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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 23, 2017
Despite undiplomatic discourse, Trump met more leaders at U.N. General Assembly than Obama
A subtle diplomat like Talleyrand, Donald Trump is not.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2017
Japanese, South Korean foreign ministers vow to work together to address North Korean nuclear, missile threat
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, agreed Friday to promote security cooperation in response to the rising nuclear threat posed by North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2017
U.S., Japanese carriers conduct drills amid soaring North Korea tensions
The Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted exercises with the U.S. Navy on Friday amid North Korea's continued nuclear and missile tests, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2017
Kim directly warns Trump as North Korean foreign minister says response may include Pacific H-bomb test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls U.S. President Donald Trump “mentally deranged” and vows to make him “pay dearly” for threatening the total destruction of his country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2017
Abe and Trump to call on nations to increase pressure on North Korea and strictly enforce U.N. sanctions
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and U.S. President Donald Trump affirmed Thursday in New York they will work together to call on the international community to strengthen pressure on North Korea, including through the stringent enforcement of U.N. sanctions.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2017
Trump doesn't embody Western values, unlike JFK and Obama: German envoy
Donald Trump doesn't embody Western values in the way that previous presidents such as John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama did, according to Wolfgang Ischinger, a former German ambassador to the U.S. who now heads the Munich Security Conference.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2017
Distrustful U.S. allies force spy agency to back down in encryption row
An international group of cryptography experts has forced the U.S. National Security Agency to back down over two data encryption techniques it wanted set as global industry standards, reflecting deep mistrust among close U.S. allies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2017
Sharp rise in queried skilled foreigner visas under Trump administration is 'stealth campaign': attorneys
The Trump administration is making it more difficult for skilled foreigners to work in the United States, challenging visa applications more often than at nearly any point in the Obama era, according to data reviewed by Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2017
Republicans set vote on health care bill slammed by Obama as path to 'real human suffering'
Senate Republicans announced plans to vote next week on their latest bid to scuttle Obamacare even as a popular comedian who has become part of the U.S. health care debate denounced the bill and former President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned of "real human suffering."
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2017
Power and purpose in democratic politics
Could U.S. President Donald Trump's recent overtures to Democrats be a sign that he is embracing centrist politics?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2017
Hurricane Trump makes landfall in Manhattan
The Trump administration's apparent determination to break the Iran nuclear deal is causing global alarm, for good reason.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2017
Trump's fire and brimstone U.N. speech hands Abe a win on North Korea, but will victory be pyrrhic?
Experts warn that Trump's threat could reinforce Pyongyang's belief that nuclear weapons remain the sole means of securing the regime's safety.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
Japan welcomes Trump's rebuke of North Korea's abduction of Japanese
Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota — who was abducted by North Korea as a teenager — on Wednesday hailed U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Pyongyang's abduction of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s in his address to the U.N. General Assembly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
Japan continues to support Iran nuke deal, Abe tells Rouhani on heels of Trump speech
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York on Tuesday that Japan continues to support a 2015 agreement on Iran's nuclear program, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump slammed the deal in a speech at the U.N. General Assembly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
Trump administration prepares to ease export rules for U.S. guns
The Trump administration is preparing to make it easier for American gun makers to sell small arms, including assault rifles and ammunition, to foreign buyers, according to senior U.S. officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
At U.N., Trump's tough talk opens door for Macron's diplomacy
French President Emmanuel Macron cast himself as the antithesis of U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations on Tuesday, a position that could enable him to play the honest broker in international conflicts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
Tillerson says restrictions on Iran's nuclear program must be extended indefinitely
The Iran nuclear deal must be changed if the United States is to remain in it, the top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, suggesting its key limits on the Iranian nuclear program must be extended.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
Trump seen tapping campaign, RNC funds to pay legal bills from Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump is using money donated to his re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee to pay for his lawyers in the probe of alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2017
In first U.N. speech, Trump threatens total destruction of North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States will be forced to "totally destroy" North Korea unless it halts its pursuit of nuclear weapons, mocking the isolated country's dictator, Kim Jong Un, as a "rocket man" on a suicide mission.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2017
Mattis hints at U.S. military options, says no need to shoot down North Korean missiles yet
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted Monday that Washington retained military options against nuclear-armed North Korea that he said would not leave Seoul at risk of devastating retaliatory strikes.
'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.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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