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HASSAN ROUHANI

WORLD
Aug 5, 2018
As tensions with U.S. rise, Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it held Persian Gulf drills
Iran's Revolutionary Guard confirmed Sunday it has held war games in the Persian Gulf over the past several days, saying they were aimed at "confronting possible threats" by enemies, state news agency IRNA reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2018
Trump says he's willing to meet with Iranian leader without preconditions
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be willing to meet Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani with "no preconditions" as tensions between the two countries climb following the U.S. president's decision to withdraw from a 2015 nuclear deal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2018
EU lawmakers back plan for European Investment Bank to do business in Iran
EU lawmakers gave approval Wednesday for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to do business in Iran, overcoming an attempt to block the move and keeping alive plans to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran that Washington has abandoned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 28, 2018
Iranian President Rouhani to attend security summit in China amid nuclear deal doubts
China will host Iranian President Hassan Rouhani next month at a regional summit aimed at avoiding disruption of joint projects, its Foreign Ministry said Monday, as major powers scramble to save Iran's nuclear deal after the United States pulled out.
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
May 5, 2018
Nuclear deal a challenge for Hassan Rouhani as Iran hard-liners close in
Iran's hard-liners are preparing to bring President Hassan Rouhani to heel if U.S. President Donald Trump scraps Tehran's nuclear deal with major powers, officials and analysts believe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2018
Iran stages pro-government rallies, derides Trump's 'blunder' at U.N.
Thousands of government supporters staged rallies in Iran for a fourth day on Saturday in a backlash against widespread anti-government protests that the clerical establishment has blamed on the country's enemies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2018
Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani has more to lose than the clerics in nationwide protests
Iranian authorities are concerned that nationwide unrest will undermine the clerical establishment and want to stamp out the protests quickly, senior government officials say. But the person with the most to lose is President Hassan Rouhani.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2017
Putin wins backing of Iranian and Turkish leaders for new Syrian peace push
Russian President Vladimir Putin won the backing of Turkey and Iran on Wednesday to host a Syrian peace congress, taking the central role in a major diplomatic push to finally end a civil war all but won by Moscow's ally, President Bashar Assad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2017
Iran could quit nuclear deal in 'hours' and at higher level if U.S. levels new sanctions: Rouhani
Iran could abandon its nuclear agreement with world powers "within hours" if the United States imposes any more new sanctions, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
May 23, 2017
Iran's Rouhani wins a second term
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is no Western-style liberal but he understands that Iran's best hope rests on reintegration into the region and the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2017
Iranians re-elect a fake reformer in a fake election
Hassan Rouhani was the lesser of two evils, but Westerners vastly overestimate what an Iranian president can do.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2017
Rouhani leads Iran presidential race, looks set for victory, source says
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has an unassailable lead in the country's presidential election, an Iranian official source said Saturday, citing an early unofficial tally, and is on course to defeat his hardline rival Ebrahim Raisi.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 4, 2016
Tehran vows 'firm response' unless Obama stops Iran sanctions renewal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday demanded that U.S. President Barack Obama block an extension of sanctions passed by Congress, saying Tehran will otherwise "firmly respond."
EDITORIALS
Mar 3, 2016
Rouhani's vote of confidence
Reformers showed significant strength in Iran's recent election, but while the conservative grip has loosened, it remains strong.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2015
Nuclear deal could sharpen political tensions in Iran
A final deal to resolve the Iranian nuclear dispute could heighten domestic political tensions with two major elections looming in the Islamic Republic, analysts and officials said.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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