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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 17, 2016
Obama warns that China won't take any change in U.S. policy on Taiwan lightly
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday it was fine for President-elect Donald Trump to review Washington's "one-China" policy toward Taiwan, but he cautioned that a shift could lead to significant consequences in the U.S. relationship with Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2016
Trump builds team of bosses and big egos to shake up Washington
With more than 20 nominees now selected, Donald Trump's Cabinet appears much like the president-elect himself: mostly older, white males, many of them wealthy, who see themselves as risk-takers and deal-makers and prize action over deliberation.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2016
Ghosn sees Trump's America-first agenda as protecting trade with Mexico
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's America-first agenda should mean that trade with Mexico, where his company is the biggest auto producer, will be protected.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2016
Will Trump get trumped?
In January, Donald Trump will head to Washington with his team of radical, inexperienced and inordinately wealthy Cabinet picks. But he is not nearly as invincible as he seems to believe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2016
CIA should come clean about Russian 'hacking'
If the CIA has indisputable evidence that Russia threw the U.S. election, it should put up or shut up.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2016
'Is a Tweet policy?' U.S. State Department officials ponder
When is a tweet just a tweet?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2016
Putin tops Forbes' most powerful people list for fourth time
Russian President Vladimir Putin again topped Forbes magazine's list of The World's Most Powerful People in 2016 on Wednesday, while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rose to 37th place from 41st last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2016
Defining national interest
The election of Donald Trump should be worrying for anyone who advocates cooperation over confrontation and adherence to international law and international agreements.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 15, 2016
Trump's top diplomat would carry Chinese baggage from Exxon days
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for top U.S. diplomat comes with Chinese geopolitical entanglements. In his favor is years of dealing with some of the country's biggest oil companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2016
On heels of Trump affront, GM, Ford shares slide as China warns it may fine monopolistic U.S. carmaker
Shares of U.S. automakers General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co skidded on Wednesday after a Chinese official warned the government could slap a penalty on an unnamed U.S. automaker for monopolistic behavior.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 15, 2016
Team Trump disavows survey seeking names of Energy Department climate workers
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Wednesday disavowed a survey sent to the U.S. Department of Energy that requested the names of people working on climate change in the agency.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2016
Japanese lawmaker calls for stronger ties between Japan, Taiwan
A Japanese lawmaker said Wednesday that Japan should strengthen its strategic ties with its neighbors, including Taiwan, in the face of a rising China and a new administration in the United States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Dec 14, 2016
Views from Kansai: What are your hopes and fears about the coming Trump presidency?
John Ashburne took to the streets of Osaka and Kyoto 
to find out what people expect from the Donald Trump administration in 
the U.S. See the online version of this article or the Japan Times YouTube channel for a video of these vox pops.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2016
Are Sino-American ties too big to fail? China maps out fresh Trump strategy
When Donald Trump becomes U.S. president next month, one issue above all others could force his new administration to work closely with China and underscore why he and Beijing need each other — North Korea.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2016
Japan's ratification of the TPP
If the Abe administration believes in the TPP as a key to drive up Japan's growth, it should prepare to restructure its strategy on how to push the nation's free trade agenda in case the deal is formally declared dead.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2016
A new Russia policy needs Exxon CEO's skills
The moral satisfaction of not encouraging a dictator may be important, but the Obama administration's policy ended up enabling Putin's most reprehensible gambles and consolidated Putin's domestic support.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2016
Is America on track to be the Great Satan again?
Donald Trump's choice for U.S. secretary of state is the right messenger to magnify the Great Satan message, but the wrong messenger to magnify the Great Protector message.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 14, 2016
Trump's choice for interior secretary said to be former SEAL and Montana lawmaker Ryan Zinke; stance on federal lands unclear
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen first-term Republican Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, a former U.S. Navy SEAL commander, as his interior secretary, a senior transition official said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 14, 2016
U.S. Democrats enlist experts to scour Tillerson's business record
U.S. Senate Democrats plan to enlist accountants and legal experts to pore through the business records of Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, Democratic aides said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2016
Top U.S. official says Taiwan needs to increase defense spending due to threat from China
Defense spending in Taiwan has not kept pace with the threat posed by China and should be increased, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday, days after President-elect Donald Trump touched off a storm by questioning American policy over the island.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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