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DONALD TRUMP

COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2016
What Abe should tell Trump
Abe must convince Trump that the U.S. global role is not some expensive alimony but an investment that generates a higher rate of return than any building in New York City.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2016
A priest's advice for anti-Trump protesters
The demonstrations may be cathartic, but they are mostly counterproductive because they are not only about Trump's policies but his legitimacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2016
Trump looks to Bush era for new head of U.S. environmental agency
President-elect Donald Trump's short-list of contenders to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency includes two current energy industry lobbyists who held leading roles there under Republican President George W. Bush, according to two sources with knowledge of the list.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2016
Trump finds supporter in 'fellow dictator' Hashimoto
The victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election has been greeted with concern and anxiety among political and business leaders, and the general public around the globe, who fear relations with Washington will worsen under his presidency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 16, 2016
Battered yen faces new reality: Trump reflationary pressure
The yen, jolted in a 750-plus point range against the dollar in the week since Donald Trump's presidential win, could fall back toward a February low of ¥115 on prospects of rapid U.S. interest rate increases.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2016
Little-known Republican Chris Collins becomes Trump liaison in Congress
Paul Ryan, the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, says he talks to Donald Trump often, but the president-elect has tapped a little-known lawmaker from western New York to be his eyes and ears among congressional Republicans.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2016
The limits of Trump power
There are bigger international forces at work than Donald Trump and his new administration, and Washington is no longer the power center of the Earth.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 15, 2016
Abe warns TPP impasse would shift focus to China-inclusive trade pact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that roadblocks to implementation of the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could shift attention to another envisioned regional free trade pact that includes China, but not the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2016
No, everything won't be alright
With his Cabinet and closest advisers coming from the paranoid far right, there's no chance of 'President Trump' ending well.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2016
The battle against climate change just got harder
The effort to avoid a climate disaster will stumble in other countries even while Trump reigns in Washington.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 15, 2016
Abe ponders whether to follow Trump's lead on fiscal stimulus
While Donald Trump is set to inject a dose of fiscal medicine into the world's biggest economy, any move by Shinzo Abe to further strengthen Japan's fiscal stimulus program faces the challenge of disappointing tax receipts and a record debt burden.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2016
Trump insists he 'never said' Japan, South Korea should go nuclear
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has denied suggesting that countries such as Japan and South Korea should go nuclear, while an aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Washington on Monday to prepare for a meeting Thursday between Trump and Abe in New York.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
Ahead of U.S. visit, Abe says he hopes to build 'relationship of mutual trust' with Trump
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vows to the Diet that he will forge a strong relationship with the incoming president.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 14, 2016
Japanese translators forced to grab the Trump bull by the horns
A look at how the U.S. president-elect's words have been relayed in Japanese may help explain the source of uncertainty and concern here about his election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2016
Middle America flips off the oh-so-superior elites
The progressivism of the privileged has lost its appeal in the rust belts of America.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2016
Little blue dots in a big red sea
The Democrat foisted the tired Clinton dynasty on a struggling rust-belt nation and stumbled badly.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2016
Preparing Asia for an America led by Trump
As the Trump era begins, Australian and other regional policymakers should adhere to a simple mantra: More self-reliance. More Asia. Less U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
Xi tells Trump cooperation is 'only choice' for U.S.-China ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a telephone call that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the two countries, Chinese state media said, in their first interaction since the U.S. election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
Anti-Trump protests continue for fifth day across U.S. cities
Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elect Donald Trump, whose campaign manager said President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton should do more to support a peaceful transition.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2016
Trump looking at fast ways to quit global climate deal: source
President-elect Donald Trump is seeking quick ways to withdraw the United States from a global accord to combat climate change, a source on his transition team said, defying broad international backing for the plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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