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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2017
Ex-Obama adviser Ben Rhodes rips Trump's off-the-cuff diplomacy
U.S. President Donald Trump's recent attempt to look tough in his blistering war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sowed divisions with Tokyo and Seoul — America's two key allies in Asia — risking a rift that could give the reclusive regime a strategic advantage, a former top White...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2017
Hard part of achieving North Korea's nuclear objective comes next, sixth test seen critical
North Korea says it has developed intercontinental missiles capable of targeting any place in the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2017
Unwavering Trump voters say they will not miss Steve Bannon
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's firing has been met with a collective shrug by some of President Donald Trump's most committed supporters who argue the controversial nationalist became an obstacle to the administration's agenda.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 19, 2017
Durant says he will not go to White House to visit Trump
If the Golden State Warriors are invited to the White House, Kevin Durant said he will not visit with President Donald Trump to celebrate the team's 2017 championship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2017
Amid Korea tensions, U.S. says fewer troops will take part in war games with South
The U.S. will kick off its annual joint military exercises with South Korea on Monday, but this year's drills will involve far fewer American troops than last year's amid heated tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 19, 2017
Steve Bannon departure tips trade scales in favor of White House 'globalists'
The departure Friday of Steve Bannon, the White House's top economic nationalist, will likely tip the trade policy scales in favor of the Trump administration's "globalist" faction, which could soften the stance toward two of Trump's favorite targets: China and the North American Free Trade Agreement....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2017
In latest White House upheaval Trump dumps controversial chief strategist Steve Bannon
President Donald Trump on Friday fired Steve Bannon, his chief strategist, in the latest White House shake-up, removing a far-right architect of his 2016 election victory and a driving force behind his nationalist and anti-globalization agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 18, 2017
Trump's attacks on GOP lawmakers could leave him friendless if impeachment comes
President Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Republican senators, an approach he may regret if he is someday impeached and the Senate has to weigh charges against him stemming from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 18, 2017
Filmmaker Michael Moore takes to Broadway, says Trump will 'get us all killed'
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is trading screen time for the stage in a one-man show now on Broadway that is a call to action over the current state of U.S. politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 18, 2017
Canada seeing 'unsustainable' surge in migrants illegally entering from U.S.
The number of asylum seekers who illegally crossed the U.S. border into Canada more than tripled last month, according to Canadian government data released on Thursday, as migrants worried about the U.S. administration's immigration crackdown head north.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 17, 2017
Trump adviser Steve Bannon open to withdrawing U.S. troops from South Korea if North freezes nuclear program
Top White House adviser Steve Bannon has said he would be open to a potential deal in which China persuaded North Korea to freeze its nuclear buildup in exchange for the removal of U.S. troops from the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 17, 2017
Baltimore 'quickly and quietly' removes four Confederate statues after deadly Virginia rally
Baltimore removed four monuments to the pro-slavery Civil War Confederacy before dawn on Wednesday, working quickly so the city could avoid protests like the one organized by white nationalists that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2017
Trump dumps business, policy councils after CEOs quit in protest
U.S. President Donald Trump disbanded two high-profile business advisory councils on Wednesday after corporate CEOs quit in protest over his remarks blaming violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, not only on white nationalists but also on the protesters who opposed them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2017
Taliban send Trump letter warning against sending more troops to Afghanistan
The Taliban told U.S. President Donald Trump in an open letter on Tuesday that the military situation in Afghanistan was "far worse than you realize" and sending in more troops would be self-destructive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2017
Iran could quit nuclear deal in 'hours' and at higher level if U.S. levels new sanctions: Rouhani
Iran could abandon its nuclear agreement with world powers "within hours" if the United States imposes any more new sanctions, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017
Taxpayers expected to take hit as Trump moves to dump Obama-era flood-risk building standards
U.S. President Donald Trump will revoke an Obama-era executive order on Tuesday that required strict building standards for government-funded projects to reduce exposure to increased flooding from sea level rise, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2017
Abe and Trump reaffirm importance of halting North Korean missile launches
After a 30-minute phone call, Abe expresses appreciation for Trump's pledge to defend U.S. allies amid threat of missiles launches.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2017
After Merck chief quits, Under Armour CEO steps down from Trump's business council
Under Armour Inc.'s Kevin Plank became the latest chief executive to quit President Donald Trump's council of U.S. business leaders, as membership on the panel has become enmeshed in the country's volatile politics after violent riots in Virginia over the weekend.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 15, 2017
What Kim Jong Un hopes to gain from nuclear game plan
On October 3, 1942 — 75 years ago this year — a prototype German V-2 rocket launched from the German military firing range at Peenemunde in the Baltic reached an altitude of 84.5 km (52.5 miles). It was, by some definitions, the first human-built object in space.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2017
Merck CEO quits Trump manufacturing council over Charlottesville, draws snide tweet revenge
Merck & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Kenneth Frazier resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump's American Manufacturing Council on Monday, saying he was taking a stand against intolerance and extremism.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.”

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