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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2019
U.S. lawmakers to keep up Turkey sanctions push despite cease-fire
Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday they would keep up their push for tougher sanctions on Turkey over its offensive in Syria despite the announcement of a five-day cease-fire.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2019
Mike Pence announces truce deal with Erdogan to halt Turkey's Syria offensive after 200,000 flee
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday he had reached a deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a cease-fire in northern Syria to end an eight-day-old Turkish offensive against Kurdish-led forces.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2019
Trump told U.S. officials to work with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy, ambassador to EU testifies
President Donald Trump directed senior U.S. officials to talk directly to his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about U.S. policy in Ukraine, raising concern that the president was outsourcing American foreign policy to a private citizen, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 16, 2019
North Korean leader visits sacred mountain as speculation grows of fresh provocation
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made yet another improbable trek to the top of 2,744-meter-high (9,003-feet-high) Mount Paektu, which the country calls "the sacred mountain of the revolution" — and this time, he did it atop a white steed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2019
GM and union close to deal to end month-long UAW strike after CEO Mary Barra joins talks: sources
General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers union were near a deal on Tuesday to end a 30-day strike that has cost the automaker about $2 billion after Chief Executive Mary Barra and President Mark Reuss took part in contract talks, according to two people briefed on the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2019
Career U.S. diplomat, long foe of Kyiv corruption, testifies at House impeachment inquiry on Trump's Ukraine dealings
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday questioned George Kent, a U.S. career diplomat who has spent much of his career fighting corruption in Ukraine and elsewhere.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2019
In election fight, Canada's Trudeau says he needs voter support to stand up to Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who looks set to lose his parliamentary majority after an Oct. 21 election, said on Monday he needed a strong government to keep standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2019
Deep South's only Democratic governor faces November run-off
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards failed to garner more than half of the votes in Saturday's primary election, forcing him into a run-off with Republican candidate Eddie Rispone to be held Nov. 16.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2019
Khamenei tells Iran's Revolutionary Guard to develop advanced, modern weapons
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Sunday to develop more advanced and modern weapons, amid increasingly tense disputes with the United States and Gulf Arab states.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2019
Boeing CEO, removed as chairman, seen nearing last chance on 737 Max
The clock is ticking ever more loudly for Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg as the grounding of the 737 Max hits the seven-month mark.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2019
Secret testimony aimed at keeping Trump in the dark, says Adam Schiff
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff defended holding testimony behind closed doors in the impeachment inquiry he's heading up against President Donald Trump, likening this phase of the investigation to a "grand jury."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2019
Trump's dangerous war on the National Security Council
An undisciplined U.S. president and weakened advisers are a recipe for disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2019
North Korea demands Japan pay compensation over sinking of fishing boat
North Korea has “strongly demanded” Japan pay compensation for a fishing boat that sank after it collided with a Fisheries Agency patrol boat in the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2019
Trump impeachment is a deep Democratic coup against Warren
The old DNC cabal is more interested in getting rid of the progressives in their own party than in defeating Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2019
First day of U.S.-China trade talks end with hopes for limited deal
Top U.S. and Chinese negotiators wrapped up their first day of trade talks in more than two months on Thursday, as business groups expressed optimism the two sides might be able to ease a 15-month trade war and delay a U.S. tariff hike scheduled for next week.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2019
U.S. and Turkey's moves give Assad hope of regaining control over most of Syria
For the eight years that Syria has been mired in a civil war that has claimed more than half a million lives, the U.S. and Turkey have been among the fiercest critics of President Bashar Assad's regime, arming his opponents and condemning his abuses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2019
Republicans in U.S. House seek sanctions on Turkey over offensive against Kurds in Syria
Twenty-nine of President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions against Turkey, underscoring lawmakers unhappiness about its assault on Kurdish forces in Syria.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2019
House Democrats subpoena U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Trump impeachment probe
Congressional Democrats issued a subpoena for U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday over any possible role he played in President Donald Trump's effort to get Ukraine's president to investigate a political rival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2019
Trump claims he does not know the two arrested associates of Rudy Giuliani despite being in photo with them
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he does not know the two associates of his personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, who were arrested, even if they are in a picture with him.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2019
Trump confirms al-Qaida mastermind of 'underwear bomber' attempt and other attacks was killed in 2017 in Yemen
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that al-Qaida's top bomb-maker, Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, believed to be the mastermind behind the failed bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner in 2009, has been killed.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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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