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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2019
In escalating fight, Trump camp sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One over House subpoenas
President Donald Trump, his three oldest children and the Trump Organization have sued Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp to try to block them from responding to U.S. congressional subpoenas issued by Democrats seeking financial records.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2019
Nancy Pelosi guides House Democrats down careful 'Medicare for all' path
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is guiding House Democrats along a narrow path as she seeks to convince party progressives that the idea of providing Medicare for everyone in the U.S. is being taken seriously, while assuring moderates that the House won't move too far, too fast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2019
Instant Democratic front-runner Joe Biden's 2020 bid reshapes crowded White House race
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden entered the 2020 Democratic presidential field on Thursday as an instant front-runner, drawing momentum away from other leading candidates and putting new pressure on underperformers to find ways to stay relevant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 25, 2019
Trump's Fed pick Stephen Moore draws fire from Democrats over sexist remarks; Republicans silent
Stephen Moore, the economic commentator that U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will nominate to the Federal Reserve Board, is drawing new fire from top Democrats for his comments denigrating, among other targets, women and the Midwest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2019
Trump says White House officials can skip 'partisan' post-Mueller congressional inquiries
U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on his legal confrontations with Democrats in the House of Representatives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2019
Trump 'not inclined' to release tax returns despite congressional deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely hand over his tax returns to lawmakers despite a Tuesday congressional deadline facing the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2019
Trump can be held accountable without impeachment, Nancy Pelosi tells Congress Democrats
Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on Democrats calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, even though she said the president "engaged in highly unethical and unscrupulous behavior which does not bring honor to the office he holds."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2019
Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes scrapping student-loan debt for millions
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren proposed eliminating student-loan debt for an estimated 42 million Americans with a wealth tax, seeking to show young voters she would ease one of their biggest economic burdens.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2019
Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton jumps into crowded 2020 campaign
Rep. Seth Moulton, an Iraq War veteran and leading rebel against House Democratic leadership, announced Monday he's mounting a campaign for president, joining a crowd of 18 other Democrats who want to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2019
Trump sues to block subpoena from U.S. Congress for financial info
U.S. President Donald Trump sued on Monday to block a subpoena issued by the Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee that sought information about his personal and business finances.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2019
Top Democrats leave open option of impeaching Trump after Robert Mueller report
Top congressional Democrats left the door open on Sunday to pursue the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, but said they would first need to complete their own investigations into whether he obstructed justice in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2019
Release of Mueller report leaves Democrats in a quandary: Keep up the attack or move along
Democrats clamored for the speedy release of U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's findings of his probe into whether President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. Now they finally have them, and they are confronted with a choice — stay on the attack or move on.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2019
White House and Justice officials discussed Robert Mueller report, say media
U.S. Justice Department officials had numerous conversations in recent days with White House lawyers about the conclusions of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, the New York Times and ABC News reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2019
GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley blasts Democrats for using tax return demand as 'pretext' to get Trump
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley blasted House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal for demanding that the IRS turn over President Donald Trump's tax returns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2019
Democrats mock Trump over health care walk-back as they prepare for 2020 battle
Democrats mocked President Donald Trump on Tuesday for pushing back his promise of sweeping health care reform until after the 2020 election, and said they were happy to make it a central campaign issue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2019
Taking a closer look at the frenetic pace of U.S. Democratic candidates' campaign events
How many ways can you measure the first quarter of the year? For American Democratic presidential candidates, it's 300-plus events, 24 states and hundreds of voter questions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 2, 2019
Trump declares U.S. census 'meaningless' without citizenship question
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday injected himself into one of the most consequential cases of the current Supreme Court term, saying the nation's 2020 census would be "meaningless" without adding a citizenship question to the questionnaire.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2019
Mitch McConnell sets up Senate 'nuclear option' rule change to speed Trump nominees and thwart Democrats
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to force votes next week on a Republican plan to change the Senate's rules to short-circuit Democrats' ability to slow nominations from President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2019
Trump adviser Jared Kushner meets Senate intelligence panel for second time in closed session, say sources
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, on Thursday appeared at a closed door meeting of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee for the second time, four congressional sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2019
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham wants a special counsel to probe Trump probe
A leading Senate Republican said on Monday he would ask Attorney General William Barr to appoint a special counsel to probe whether U.S. law enforcement officials made missteps in their investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.

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