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JAMES COMEY

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2017
In shake-up, Trump to set up 'war room' to repel attacks over Russia probe
Once U.S. President Donald Trump returns from his overseas trip, the White House plans to launch its most aggressive effort yet to push back against allegations involving Russia and his presidential campaign, tackling head-on a scandal that has threatened to consume his young presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2017
Russians reportedly discussed how to influence Trump via his aides
Senior Russian intelligence and political officials discussed how to influence Donald Trump through his advisers, according to information gathered by American spies last summer, The New York Times reported on Wednesday,
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2017
Axed FBI chief Comey delays testimony before House committee
Former FBI Director James Comey is delaying an appearance before the U.S. House Oversight Committee that had been planned for Wednesday, the panel's chairman said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 22, 2017
Trump's FBI comments to Russians were aimed at cooperation: aides
U.S. President Donald Trump raised the firing of the FBI director in a meeting with Russia's foreign minister to explain why he had been unable to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, two top administration officials said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2017
In one of his most difficult weeks as president, Trump looks increasingly isolated
In the Trump White House, it's getting lonely at the top.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2017
Comey memo of Trump request describes a high crime
Right around now, the president is probably asking himself whether firing the FBI director was the right decision. And if he isn't, he should be.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2017
With a threat of 'tapes,' Trump tells ousted FBI chief not to talk to media
Donald Trump warned ousted FBI Director James Comey on Friday not to talk to the media, a highly unusual move that prompted fresh charges the president is trying to silence the man who led an investigation into possible collusion between Trump's election campaign and Russia.
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2017
For next FBI head, Trump weighs congressman who led Benghazi probe
At least four people with law enforcement experience are under consideration by President Donald Trump to replace James Comey at the helm of the FBI, according to a White House official, including the congressman who led a two-year investigation of Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2017
Comey refusal to preview Senate testimony inflamed Trump: aides
The anger behind Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday had been building for months, but a turning point came when Comey refused to preview for top Trump aides his planned testimony to a Senate panel, White House officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 10, 2017
The firing line: Ouster of FBI's Comey tests new Justice appointee
The newly appointed second-in-command at the U.S. Justice Department faced a weighty task just two weeks after taking office — writing the rationale for firing FBI Director James Comey.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 27, 2017
Trump ally Stone offers to testify in Russian meddling probe, denies any 'collusions'
Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, said on Sunday he has offered to testify before a congressional committee investigating possible Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and ties to the Trump campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2017
Pressure builds on Trump to dump wiretap claim as allies try to shift focus to 'crime' of leaking Flynn's name
U.S. lawmakers from both parties said on Sunday they had seen no proof to support the claim by Republican President Donald Trump that his predecessor, Barack Obama, had wiretapped him last year, adding pressure on Trump to explain or back off his repeated assertion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2016
U.S. judge orders unsealing of application for Clinton email search warrant
A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the unsealing of the application used to obtain a search warrant that allowed the FBI to gain access to emails related to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's private server before the Nov. 8 election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2016
In apparent shift, FBI chief tells Congress that request for iPhone data may be 'precedential'
FBI Director James Comey told a congressional panel on Tuesday that a final court ruling forcing Apple Inc to give the FBI data from an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters would be "potentially precedential" in other cases where the agency might request similar cooperation from technology...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2015
FBI reveals over 10 arrested in foiled Islamic State-inspired 'crowd sourcing' July 4 attacks
U.S. authorities foiled attacks planned around the Fourth of July, arresting more than 10 people in the month before the holiday who were inspired by Islamic State online recruitment, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2013
Obama to pick Bush official to head FBI
U.S. President Barack Obama plans to nominate James Comey, a former senior official in the George W. Bush administration, to replace Robert S. Mueller III as FBI director.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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