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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2019
U.S. lawmakers emerge from meeting with Trump ally Matt Whitaker with conflicting accounts
U.S. lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee emerged from a closed-door meeting with former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday with conflicting accounts of their conversation with the controversial Trump ally.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2019
Trump says Paul Manafort pardon not 'on my mind' after sentencing
President Donald Trump said a possible pardon for Paul Manafort "is not something on my mind" after his former campaign chair's prison sentence was raised to 7½ years on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2019
Ties between Boeing and Trump run deep
When U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Tuesday to get assurances about the safety of the 737 Max 8 plane that crashed in Ethiopia, he wasn't talking to a stranger.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 13, 2019
Kim Jong Un might not want the risks that come with the riches Trump is promising North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump has spent a lot of time trying to convince Kim Jong Un that great wealth awaits if he gives up his nuclear weapons and opens North Korea's economy. Yet that carries big risks for the young leader.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2019
U.S. aviation regulator says review shows 'no systemic performance issues' with Boeing 737 Max 8
The U.S. aviation regulator said on Tuesday it would not ground Boeing 737 Max 8 planes after a crash in Ethiopia killed 157 people, bucking a trend of countries around the world that have suspended the aircraft's operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 13, 2019
U.S. House intel panel chief Adam Schiff has 'profound concern' over Huawei role in U.S. 5G networks
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said he has "profound concern" about Chinese networking giant Huawei Technologies Co. and the security and privacy threats that integrating its equipment across 5G mobile networks would incur.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 13, 2019
'Pulling up the drawbridge': Trump camp reportedly closing U.S. immigration agency's overseas offices
President Donald Trump's administration is planning to close the U.S. immigration agency's overseas locations, according to current and former officials and an internal memo, in a move affecting offices that currently handle family visa requests, international adoptions and other tasks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 12, 2019
Go big or go home? Top U.S. envoy for North Korea nuclear talks rules out piecemeal approach
The Trump administration's approach to North Korean denuclearization negotiations is becoming increasingly simple to digest: Go big or go home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2019
Trump budget boosts military and Mexico border wall but targets vital social services that help poor and elderly
President Donald Trump in his 2020 budget on Monday called for overhauls of social programs that help poor and elderly Americans, while boosting military spending and funding a U.S.-Mexico border wall, in the opening gambits of his next funding fight with the U.S. Congress.
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.
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.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
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.

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