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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 10, 2018
U.S. seeks 'concrete actions' from North Korea before talks
The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump will not meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes "concrete and verifiable actions," stoking confusion as the administration faced criticism for agreeing to talks while receiving few, if any, tangible benefits in return.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 10, 2018
Over wine and spirits, Kim Jong Un poked fun at himself: South Korean officials
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joked about his image in international media while serving South Korean officials local spirits and cold noodles during their unprecedented visit to Pyongyang this past week, two South Korean government sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2018
North Korean foreign minister to visit Sweden: report
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho will visit Sweden in the near future and meet with his Swedish counterpart, Margot Wallstrom, the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported on Friday, citing sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2018
North Korean state media quiet on Kim's overtures to Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sudden overtures to Washington are making headlines around the world — except in North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2018
Convoy delivers food to Syria's besieged Ghouta amid shelling
A convoy of relief trucks crossed front lines into the rebel-held Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta on Friday and unloaded all its food for the trapped population, despite fighting that the Red Cross said had come "extremely close."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2018
Under pressure from allies, U.S. eases way for exemptions on just-imposed steel, aluminum tariffs
The United States opened the way for more exemptions from its steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday, after pressure from allies and intense lobbying from lawmakers, further diluting the measures just a day after they were formally announced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2018
How Trump's 'no exemptions' tariff plan got carve-outs
In the space of a week, U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum went from a "no exemptions" plan to one filled with carve-outs for Canada, Mexico and likely other allies, plus hundreds of products not available domestically.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2018
Australia set to secure exemption from U.S. tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has spoken with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and that they are working on an agreement so Australia will not be subject to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2018
Abe to visit U.S. in April to discuss North Korea with Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to meet with the North Korean leader might give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to resolve the abduction issue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2018
Trump's steel tariffs seen putting U.S. further away from TPP free trade deal
Washington is pulling farther away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, but the new deal signed by the TPP 11 leaves the door open.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 9, 2018
Trump agrees to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on denuclearization
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by the end of May — a stunning and unexpected announcement that comes as the two historic adversaries dial back threats of nuclear annihilation and attempt to reach a deal on the issue of scrapping the North's...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2018
11 states, minus U.S., sign TPP in free-trade push in face of protectionist Trump
The 11 countries remaining in the Trans-Pacific Partnership after the pullout of the United States signed the revised trade pact on Thursday, in a show of unity in pushing free trade amid a rising protectionist threat by U.S. President Donald Trump.
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2018
Trump meets 'Doom' maker and other video game execs over violent content
U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the makers of popular video games "Grand Theft Auto" and "Doom" to discuss what the president believes is a link between video games and violent acts like last month's school shooting in Florida.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2018
Trump ex-aide Paul Manafort pleads not guilty again, faces July trial
U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, again pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election and will face the first of two trials in July.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2018
Democrats dissatisfied as ex-Trump aide Corey Lewandowski clams up and GOP cool to subpoena
Democrats said they'll seek a subpoena to force former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to answer all of their questions after he refused for the second time to respond to some inquiries about his communications with President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2018
U.S. not coordinating against Russian hacking threat: top general
The top U.S. general in Europe said on Thursday that the U.S. government did not have an effective unified approach to deal with Russia's cyberthreat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2018
Trump asked witnesses what they discussed with special counsel Robert Mueller: NYT
The U.S. special counsel in the Russian election meddling investigation has learned of two conversations in which President Donald Trump asked witnesses about matters discussed with investigators, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2018
U.S. senators ask vote machine vendors if Russian accessed source code
Two Democratic senators on Wednesday asked major vendors of U.S. voting equipment whether they have allowed Russian entities to scrutinize their software, saying the practice could allow Moscow to hack into American elections infrastructure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 8, 2018
U.K. far-right figure whose anti-Muslim videos were retweeted by Trump is jailed for hate crime
AFP-Jiji
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2018
Trump pressures China on trade, presses on with tariff plan as moderates exit
U.S. President Donald Trump looked set on Wednesday to authorize steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum this week as he stepped up pressure against China to develop a plan to reduce its trade imbalance with the United States by $1 billion.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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