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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 2, 2019
Brazil inaugurates far-right firebrand junta fan Jair Bolsonaro as president
Right-wing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro, who has vowed to crack down on political corruption, violent crime and ignite a moribund economy with deregulation and fiscal discipline, was sworn in as Brazil's president on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 1, 2019
Kim says North Korea could take 'new path' if U.S. maintains sanctions
In a seemingly Oval Office-esque setting, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday delivered a much-anticipated annual New Year's speech, saying his country remained firmly committed to denuclearization and that he was ready to meet again with U.S. President Donald Trump at any time, while also warning...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2019
Top world news of 2018
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following world news stories as the most important of 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2019
Firebrand Elizabeth Warren takes step to challenge Trump in 2020 in potential crowded Democratic field
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a liberal firebrand who has taken on Wall Street and traded barbs with Donald Trump, on Monday became the most prominent Democrat to announce a challenge to the Republican president in 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 1, 2019
Humming U.S. factories end 2018 on sour note as five Fed indexes slip, Trump trade worries surge
Five Federal Reserve indexes of regional manufacturing all slumped in December, the first time they've fallen in unison since May 2016 and the latest evidence that a pillar of the U.S. economy has started to wobble heading into next year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2018
Expect 2019 to test global stability
For all the assurances that the world is getting better, there are huge geopolitical challenges to face and master to make that optimism real.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 31, 2018
GOP senator more upbeat on Syria troop pullout after Trump assures him Islamic State will fall first
A senior Republican U.S. senator said he emerged from a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Sunday reassured that Trump is committed to defeating Islamic State even as he plans to withdraw American troops from Syria.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 30, 2018
In New Year letter, Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump Moscow is open for dialogue on 'wide-ranging agenda'
President Vladimir Putin told his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in a New Year letter on Sunday that Moscow is ready for dialogue on a "wide-ranging agenda," the Kremlin said following a series of failed attempts to hold a new summit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2018
White House mum as trade war slaughters hog industry worldwide
Ken Maschhoff, chairman of the largest U.S. family-owned pork producer, has watched profits fall as trade tensions rise between the United States and China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2018
The market swoon isn't all about Donald Trump
It is demonstrating, though, just how poorly he will probably react when faced with real adversity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2018
Trump's self-inflicted economic damage could cause Fed to pause as investors chill
President Donald Trump may get the Federal Reserve interest rate-hike pause he wants as his attacks on the Fed and the government shutdown roil stock markets and shave 2019 forecasts for economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2018
Fed chair's job not in jeopardy and Trump happy with Treasury chief: White House economic adviser
The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve faces no risk of losing his job and President Donald Trump is happy with his Treasury secretary, a White House official said in an apparent attempt to calm Wall Street nerves frayed by Trump's criticism of the Fed.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2018
Trump's acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker falsely claimed scholar-athlete honor: report
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has incorrectly claimed in government documents that he had been named an Academic All-American while playing football at the University of Iowa, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2018
World economy to feel the delayed trade war pain in 2019, data shows
While 2018 was the year trade wars broke out, 2019 will be the year the global economy feels the pain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2018
Trump heaps praise on treasury chief Steve Mnuchin but hits Fed again on rate rises
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence in Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin amid worries over a weakening economy and a stock market slump, but repeated his criticism of the U.S. Federal Reserve, saying it has raised interest rates too quickly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 26, 2018
Trump claims that federal workers idled by shutdown want Mexico border wall
President Donald Trump said that federal workers furloughed in a partial government shutdown support his effort to force Democrats to vote to spend billions of dollars for a wall on the Mexican border.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 26, 2018
Trump again blasts Fed chief and says U.S. firms present buying opportunity as their shares dive
President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated that the U.S. Federal Reserve was raising interest rates too quickly but added that U.S. companies were "the greatest in the world" and presented a "tremendous" buying opportunity for investors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 26, 2018
Twitter lights up like Christmas tree as Trump challenges 7-year-old's belief in Santa
President Donald Trump set off a Christmas social media storm when he asked whether a 7-year-old was too old to believe in Santa Claus, capping a week of plunging stocks, a government shutdown and the U.S. defense chief's unceremonious departure.
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2018
Trump loses a guardrail
With the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, the world waits with mounting anxiety for Donald Trump's next decisions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2018
Trump abandons the cheese to escape the Syria mousetrap
Western interference has worsened the pathology of broken, corrupt and dysfunctional politics from Afghanistan to North Africa.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'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.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.

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