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JAPAN
Feb 24, 2017

'Premium Friday' drive kicks off to energize weary workers, feeble economy

The government-backed "Premium Friday" campaign kicked off on Friday with around 130 participating firms across the country encouraging employees to leave work early on the last Friday of each month.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2017

Abe's golf diplomacy with Trump scores on the home front

Playing golf and dining al fresco in Florida with Donald Trump won Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plaudits from the Japanese public, suggesting a more pragmatic view toward engagement with the new U.S. president than in Europe and North America.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2017

Why won't Dems kick Trump while he's down?

The refusal of the Democrats to pogo-dance on Trump's grave is one of the biggest missed opportunities in recent political history.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 21, 2017

Toshiba seeking at least ¥1 trillion from chip unit sale

Toshiba Corp. is looking to raise at least ¥1 trillion ($8.8 billion) from the sale of its memory chip business and will aim to complete the transaction by March 2018, according to a source familiar with the matter.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2017

Kerry and Israeli, Jordanian, Egyptian leaders secretly met for peace talks a year ago: report

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met secretly a year ago with the leaders of Egypt and Jordan in a failed attempt by the Obama administration to convene a wider regional summit on Israeli-Palestinian peace, Israel's Haaretz daily said Sunday.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 19, 2017

Abe needs to place Japan's interests ahead of Trump's

Prime Minister Abe should be pursuing a more Asian-oriented policy with the aim of creating a peaceful backyard that can withstand any future Trump tantrums.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2017

Washington PR offensive fails to quell Europe's anxiety over Trump

One month into the unusual presidency of Donald Trump, his most senior Cabinet members were deployed to Brussels, Bonn and Munich this past week to reassure nervous Europeans that everything would be OK.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 18, 2017

With Florida rally, Trump looks to bypass media as campaigner-in-chief

After a tumultuous opening month in the White House, President Donald Trump is heading to a friendlier, familiar and potentially rejuvenating place: the campaign trail.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2017

Trump will leave analysts guessing on U.S.-China ties

Analysts trying to parse U.S. policy in the Trump era regarding the South China Sea must be prepared for stark contradictions and intellectual whiplash.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 15, 2017

Trump shocks Japan's American expats into action

Established political groups see a surge in interest while new organizations form to meet demand.
EDITORIALS
Feb 14, 2017

Testing time for North Korea

Can the Kim regime be convinced that it doesn't need a nuclear deterrent to ensure its survival?
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2017

How I'll know it's time to flee the United States

If you're not scared of Donald Trump, you're not paying attention.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2017

Trump's political revolution

Popular support — or lack thereof — will make or break Trump's political fortunes.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2017

North Korea missile test delivers early challenge to Trump and Abe

North Korea says it successfully test-fired a new missile, presenting the administration of President Donald Trump with an early foreign policy challenge and testing his commitment to U.S. allies in Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2017

Can golf diplomacy help Abe score win-win on trade and defense?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is betting a round of golf with President Donald Trump will help protect Japan's crucial auto industry and strengthen defense ties with the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2017

China cultivates ties with Ivanka, Kushner to find smooth path to Trump

At the Chinese Embassy in Washington last week, Ivanka Trump exited a black SUV with her daughter, Arabella, and shook the hand of Ambassador Cui Tiankai.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2017

On the links, Abe to seek closer ties with Trump

During his U.S. visit this week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to play golf with President Donald Trump, a match-up he hopes will build closer personal ties.

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