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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2020
New White House chief of staff quarantined after coronavirus exposure
Mark Meadows, U.S. President Donald Trump's incoming White House chief of staff, has quarantined himself after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for the new virus that causes COVID-19, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020
COVID-19 creates two co-presidents in the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump is a great campaigner but a poor crisis manager.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 8, 2020
Will American populism damage Japan?
The sort of polarizing populism exemplified by Trump, Sanders and several other current world leaders may present Japan and the international order with their biggest challenge of the post-war era.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2020
Trump's biofuel plan sparks anger in farm country
President Donald Trump's decision to defend the U.S. government's power to broadly exempt oil refineries from biofuel-blending requirements is triggering a backlash in Iowa and other states that are top producers of ethanol and the corn used to make it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020
Trump administration may discourage travelers from taking ocean cruises
The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to four officials familiar with the situation.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 3, 2020
Trump's COVID-19 response bedeviled by missteps, raising risks
The Trump administration's response to global outbreaks of the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been riven by missteps.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2020
'Moment of truth:' Pete Buttigieg drops out of Democratic race two days before Super Tuesday
Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, saying he no longer saw a change of winning, the day after fellow moderate Joe Biden won a big victory in South Carolina.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2020
Joe Biden projected as big South Carolina winner, blunting momentum of front-runner Bernie Sanders
Joe Biden was projected to score a commanding win in South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday, reviving his faltering White House campaign and halting the surge of national front-runner Bernie Sanders, who appeared headed to a distant second-place finish.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 29, 2020
United halts some U.S. flights to Narita and Osaka and reduces others
United Airlines has announced it is suspending or cutting back on flights from major hubs in the United States to Narita Airport and Kansai International Airport amid the new coronavirus outbreak, according to a statement posted to its website Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 29, 2020
New coronavirus case of unknown origin emerges in California as U.S. looks to curtail infections
The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks, gloves, gowns and other items to protect against the new coronavirus, the Trump administration said, as a new case of unknown origin was confirmed in California on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 29, 2020
Trump again nominates U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe as intelligence director
President Donald Trump said on Friday he again was tapping Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the nation's top spy, naming a loyalist whose first nomination he had dropped last year amid questions about a lack of experience and possible resume embellishment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 29, 2020
U.S. postpones summit with ASEAN leaders amid coronavirus fears
The United States has decided to postpone a meeting with leaders of Southeast Asian countries it had planned to host on March 14 due to worries about the coronavirus outbreak, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2020
Words outpace reality in U.S.-India relationship
In many ways, Japan and India are more natural partners than are India and the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 28, 2020
Whistleblower says HHS didn't protect workers from virus risk
A whistleblower is accusing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a "failure to protect its employees" responsible for responding to the coronavirus outbreak, according to the attorney representing the person making the allegation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2020
Trump campaign says it is suing New York Times over Russia opinion piece
President Donald Trump's re-election campaign said on Wednesday it was filing a libel suit accusing the New York Times of intentionally publishing a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 27, 2020
Huawei and ZTE equipment use must be reported under FCC order
The Federal Communications Commission told U.S. telephone companies to report details on their use of equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., Chinese gear-makers accused by the Trump administration of posing a risk of espionage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2020
Surging Bernie Sanders to be in the cross-hairs at South Carolina Democratic debate
Surging front-runner Bernie Sanders will be in the hot seat at the Democratic debate in South Carolina on Tuesday, when his six presidential rivals try to derail his growing momentum before the next big round of nominating contests.
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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