing evidence in a U.S. criminal case unless he appears in court to defend himself.
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BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2018
Dissent surfaces as China begins to question its readiness for trade war with U.S.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
Pompeo refuses to put timeline on North Korea denuclearization
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he will not put a timeline on negotiations with North Korea to rid it of its nuclear weapons, an apparent reversal of earlier remarks that the White House would seek "major disarmament" by Pyongyang by January 2021, the end of President Donald Trump's...
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
North Korea says it will ignore Japan until Tokyo scraps military drills, other measures
North Korea will continue to ignore Japan unless Tokyo halts hostilities against its neighbor, such as large-scale military drills and efforts to boost military readiness, the isolated nation's state media has said.

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