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BUSINESS
May 9, 2018
New Japan-U.S. trade dialogue not intended to lead to bilateral pact: Abe
A newly established Japan-U.S. trade dialogue is not intended to constitute preliminary negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2018
Porn star's lawyer says Russian paid Trump attorney Michael Cohen
A company tied to a Russian oligarch sent $500,000 last year to an entity that President Donald Trump's lawyer used to pay hush money to porn actress Stephanie Clifford, her attorney Michael Avenatti claimed.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2018
Europe and Iran pledge to uphold nuclear pact without United States
Both Washington's European allies and Tehran pledged on Tuesday to uphold the 2015 Iran nuclear deal despite President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out and reimpose sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2018
In rare criticism, Obama calls Trump move to ditch Iran-abided nuclear deal 'misguided'
Former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, struck during Obama's presidency, was "misguided."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2018
Kim, Xi talk denuclearization as North Korean leader makes second secret visit to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he was committed to giving up his nuclear weapons if security guarantees were met, during a surprise visit to the Chinese port city of Dalian just weeks ahead of a planned summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2018
Focus on human rights fades as U.S. and South Korea pursue North Korea deal
Absent from the recent summit between the leaders of North and South Korea was Pyongyang's human rights record, and the issue appears to have faded from U.S. President Donald Trump's public agenda as he prepares for his own meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 8, 2018
U.S. Embassy road signs go up in Jerusalem
U.S. Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday before next week's opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trump's recognition of the city as Israel's capital.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2018
U.S. court blocks transfer, apparently to Saudi Arabia, of alleged American Islamic State fighter held in Iraq
A U.S. appeals court on Monday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from immediately transferring an American citizen accused of being an Islamic State member from military custody in Iraq to an unidentified country, apparently Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2018
Singapore likely to host Trump-Kim summit in mid-June, reports say
Singapore has become the most likely site for a landmark summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in mid-June, reports have said, as the two nations move closer to formally announcing a date and location.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2018
Rudy Giuliani confounds, contradicts as he defends Trump in media
President Donald Trump's new attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is delivering confounding and at times contradictory statements as he tries to lessen the legal burdens on his client from an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and a $130,000 hush payment to a porn actress.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 7, 2018
Warren Buffett skirts controversy as politics intrude on his Omaha bash
Even Warren Buffett can't escape the political and social debates that have spilled over into the corporate world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2018
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani does not rule out 'nuisance' payments were made to other women
U.S. President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said on Sunday he would not rule out the possibility that payments were made to women other than porn star Stormy Daniels to get them to stay silent about allegations against Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2018
Republican House Armed Services panel chairman warns Trump against leaving Iran deal
The Republican leader of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee said President Trump should not walk away from the Iran nuclear deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2018
Conservatives steal liberal term as Illinois counties declare 'sanctuary' status for gun owners
Several rural Illinois counties have taken a stand for gun rights by co-opting a word that conservatives associate with a liberal policy to skirt the law: sanctuary.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2018
First lady to announce initiatives on children's well-being
The White House says Melania Trump will announce her initiatives as first lady on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 6, 2018
Stormy Daniels plays cameo role in 'Saturday Night Live' sketch
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump, played herself in a sketch on U.S. comedy show 'Saturday Night Live' in which she warns Trump that "a storm's a-comin baby."
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2018
Last big group of caravan asylum-seekers cross into U.S.
Seventy men, women and children poured through a U.S. port of entry early Friday to seek asylum, the largest single group yet accepted by U.S. officials from the caravan of Central American migrants that enraged President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2018
Trump back in step with NRA after doubts over Parkland shooting
President Donald Trump enthusiastically embraced the National Rifle Association on Friday, vowing not to tighten U.S. firearms laws, despite suggesting just weeks ago after a Florida school shooting that he would take on the powerful gun-rights group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 5, 2018
Trump team's trade mission to China lays bare yawning divide
President Donald Trump's top economic advisers are returning home from Beijing with little more than glaring proof of how far apart the U.S. and China are on trade issues.

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