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DONALD TRUMP

ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2018
U.S. pledges nearly $300 million in security funding for Southeast Asia
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2018
Trump administration lifts Obama-era GMO crop ban on U.S. wildlife refuges
The Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era ban on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in dozens of national wildlife refuges where farming is permitted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2018
Accountant of former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort testifies on falsified documents
An accountant for U.S. President Donald Trump's one-time campaign chairman Paul Manafort admitted in trial testimony on Friday that she helped backdate documents and falsify financial records at Manafort and his business partner's request to reduce his tax burden and help him qualify for loans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2018
Hopes of North Korea economic reforms instead of nuke pursuit spur surge in Chinese tourism
North Korea's proclaimed shift in national focus to economic development from nuclear arms is prompting cautious optimism across the Chinese border in Dandong, a trading hub hit hard by United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2018
Trump staffs team topped by Jared Kushner for roll-out of mystery Mideast peace plan
U.S. officials say the Trump administration is staffing up a Middle East policy team at the White House in anticipation of unveiling its long awaited but largely mysterious Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2018
Trump's attacks on media may lead to real violence, U.N. expert says
U.S. President Donald Trump's verbal attacks on the media run the risk of triggering real violence against journalists, the U.N. rapporteur for freedom of expression said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2018
Amid tumult and scorn for media, Trump takes in Pennsylvania rally for hard-line GOP candidate
President Donald Trump swiped Pennsylvania from the Democrats in 2016. Now he is trying to help Republicans take a Senate seat there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2018
U.S. confirms duties for Canadian paper used in newsprint, irking Ottawa
The United States on Thursday announced final duties on imported uncoated groundwood paper from Canada that is used for newspapers, with slightly lower anti-dumping and anti-subsidy rates than previously levied.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2018
Bipartisan U.S. senators introduce Russia sanctions 'bill from hell'
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday to impose stiff new sanctions on Russia and combat cyber crime, the latest effort by lawmakers to punish Moscow over interference in U.S. elections and its activities in Syria and Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2018
Prosecutors hint they may not call expected star witness Rick Gates to testify in Paul Manafort trial
U.S. prosecutors raised the possibility on Wednesday that an expected star witness may not testify against President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, even as the judge tried to rein in their portrayal of Manafort's lavish lifestyle.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2018
Iran seen readying major exercise around vital Strait of Hormuz as tensions with U.S. simmer
The United States believes Iran is preparing to carry out a major exercise in the Gulf in the coming days, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 2, 2018
Lawyers for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones file to quash Sandy Hook defamation suit
Lawyers for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a Texas court on Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit against him and his InfoWars website filed by parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre who accused him of defamation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2018
Trump calls on attorney general to end Russia probe 'Rigged Witch Hunt right now'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether there was any cooperation by his campaign with Moscow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2018
The trade war and Japan
In response to the burgeoning trade war, Japan should carry out structural reforms of its economy and take the lead in promoting multinational free trade pacts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2018
Trump's grand strategy
Not only can the U.S. president not be blamed for America's relative decline, he may actually be set to arrest it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 1, 2018
'A matchless political dwarf': North Korea's state media spews venom at Japan amid thaw with U.S.
In the wake of the landmark Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, KCNA has released no critical stories about the U.S., filling that vacuum by vilifying Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2018
U.S. considering higher tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, sources say
The Trump administration is considering more than doubling its planned tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, ratcheting up pressure on Beijing to return to the negotiating table, three people familiar with the internal deliberations said.

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