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REX TILLERSON

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2017
It's OK to disrupt diplomacy, but do it with wisdom
More than ever, in this time of disruption and division, the need for smarter, enhanced U.S. engagement extends around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2017
Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq and Myanmar from list of nations using child soldiers
In a highly unusual intervention, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Myanmar from a U.S. list of the world's worst offenders in the use of child soldiers, disregarding the recommendations of State Department experts and senior U.S. diplomats, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2017
U.S. asks China to do more to rein in North Korea
The United States pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help rein in its nuclear and missile programs during a round of high-level talks in Washington on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2017
Trump meets Poroshenko, says he wants peace in Ukraine but skips backing of Minsk accord
U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukraine's president on Tuesday that he hoped to see a resolution to the country's crisis but stopped short of publicly endorsing a 2015 accord calling for Russia's exit from eastern Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2017
Trump scolds Qatar as Tillerson seeks to ease crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday accused Qatar of being a "high level" sponsor of terrorism, potentially hindering the U.S. Department of State's efforts to ease heightening tensions and a blockade of the Gulf nation by Arab states and others.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2017
Tillerson declines to host Ramadan event at State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, two U.S. officials said, apparently breaking with a bipartisan tradition in place with few exceptions for nearly 20 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2017
Japan, U.S. agree to keep up pressure on Pyongyang, say dialogue off table for now
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also agreed to call on China to play a greater role in dealing with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 5, 2017
Tillerson meets ASEAN ministers, urges them to pressure North Korea on nukes
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Thursday to seek their support in pressing North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 28, 2017
Tillerson: China warned Pyongyang of sanctions after any nuclear test and Kim 'not crazy'
China has told the United States that it warned Pyongyang it would impose "sanctions actions on their own" against North Korea should it carry out another nuclear test, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 20, 2017
Tillerson likens Iran to North Korea threat, accuses Tehran of 'alarming provocations'
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" to destabilize countries in the Middle East as the Trump administration launched a review of its policy toward Tehran.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 12, 2017
Tillerson heads to Moscow with call from West for Russia to ditch Assad
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday denouncing Russian support for Syria's Bashar Assad, as the Trump administration took on America's traditional mantle as leader of a unified West.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 10, 2017
Stage set for showdown between Trump and Kim as tensions surge on Korean Peninsula
With a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group steaming toward waters off the Korean Peninsula and important anniversaries looming for nuclear-armed North Korea, the stage has been set for a showdown between U.S. President Donald Trump and the North's leader, Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2017
Russian inaction enabled Syria gas attack but U.S. response a 'message' to others: Trump camp
Trump administration officials on Sunday blamed Russian inaction for enabling a deadly poison gas attack against Syrian civilians last week as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepared to explain to Moscow a U.S. retaliatory missile strike.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2017
Tillerson's curt — and unusual — statement could signal shift on North Korea
Twenty-three words. That was apparently as much ink U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was willing to devote to North Korea after the reclusive country's latest missile launch Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 25, 2017
Tillerson tells 'frenemies' Japan and South Korea to heal 'comfort women' rift
With Seoul in political paralysis and amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Japan's ambassador to South Korea remains in Tokyo — all because of some statues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 21, 2017
Did America's top diplomat inadvertently offer China a 'new great power relationship'?
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's use of phrases and language commonly employed by China's Communist Party during his first trip to the country as top diplomat has left some regional experts wondering if he may have inadvertently endorsed Beijing's push for a new "great power relationship."
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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