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SANCTIONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2018
Why the latest American sanctions on Iran will fail
Trump's strategy is likely to increase Middle East tensions — and unlikely to bring the U.S. closer to achieving its goals on Iran.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2018
Trump signs sanctions order targeting Venezuela gold exports: John Bolton
Washington ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela's leftist President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday with new measures aimed at disrupting the South American country's gold exports, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2018
The dollar and its discontents
Trump's enforcement of Iran sanctions could undermine the dollar's global primacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2018
Japan's sanctions are undermining confidence, Putin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Japan's sanctions on Russia are undermining confidence between the two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2018
Nine U.N. Security Council members ask to discuss Myanmar inquiry
The chair of a United Nations inquiry that accused Myanmar's military of genocide is likely to brief the Security Council this month after Britain, France, the United States and six other members requested the meeting, diplomats said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2018
U.S. sanctions Chinese military for buying Russian arms
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions law punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2018
Trump to target foreign meddling in U.S. elections with sanctions order: sources
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order as soon as Wednesday that will slap sanctions on any foreign companies or people who interfere in U.S. elections, based on intelligence agency findings, two sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 24, 2018
South Korea sends sanctioned material to North: customs data
South Korea has sent 1 billion won ($893,239.96) worth of sanctioned material to North Korea, customs data showed on Friday, raising concern ties with the United States could be damaged as the South pursues cooperation with the North.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2018
Credit Suisse freezes $5 billion in Russian money due to U.S. sanctions
One of Switzerland's largest banks, Credit Suisse, has frozen roughly 5 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) of money linked to Russia to avoid falling foul of U.S. sanctions, according to its accounts, further increasing pressure on Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2018
Russia tells Washington curbs on its banks would be act of economic war
Russia warned the United States on Friday it would regard any U.S. move to curb the activities of its banks as a declaration of economic war which it would retaliate against, stepping up a war of words with Washington over spiralling sanctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2018
Trump says firms doing business in Iran will be barred from U.S. as 'most biting sanctions' kick in
Firms doing business with Iran will be barred from the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, as new U.S. sanctions took effect in spite of pleas from Washington's allies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2018
North Korea says it is demonstrating good faith and urges U.S. to drop sanctions
North Korean state media called on Monday for the United States to drop sanctions, saying Pyongyang had demonstrated good faith by ending its nuclear weapons testing and handing over the remains of U.S. troops killed in the Korean War.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2018
White House to detail implementation of new sanctions against Tehran
The United States intends to fully enforce sanctions due to be reimposed against Iran early this week on orders from U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2018
Bipartisan U.S. senators introduce Russia sanctions 'bill from hell'
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday to impose stiff new sanctions on Russia and combat cyber crime, the latest effort by lawmakers to punish Moscow over interference in U.S. elections and its activities in Syria and Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2018
North Korean economy declined at sharpest rate in 20 years in 2017: Bank of Korea
North Korea's economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea's central bank estimated on Friday, in a clear sign that international sanctions imposed to stop Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs have hit growth hard.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2018
U.S. lawmakers double down after Trump's embrace of Putin, look to uphold intel services and punish Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump faced outrage on Tuesday for his failure to hold Russia accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, and some U.S. lawmakers threatened action in Congress to punish Moscow and show support for U.S. intelligence agencies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2018
For Putin, Helsinki talks with Trump said a win before they even sit down
For U.S. President Donald Trump, a summit with Vladimir Putin risks a political backlash at home and abroad. For the Russian president, however, the fact the summit is even happening is already a big geopolitical win.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
Washington grants temporary reprieve to ZTE, allowing Chinese company to maintain U.S. networks
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday granted a temporary reprieve to ZTE Corp. that allows China's No. 2 telecommunications equipment-maker to conduct business needed to maintain existing networks and equipment in the United States as it works toward the lifting of a U.S. sales ban.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.”

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