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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 13, 2017
Trump loses his big bet on Alabama U.S. Senate race
In backing Roy Moore in Alabama's U.S. Senate race even though the candidate faced allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls, President Donald Trump made a risky bet — and lost big.
WORLD / Society
Dec 13, 2017
'Not going to stop having sex': Trump's cuts leave U.S. rural teens at pregnancy risk
Teenage girls in rural America could be the first to see a rise in unplanned pregnancies as drastic cuts in access to health care, contraception and insurance take effect under President Donald Trump's policies, say family planning campaigners.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2017
U.S. Congress to let Iran deadline pass, leave decision to Trump
The U.S. Congress will allow a deadline on reimposing sanctions on Iran to pass this week, congressional and White House aides said on Tuesday, leaving a pact between world powers and Tehran intact at least temporarily.
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2017
TransCanada clashes with pipeline foes at Nebraska hearing as firm presses for OK of 'alternative' path
Opponents of TransCanada Corp.'s proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline argued on Tuesday that regulators in Nebraska had no authority to approve the line's "alternative" path through the state and that the project should be considered dead.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2017
U.S., South Korea may delay annual joint military exercises during Winter Olympics
Seoul and Washington are reportedly considering delaying annual joint military exercises until after the Winter Olympics in a bid to stave off provocative actions by North Korea during the Pyeongchang Games in South Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 12, 2017
Trump tells NASA to send astronauts back to moon and later to Mars but offers no concrete budget
President Donald Trump directed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to send American astronauts back to the moon and eventually to Mars, shifting the agency's mission from the study of Earth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 12, 2017
Judge rules U.S. military must accept transgender recruits by Jan. 1
Transgender recruits will be able to join the U.S. military as of Jan. 1, a federal judge ruled on Monday, denying a request by President Donald Trump's administration to enforce his ban on transgender troops while the government appeals an order blocking it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2017
Swedish leader slams attempted arson attack at synagogue as three are arrested
Three people were arrested early on Sunday after an attempted arson attack at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, prosecutors said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2017
Saudi Arabia pushes Palestinians to consider nascent U.S. peace plan
Saudi Arabia pulled no punches when it condemned President Donald Trump's move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But Palestinian officials say Riyadh has also been working for weeks behind the scenes to press them to support a nascent U.S. peace plan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2017
Trump lifts refugee ban but admissions still plummet, figures show
In late October, President Donald Trump lifted a temporary ban on most refugee admissions, a move that should have cleared the way for more people fleeing persecution and violence to come to the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2017
As Trump was sworn in, Michael Flynn texted Russia sanctions to be 'ripped up' to speed reactor deal: whistle-blower
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn promised a business associate before the inauguration of Donald Trump that U.S. sanctions with Russia would be "ripped up" by the incoming administration, according to a witness account described by House Democrats.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2017
Attorney general Jeff Sessions calls for efficient review of U.S. immigration cases in bid to boost deportations
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday called on the nation's immigration courts to decide cases more efficiently, amid a burgeoning backlog that is hampering the Trump administration's efforts to deport more illegal immigrants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 7, 2017
GOP cuts to homeowner tax breaks threaten to cost Republicans in 2018 races, hit property values
Laura Russo is just the kind of voter the Republicans need, but the party's proposed tax overhaul, which includes limits on the deductions for mortgage interest, state taxes and property taxes, is pushing her away.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 6, 2017
Looking back at 2017's Trump-triggered resurgence in American activism in Japan
The Women of the World March in January that brought hundreds onto the streets of Tokyo was the highlight of a year of action.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 6, 2017
U.N. official's visit to North Korea may set stage for talks on nuclear issue
Timing, the old adage goes, is everything, and in attempting to peel back the thick layer of mystery surrounding North Korea's nuclear intentions, the timing of its decision to follow through on its long-standing invite for a top United Nations official to visit may offer insight into a renewed diplomatic...
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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