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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2019
Trump says U.S. could tax French wine in retaliation for digital tax on tech giants
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to tax French wines on Friday in retaliation for France's recent proposal to levy a tax aimed at big U.S. technology companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2019
Trump says China may try to delay trade deal until 2020 election
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday offered a pessimistic view on reaching a trade deal with China, saying Beijing may not sign one before the November 2020 election in hopes a Democrat who will be easier to deal with, will win.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed Pentagon funds for border wall
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2019
California and four automakers defy Trump, agreeing to tighten emissions rules
Four major automakers said Thursday they had reached an agreement with California on fuel efficiency rules, bypassing a Trump administration effort to strip the state of the right to fight climate change by setting its own standards.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2019
Senate probe finds 'extensive' Russian meddling in U.S. election
The Senate Intelligence Committee recounted "extensive" efforts by Russia to compromise the U.S.'s election infrastructure from 2014 to "at least 2017" and urged new efforts to deter the threat as the 2020 presidential election approaches.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2019
Joe Biden shows strong South Carolina lead in poll
Joe Biden has a commanding lead over his 2020 Democratic rivals in South Carolina, where a majority of black voters back him, a Monmouth University Poll shows.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2019
I'll make Britain great again: Johnson echoes Trump over Brexit
Boris Johnson promised on Thursday that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on Earth, echoing the patriotic rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump in a debut speech as prime minister before Parliament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2019
North Korea raises stakes with firing of two short-range missiles into Sea of Japan
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said that Japan was still analyzing whether the projectiles were, in fact, ballistic missiles.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2019
New U.K. leader Boris Johnson chides 'gloomsters' and vows bold new Brexit deal tough tack with EU
Boris Johnson promised in his first speech as prime minister to lead Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with "no ifs or buts" and warned that if the European Union refused to negotiate then there would be a no-deal Brexit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2019
Top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators to meet face-to-face for first time since Trump-Xi meeting
Top U.S. and Chinese negotiators will meet face-to-face next week for the first time since the countries' leaders agreed in June to revive talks aimed at ending a yearlong trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 25, 2019
Robert Mueller says he did not seek FBI director job under Trump
Former U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday disputed assertions that he had interviewed with President Donald Trump in 2017 to serve as FBI director before he was appointed to oversee the Russia investigation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 24, 2019
Trump touches off storm in India with Kashmir mediation offer
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi never asked U.S. President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan in their dispute over the Kashmir region, the government said on Tuesday, after Trump's comments set off a storm of criticism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2019
Trump has been (partly) good for U.S. foreign policy
By shattering outdated norms, the U.S. president has set up his successor to be a transformational figure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2019
Kim inspects new submarine in first public display of North Korea's nuclear capabilities since 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a "newly built submarine" that was to operate in the Sea of Japan, state-run media said Tuesday, in one of the first displays of power related to his country's nuclear capabilities since November 2017.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2019
Elizabeth Warren's 'economic crash' call spotlights Democrats' line of attack on Trump
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren highlighted burgeoning debt levels and recent declines in manufacturing as factors making the U.S. economy vulnerable to a downturn, previewing a line of attack Donald Trump's opponents will use to pierce the aura of a record-long expansion and half-century...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2019
U.S. to boost fast-track deportations nationwide via sweeping new rule
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday it will order more speedy deportations of immigrants who crossed illegally and are caught anywhere in the United States, expanding a program typically applied only along the southern border with Mexico.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 23, 2019
Trump says U.S. working with Pakistan to find way out of Afghan war
President Donald Trump, speaking at a White House meeting with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, said on Monday the United States is working with Islamabad to find a way out of the war in Afghanistan.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

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