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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2019
Airbus A380 production halt to fuel transatlantic trade spat amid subsidy row
Airbus's decision to end production of the A380 looks set to reignite a transatlantic trade row over mutual claims of illegal aircraft subsidies, even as Airbus implements a two-year plan to stop making the world's largest airliner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2019
Trump seen edging toward border deal to avert a 'terrible' second U.S. shutdown
President Donald Trump is eyeing a path to avoid another government shutdown where he would reluctantly accept the congressional border-security deal and attempt to tap other funds for his wall.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2019
Trump ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to testify in public hearing: attorney
U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify in a public hearing before Congress where he plans to talk about why he decided he could no longer defend the actions of his former boss, Cohen's attorney said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2019
Paul Manafort claims he didn't break plea deal with U.S. by lying, challenges Robert Mueller to prove otherwise
Paul Manafort says he didn't lie and special counsel Robert Mueller can't prove he did.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2019
South Korea pushes back at Trump claims about more money for U.S. troop agreement
South Korea's presidential Blue House pushed back Wednesday against comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that suggested Seoul had agreed to pay $500 million more toward maintaining U.S. troops in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2019
Top U.S. military brass cautiously optimistic on North Korean diplomacy despite claim Kim won't relinquish his nukes
The top U.S. military commander for Asia and the head of American forces in South Korea have both expressed rare cautious optimism on diplomatic progress with North Korea while also reiterating earlier intelligence assessments that the country was unlikely to relinquish its nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2019
U.S. immigration officer union opposes Trump pick to lead ICE, citing past racially tinged remarks
A union representing U.S. immigration and customs agents urged the Senate on Tuesday to block confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee to head the immigration enforcement agency, citing past racially tinged and controversial comments.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2019
Acting Pentagon chief makes surprise Iraq visit to reassure Baghdad after latest Trump remarks
Acting U.S. defense chief Patrick Shanahan told Iraqi leaders that Washington understood its forces were in Iraq at Baghdad's invitation, aiming to steady relations after President Donald Trump said U.S. troops were needed to keep an eye on Iran.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 12, 2019
Trump wants to meet with Xi 'very soon' over trade war, adviser says
The Trump administration said the U.S. president still wants to meet China's Xi Jinping in an effort to end the trade war, a sign of optimism as negotiators from the world's two biggest economies start their latest round of talks this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2019
More in Japan see U.S. as 'major threat,' while cyberattacks and climate change top concerns, survey shows
The surprising shift in perceptions of the U.S. under Trump was “the largest change in sentiment among the global threats tracked.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2019
Venezuela opposition envoys visit Vatican, as Holy See pushes Guaido's cause with divided Italy
Envoys for Venezuela's self-declared caretaker leader, Juan Guaido, met Vatican officials and lobbied the Italian government for support on Monday in their quest to keep international pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 12, 2019
Fear of filing? Instead of refunds, U.S. taxpayers finding they may owe IRS
Adam Oleson has enjoyed a tax refund every year for the past couple of decades. He normally counts on it to make an extra house payment, reduce student-loan debts or pay down the credit cards.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2019
Climate change seen as top threat, but U.S. power a growing worry, poll finds
Climate change is the top security concern in a poll conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Center, followed by Islamist terrorism and cyberattacks while respondents in a growing number of countries worried about the power and influence of the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 11, 2019
Second Trump-Kim summit seen coming as North Korea continues to 'nuclearize'
President Donald Trump is set to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un in less than three weeks, yet the biggest question hanging over the leaders' second summit is why they're even having it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2019
Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff questions if Robert Mueller is being kept from probing Trump-Deutsche Bank link
The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said on Sunday he was concerned that Special Counsel Robert Mueller may not be investigating President Donald Trump's ties to Deutsche Bank AG .
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2019
'Artisan' miners seen helping Maduro turn Venezuela's useless currency into gold he trades with Turkey
Venezuela's most successful financial operations in recent years have not taken place on Wall Street, but in primitive gold-mining camps in the nation's southern reaches.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2019
Sen. Cory Booker in Iowa focuses on race relations in initial 2020 White House swing
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker made the nation's complicated history with race relations and racial disparities a focal point at events in the key state of Iowa during his first 2020 presidential campaign swing over the weekend.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2019
U.S. and North Korea set to hold talks 'in a third Asian nation' next week
The United States and North Korea plan to hold a fresh round of talks in a third Asian nation next week as preparations for the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ramp up, the South's presidential office said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2019
South Korea officially signs deal to pay more for U.S. troops after Trump demand
Officials signed a short-term agreement on Sunday to boost South Korea's contribution toward the upkeep of U.S. troops on the peninsula, after a previous deal lapsed amid U.S. President Donald Trump's call for the South to pay more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2019
U.S.-China trade talks resume next week with focus on intellectual property
U.S. negotiators are preparing to press China next week on longstanding demands that it reform how it treats American companies' intellectual property in order to seal a trade deal that could prevent tariffs from rising on Chinese imports.

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