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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2020
Trump’s push for huge deal to cut oil supply draws disbelief
With just one tweet, U.S. President Donald Trump conjured up the prospect of a global oil alliance to rescue the industry from the worst shock in history. The question is whether it evaporates just as quickly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2020
With U.S. 2020 race all but halted over coronavirus, Joe Biden quietly widens lead over Trump
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden has quietly expanded his lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters, even as the rapidly spreading coronavirus has all but sidelined the former vice president's campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2020
U.S. and South Korea near tentative troop-funding deal, report says
The U.S. and South Korea have tentatively reached a military cost-sharing agreement, the Yonhap news agency reported, potentially ending months of bickering over demands from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for a massive increase.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2020
U.S. base workers set for furlough in blow to South Korea alliance
The U.S. military is set to put almost half of its 8,500 South Korean civilian workers on furlough, as the two sides bicker over the Trump administration’s demands for a massive increase in troop funding.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2020
Biden admits ‘frustration’ as he demands urgency from Trump on virus
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden said he feels "frustration” with the U.S. coronavirus response and that it’s his role to say what he believes President Donald Trump needs to do.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 29, 2020
U.S. immigration rules bar thousands of foreign nurses
As the coronavirus pandemic threatens to strain nursing staffs at hospitals across the United States, Melanie N. Beckham knows where to find reinforcements. But first, the Trump administration needs to give its approval.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2020
Spat between China diplomats signals internal split over how to handle Trump
An unusual public spat between two top Chinese diplomats points to an internal split in Beijing over how to handle rising tensions with a combative U.S. president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2020
Joe Biden says 'no need' to postpone November vote over coronavirus
Joe Biden pushed back on suggestions that the November election could be postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying Sunday it's important that voting continues as it has during other crises in American history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2020
Trump bump flattened: President tied fortunes to stock rally that crashed
Ever since his improbable victory in November 2016, U.S. President Donald Trump has been inextricably tied to the fortunes of the stock market. At no time in modern history has the leader of the free world made rising share prices such a singular barometer of his success, or claimed so much credit for...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2020
Donald Trump and the great man theory of politics
Trump views foreign leaders who wield dominant power and authority as people who can help him solve international problems.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2020
Joe Biden's three-state win puts nomination out of Bernie Sanders' reach
Joe Biden's decisive victories in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday effectively put the Democratic nomination out of reach for Bernie Sanders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 18, 2020
Global powers unleash trillions of dollars to stem spiraling coronavirus crisis
The world's richest nations prepared more costly measures on Tuesday to combat the global fallout of the coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of people, triggered social restrictions unseen since World War II and sent economies spinning toward recession.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2020
Trump urges U.S. to halt most social activity in virus fight, warning of recession
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people in a newly aggressive effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2020
U.S. summons Chinese envoy over Beijing's coronavirus conspiracy comments
The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan, as tensions between the two global powers over the outbreak intensified.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 12, 2020
Stocks tumble as Trump curbs travel from Europe to contain coronavirus
Global shares crumbled Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will institute curbs on travel from Europe as he unveiled measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic that has extracted a heavy human and economic toll worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2020
Joe Biden wins crucial Michigan primary, delivering major blow to Bernie Sanders
Joe Biden won Michigan's crucial Democratic nominating contest on Tuesday, taking a big step toward the party's presidential nomination and dealing a stinging blow to rival Bernie Sanders' fading White House bid.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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