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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2018
All bets off on the Korea summit outcome
The pieces of the jigsaw are falling into place on the Korean Peninsula. But the overall picture — a denuclearized North Korea, a nuclear-weapon-free zone for all of Northeast Asia and a U.S. withdrawal from East Asia — remains fuzzy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2018
Bolton's beliefs are a recipe for diplomatic delusions
Favoring war against North Korea and Iran, the new U.S. national security adviser is America's second most dangerous man
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2018
Trump not a criminal target in Russia probe 'at this point,' special counsel reportedly said in March
U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller told President Donald Trump's attorneys in early March that he did not consider Trump a criminal target in the Russia probe "at this point," The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2018
Abe asked Moon to visit Japan before inter-Korean summit in April but yet to get reply
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Japan before the planned summit between North and South Korea in late April, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2018
Saudi king reiterates backing of Palestinians after son's rare Israel-supportive remarks
King Salman reiterated Saudi Arabia's support for a Palestinian state after his son and heir apparent said Israelis were entitled to live peacefully on their own land — a rare statement by an Arab leader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2018
EPA gives giant refiner Andeavor a 'hardship' pass from biofuels regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency has exempted one of the nation's largest oil refining companies, Andeavor, from complying with U.S. biofuels regulations — a waiver historically reserved for tiny operations in danger of going belly up, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2018
China formally notifies the WTO of retaliatory tariffs against U.S.
China has notified the World Trade Organization it is imposing $611.5 million worth of retaliatory tariffs on $2.75 billion worth of U.S. imports, including pork, nuts and ethanol, in response to U.S. duties on aluminum and steel, a WTO document showed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 4, 2018
Mexico throws bureaucracy at northbound migrant caravan as dispersal begins
Mexican officials stepped up efforts on Tuesday to register a dwindling group of hundreds of largely Central American migrants who are moving through Mexico toward the United States, seeking to disperse the "caravan" that has drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2018
CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook deleting posts linked to Russian 'troll factory'
Facebook is expanding its response to what it sees as malicious actors using the platform improperly and on Tuesday said it had deleted hundreds of Russian accounts and pages associated with a "troll factory" indicted by U.S. prosecutors for fake activist and political posts in the 2016 U.S. election...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 3, 2018
Trump attorney seeks to force porn star's lawsuit into arbitration
U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer asked a federal judge Monday to force adult film star Stormy Daniels to use arbitration to settle a dispute over an agreement to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says she had with Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2018
Analysis disputes Japanese foreign minister's claim that North Korea is preparing fresh nuclear test
A leading North Korea-watching website has disputed Foreign Minister Taro Kono's reported remarks that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a fresh nuclear test even as tensions on the Korean Peninsula ease ahead of a rare summit between the two Koreas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2018
Trump calls Sinclair 'superior' as merger looms, anchors forced to read scripted 'false news' bashing of CNN, NBC
President Donald Trump lauded Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. as "far superior" to CNN or NBC Monday after the broadcaster that's seeking federal approval to buy Tribune Media Co. drew criticism for having its on-air personalities read scripted statements about "false news" by other media outlets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2018
Trump invited Putin to White House for summit, Kremlin says
U.S. President Donald Trump didn't just propose a summit meeting to Vladimir Putin when he called the Russian leader last month. He invited him to the White House, according to the Kremlin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2018
2019 G-20 summit to be held on June 28-29, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga announced
The 2019 Group of 20 leaders' summit in Osaka will take place on June 28 and 29, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2018
Xi pitched four-way security parley to Trump that includes Koreas but leaves out Japan: sources
In a call last month to U.S. President Donald Trump, the Chinese leader proposed a four-way Korean denuclearization framework that leaves out Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 2, 2018
Kim Jong Un: statesman and all-around normal guy? Not quite
Kim Jong Un: statesman and all-around normal guy?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2018
Abe to raise abduction issue with Trump in Florida talks starting April 17
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will visit the United States between April 17 and 20 to speak with President Donald Trump about North Korea, with the abduction issue high on his agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2018
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham saysSyria troop exit would revive Islamic State
A senior Republican senator on Sunday warned U.S. President Donald Trump against pulling U.S. troops from Syria, saying it would lead to a resurgence of Islamic State and increased Iranian sway over the Syrian government in Damascus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2018
EPA chief Scott Pruitt under more pressure after conflict-of-interest condo reports: lawmakers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt may not survive long in his job after reports that he paid below market rate to live in a condo owned by a lobbyist who deals with issues overseen by his agency, lawmakers and a former Trump official said in television interviews on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2018
Mexico is no 'piñata,' election front-runner says after Trump's threatening tweets
Mexico's presidential front-runner launched his campaign close to the U.S. border on Sunday, demanding respect for Mexicans hours after U.S. President Donald Trump again threatened to scrap a key trade pact and erect a wall between the countries.
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.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
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.
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Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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