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DONALD TRUMP

BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 28, 2016
Nomura exec sees Trump presidency extending Japan's stock rally next year
Policy pledges by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are bullish for Japanese share prices, which will build on their recent gains in 2017, according to Norikazu Akedo, a senior managing director at Nomura Holdings Inc.'s brokerage unit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2016
Trump's tough talk on Castro and Cuba shows big shift from Obama
Donald Trump started to put his stamp on a more muscular foreign policy Saturday with a toughly worded statement following the death of Cuba's Fidel Castro.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Nov 27, 2016
Kansai firms more concerned with Asian markets than Trump's TPP pullout
For Kansai business leaders, Asia, particularly East Asia, has long been far more important economically than the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 26, 2016
Trump, Putin and Kim make Abe miserable
What a bad week for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. His foreign policy initiatives lay in tatters with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's plans to dump the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Russian President Vladimir Putin pouring cold water on Abe's hopes of regaining some of the Northern Territories....
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 26, 2016
Pondering Trump's future prospects of throwing out first pitches in MLB, NPB
What kind of president will Donald Trump be regarding sports?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2016
Chinese academics say Trump will pursue 'regional hegemony' in the South China Sea
A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing "regional hegemony," Chinese academics who drafted a report for an influential government think tank said on Friday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2016
Trade order battered but not beaten
The world trade system is under great and growing strain, but there is an opportunity for real and new leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2016
Expect closer Japan-U.S. ties
An alignment of long-term economic, political and security interests mean that Japan-U.S. relations will ultimately be driven by strategic considerations rather than personality politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2016
Central Americans surge north, hoping to reach U.S. before Trump inauguration
Central American countries warned on Thursday that large numbers of migrants have fled their poor, violent homes since Donald Trump's surprise election win, hoping to reach the United States before he takes office next year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2016
Don't build a wall — amend U.S. Constitution
A constitutional amendment can solve the U.S.' illegal immigration woes better than a wall on the border with Mexico.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2016
Trump tremors shake world
Will Donald Trump's election trigger a surge of support for right-wing politicians worldwide, including in Japan?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016
Abe's 'made-in-Japan' gift for Trump produced by China-owned firm
The gold-colored golf driver was manufactured by Tokyo-based Honma Golf Co., which went bankrupt in 2005 is now owned by a Chinese company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2016
Ivanka as ambassador? Tabloid speculation shows deep domestic interest despite unlikely post
Less than a week after Donald Trump's upset victory in the U.S. presidential election, some in Japan were taken by another surprise.
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2016
Trump may revive keystone by rescinding LBJ order: aides
Advisers to Donald Trump are exploring ways he can greenlight the Keystone XL oil pipeline on the day he is sworn into office, including by rescinding a 48-year-old presidential order.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2016
AppNexus bans Breitbart from ad exchange, citing hate speech
Breitbart News, the outlet once led by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's chief strategist, has been blocked by one of the largest advertising exchanges serving digital publishers due to hate speech.
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2016
Mexican cement maker ready whenever Trump wants to build border wall
A Mexican cement maker is ready to lend its services to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to build the wall he wants to erect on the southern border of the United States to curb immigration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2016
Trump reportedly selects Gov. Nikki Haley for U.N. ambassador
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a daughter of immigrants from India who has little international experience, to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, The Post and Courier newspaper and other media reported on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2016
Petraeus indicates would serve Trump if asked
Retired U.S. Gen. David Petraeus indicated on Wednesday that he would say "yes" if President-elect Donald Trump asked him to serve in his administration, according to an interview on Britain's BBC Radio 4.

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