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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2019
U.S. prosecutors seek information on payments to Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, subpoena indicates
Federal prosecutors in New York are seeking records of payments to Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer, as part of an active criminal investigation, according to a grand jury subpoena seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2019
Rudy Giuliani says dirt on Joe Biden will be released 'if I disappear'
Rudy Giuliani, a focus of the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump's foreign policy dealings, suggested he has dirt on the Biden family that would be released were he to get into trouble — after earlier hinting he has a plan if he should fall out of favor with the president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2019
GOP Rep. Devin Nunes defiant as associate of Rudy Giuliani connects him with bid to dig up Joe Biden dirt
Rep. Devin Nunes lashed out at the media on Sunday as he faced criticism — and a potential ethics probe — for his alleged role in helping President Donald Trump dig up dirt on political rival Joe Biden.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2019
Aide claims Mike Pence never discussed Bidens or Ukraine company with Gordon Sondland
Vice President Mike Pence's office, responding to testimony on Wednesday by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, said the two men had not discussed tying the release of U.S. aid to Ukraine to "potential investigations" during a September trip to Poland.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2019
Trump impeachment inquiry set to reshape 2020 presidential race
The start of public impeachment hearings in the House this week are likely to push the race for the White House into a new phase, testing whether Democratic efforts to investigate President Donald Trump risk hurting the party in the 2020 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019
Testimony from two of Trump's Ukraine 'three amigos' to be released
Testimony by two of the "three amigos" charged with running Ukraine policy for President Donald Trump will be made public on Tuesday as Democratic-led congressional committees release more transcripts from their impeachment investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2019
Ukraine to ax prosecutor who discussed Bidens with Rudy Giuliani, source says
Ukraine plans to fire the prosecutor who led investigations into the firm where former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's son served on the board, a central figure in the activity at the heart of impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump, a source told Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2019
Sen. Mark Warner asks Facebook to be more transparent on political ads and ID financial backers
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner called on Facebook Inc. to provide more transparency over its decision to not fact-check ads run by politicians, asking whether it would comply with a new rule that requires online platforms to disclose the purchasers of ads.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2019
Biden expands edge in presidential race amid Ukraine hearings
Former Vice President Joe Biden expanded his lead over more than a dozen other candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination this month as U.S. House Democrats looked into allegations that President Donald Trump tried to pressure a foreign leader to investigate him, according to a Reuters/Ipsos...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2019
White House admits quid pro quo, saying request for 2016 poll probe was factor in frozen Ukraine aid
President Donald Trump's withholding of $391 million in military aid to Ukraine was linked to his request that the Ukrainians look into a claim — debunked as a conspiracy theory — about the 2016 U.S. election, a senior presidential aide said on Thursday, the first time the White House acknowledged...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2019
Trump told U.S. officials to work with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy, ambassador to EU testifies
President Donald Trump directed senior U.S. officials to talk directly to his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about U.S. policy in Ukraine, raising concern that the president was outsourcing American foreign policy to a private citizen, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2019
Career U.S. diplomat, long foe of Kyiv corruption, testifies at House impeachment inquiry on Trump's Ukraine dealings
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday questioned George Kent, a U.S. career diplomat who has spent much of his career fighting corruption in Ukraine and elsewhere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2019
Trump impeachment is a deep Democratic coup against Warren
The old DNC cabal is more interested in getting rid of the progressives in their own party than in defeating Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2019
House Democrats subpoena U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Trump impeachment probe
Congressional Democrats issued a subpoena for U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday over any possible role he played in President Donald Trump's effort to get Ukraine's president to investigate a political rival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2019
Trump claims he does not know the two arrested associates of Rudy Giuliani despite being in photo with them
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he does not know the two associates of his personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, who were arrested, even if they are in a picture with him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2019
Rudy Giuliani claims Trump didn't pay for his globetrotting push for Ukraine to probe Joe Biden
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, says he met Ukrainian officials in Madrid, Paris and Warsaw this year as he pushed an investigation into one of Trump's main political rivals in the 2020 presidential election, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2019
Exasperated Trump's strategy: Flail at Democrats, attack whistleblower, tweet from the hip
U.S. President Donald Trump grew increasingly exasperated on Thursday as he sat in his cabin aboard Air Force One and watched television coverage of Democrats on a congressional committee accuse him of criminal behavior.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2019
U.S. House intelligence chairman says whistleblower will testify before Congress on Trump's Ukraine call
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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2019
Candidate Joe Biden to back impeachment if Trump does not cooperate with U.S. Congress
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden will say on Tuesday that he is in favor of impeachment of Donald Trump if the Republican president does not comply with congressional requests for information on Ukraine and other matters, a spokesman said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2019
Trump says he discussed Biden in call with Ukrainian president
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday that he had discussed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son in a call with Ukraine's president.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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