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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 12, 2019
Robert Mueller's Russia probe said already financed through September
Special counsel Robert Mueller and the team he assembled to investigate U.S. President Donald Trump and his associates have been funded through the end of September 2019, three U.S. officials said on Monday, an indication that the probe has funding to keep it going for months if need be.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2019
Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells Washington Post 'I'm not for impeachment' as Trump's 'just not worth it'
No effort should be made to impeach President Donald Trump unless the reasons are overwhelming and bipartisan, given how divisive it would be for the country, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a Washington Post interview published on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 12, 2019
Actor Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 counts of lying to Chicago police over hate-crime hoax
Television actor Jussie Smollett, arrested last month on a single charge of perpetrating a hate-crime hoax, has been newly indicted on 16 felony counts of falsely reporting to police that he was assaulted by two strangers shouting racist and homophobic slurs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2019
Once an ally, Trump now tells 'Wacky Nut Job' Ann Coulter he's stopping 'invasion' at Mexico border
President Donald Trump said he's "stopping an invasion" of the U.S. in a pair of tweets directed at conservative commentator Ann Coulter, whose criticism reportedly helped crystallize his decision to forge ahead with a record long federal government shutdown in December.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2019
South Korea day trader gave 'peace stocks' a chance and cashed in on Kim-Trump summit collapse
For Jung Jae-hoon, a 37-year-old day trader in South Korea, the botched Trump-Kim summit was a success: The volatility that rattled the market helped him earn a nice profit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2019
To get to the truth, Robert Mueller must put Trump under oath, says U.S. House intel panel chief
It would be a mistake for special counsel Robert Mueller not to subpoena President Donald Trump to appear before a grand jury in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, said House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 11, 2019
Trump adviser says third North Korea summit may be a while away, and fails to mention launch preparations
U.S. President Donald Trump is open to a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but some time may have to go by before this takes place, Trump's national security adviser said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 10, 2019
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders lead Iowa poll of 2020 Democratic field
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont lead the field of prospective and declared 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in an Iowa Poll of voters likely to participate in the first nominating contest 11 months from now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2019
North's repression and political prison camps remain intact despite warm and fuzzy diplomacy: U.N. expert
Despite actively pursuing diplomacy on its nuclear program, North Korea continues to quash basic freedoms, maintaining political prison camps and strict surveillance over its citizens, a United Nations human rights investigator said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2019
U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson resignation latest vacancy in Trump administration
U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, who was considered a top candidate to become the next secretary of defense, said on Friday she has decided to resign and return to academia, leaving another vacant post at the top level of the Pentagon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2019
Top Trump communications aide Bill Shine resigns, moves to re-election campaign
White House communications director Bill Shine has resigned as President Donald Trump's top White House communications aide and will move to work on the U.S. leader's 2020 re-election campaign, the White House said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 8, 2019
North Korean denuclearization possible during Trump's first term: U.S. official
The White House continues to hold out hope that the "final, fully verified denuclearization" of North Korea is possible by the end of President Donald Trump's term in 2021, a senior administration official said Thursday, amid reports warning that a key rocket site is now "operational" despite a promise...
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2019
Trump seeks a big premium from Japan and other allies hosting U.S. troops: Full cost plus 50% more
For years, President Donald Trump has complained that countries hosting American troops aren't paying enough. Now he wants to get even, and then some.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2019
Ex-adviser Steve Bannon says Abe was 'Trump before Trump,' urges him to play hardball with China
Steve Bannon, the controversial former chief strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, on Friday credited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for pioneering a global "nationalist" movement while urging him to form a united front with Washington against an "expansionist" and "predatory" China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2019
Megaphones, hacking, propaganda: Robert Mueller details Russian U.S. election meddling
From breaking into computers to paying for a megaphone, Russian efforts to undermine the U.S. political system have been spelled out in detail by special counsel Robert Mueller, who has described an elaborate campaign of hacking and propaganda during the 2016 presidential race.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2019
Trump's Venezuela envoy pledges sanctions on banks backing Maduro
U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative for Venezuela pledged on Thursday that Washington would "expand the net" of sanctions on the South American nation, including more on banks supporting President Nicolas Maduro's government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2019
Activity at North Korea missile research facility may indicate preparation for rocket launch
Seoul's spy agency has spotted movements by supply transport vehicles at a major North Korean missile research facility, possibly indicating preparations for a rocket launch, South Korean media said Thursday, following revelations a day earlier that the North appears to be rebuilding a rocket test site...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2019
Saudi slaying of Jamal Khashoggi shadows Trump bid to pick first Riyadh envoy
President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as ambassador to Saudi Arabia said the U.S. must engage and partner with the kingdom to counter threats from Sunni-Muslim extremism and Iran despite the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi and frustration over the war in Yemen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2019
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou appears in Canadian court; her lawyer raises Trump comments
A Canadian judge set Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's next court date for May 8 at a brief court appearance on Wednesday where her lawyer briefly raised comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2019
North Korea rebuilding long-range rocket site in sign of displeasure after failed nuke talks, experts say
North Korea appears to be rebuilding a key long-range rocket test site it promised to scrap, in a possible sign of its displeasure over the collapse of nuclear talks at the second summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, experts say.

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