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JOHN MCCAIN

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2019
Trump calls top aide Kellyanne Conway's spouse 'husband from hell' in Twitter brawl
U.S. President Donald Trump refused to row back on his feud with White House aide Kellyanne Conway's spouse on Wednesday, calling George Conway a "husband from hell" and prompting Conway to renew his accusation that Trump was mentally unfit for his office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2018
Paying tribute to a man of American dignity
On Saturday, Sen. John Sidney McCain III passed away. U.S. mainstream media, whether liberal or conservative, carried feature articles or broadcast special programs over the weekend to pay tribute to this great American statesman from Arizona. McCain was always original and unusual in many ways.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2018
In new memoir, John McCain slams Trump for undermining U.S. values and praising 'tyrants'
U.S. Sen. John McCain rebukes President Donald Trump in a new memoir, accusing his fellow Republican of failing to uphold U.S. values by showering praise on international "tyrants," discrediting the media, ignoring human rights and demeaning refugees.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2017
Fallen sergeant's widow at center of Trump condolence call firestorm says he made her 'cry even worse'
The widow of a U.S. Army sergeant killed in Niger this month said on Monday that President Donald Trump had "made me cry even worse" in a condolence telephone call when he said her husband "knew what he signed up for."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2017
Senators demand answers on U.S. presence in Niger after deadly ambush, feel White House holding back
U.S. senators said on Sunday the White House has not been forthcoming with details about the military's presence in Niger after the deaths of four soldiers there earlier this month and they want more answers on U.S. operations in the West African country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2017
McCain says subpoena may be needed to get answers from White House on Niger ambush
Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on Thursday that he may consider issuing a subpoena because the White House has not been forthcoming with details of an ambush in Niger in which four U.S. soldiers were killed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2017
Unlike after Harvey and Irma, Trump camp rules out Jones Act waiver for Maria-ravaged Puerto Rico
The Trump administration on Tuesday denied a request to waive shipping restrictions to help get fuel and supplies to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying it would do nothing to address the island's main impediment to shipping: damaged ports.
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2017
The U.S. Seventh Fleet founders
The U.S. must get to the bottom of what lies behind the recent series of accidents involving its navy and address whatever problems exposed in the probe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2017
Remains found aboard U.S. warship following collision as navy orders fleetwide probe
The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said some remains of navy sailors were found in a compartment of the USS John McCain on Tuesday, a day after the warship's collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 sailors missing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 22, 2017
U.S. destroyer collision exposes 40-year Singapore-Malaysia sea dispute
A collision between a U.S. warship and an oil tanker near the Straits of Malacca on Monday has shone a light on a territorial dispute that has simmered between neighbours Singapore and Malaysia for nearly 40 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2017
Ten sailors missing after Yokosuka-based U.S. warship collides with tanker off Singapore
In the second major accident involving a vessel from the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in just over two months, the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, collides with a tanker in waters east of Singapore.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 10, 2017
Mattis, on heels of Trump's impromptu 'fire and fury' threat, issues stark warning to Pyongyang
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued a stark warning to North Korea on Wednesday, telling Pyongyang that it should stop any actions that would lead to the "end of its regime and the destruction of its people."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2017
Putin vows to retaliate as U.S. Senate slaps new sanctions on Russia, puts bill on Trump's desk
The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday to slap new sanctions on Russia despite President Donald Trump's objections to the legislation, which has angered Russian President Vladimir Putin, who threatened to retaliate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2017
Collins says up to 10 Republican senators dislike GOP health bill; poll finds most in U.S. favor Obamacare
Eight to 10 Republican U.S. senators have serious concerns about Republican health care legislation to roll back Obamacare, moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who opposes the bill, said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2017
U.S. senators visit Afghanistan, demand coherent strategy against Taliban from Trump
A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators visiting Afghanistan on Tuesday called for a new strategy from the Trump administration to turn the tide against an increasingly strong Taliban insurgency and end the longest war in U.S. history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2017
Trump's team is in disarray, McCain tells Europe
Republican Sen. John McCain on Friday broke with the reassurances that U.S. officials have sought to convey on their debut trip to Europe, saying the administration of President Donald Trump is in "disarray."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2017
Sens. McCain, Graham to support Tillerson nomination despite Russia misgivings
Two senior Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they would vote to approve President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, despite their concerns over the former ExxonMobil chief's relationship with Russia's president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2016
Trump hovers over McCain, Rubio in U.S. Senate re-election contests
Republican voters in Arizona and Florida are expected to pick Sens. John McCain and Marco Rubio as their respective U.S. Senate nominees when they go to the polls on Tuesday, but one name not on either ballot, Donald Trump, looms large.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2016
Team Trump asks Congress GOP ranks to tamp down Khan hubbub to no avail
U.S. Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign appealed to Capitol Hill for support on Monday as his attacks on the Muslim parents of a decorated American soldier killed in Iraq drew sharp rebukes from fellow party members.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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