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DONALD TRUMP

U.S. President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Aug. 1.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2025
Trump rattles Latin America by eyeing military force against drug cartels
The approach discards the previous administration's preference for carrots over sticks to coax countries into alignment with U.S. interests.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds the hands of Azerbaijanu President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as they shake hands during a trilateral signing event at the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2025
Trump says Armenia and Azerbaijan commit to end fighting 'forever'
However, the fine print and binding nature of the deal between the longtime foes remained unclear.
A migrant is detained by federal immigration officers at a U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2025
U.S. deploys patriotic icons to recruit for migrant crackdown
Job ads promising $50,000 signing bonuses to new "Deportation Officers" have flooded social media over the past week alongside rallying slogans that say "America Needs You."
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump meet at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires in December 2018. Xi is blending Maoist resolve with pragmatic diplomacy in his foreign policy.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 8, 2025
Xi steals a page from Mao’s foreign-policy playbook
Xi foreign policy blends Maoist ideology, pragmatic statecraft and strategic patience as he advances anti-corruption efforts and selectively cooperates with the U.S.
The FBI is firing another round of employees who worked on issues that drew U.S. President Donald Trump's ire.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2025
FBI ousts former acting director and others in latest purge, people briefed say
The firings are the latest move by the FBI to remove officials who worked on issues that drew backlash from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Workers inspect brand tags on apparel ready for packaging at a textile factory in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, in February 2022. Larger textile manufacturers in the country are grabbing smaller, low-value orders to keep their factories running and avoid shutdowns amid U.S. tariffs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2025
Indian exporters weigh options to handle U.S. levy that’s 'worse than COVID’
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to double tariffs will make India-made apparels to generic drugs prohibitively expensive and can heavily disrupt exports.
The government revised its real growth projection for fiscal year 2025 to 0.7%, down from the previous forecast of 1.2%.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2025
Japan lowers this year’s growth forecast as tariffs kick in
The downgrade partly reflects a darkening global economic outlook as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing has appeared eager to engage with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration after years of isolation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2025
Myanmar signs deal with Washington lobbyists to rebuild U.S. relations
Engaging the junta would be a sharp departure for the United States, given U.S. sanctions on the military leaders and the violence committed against the Rohingya.
Stephen Miran, in a paper he co-authored last year for the Manhattan Institute, laid out a case for increasing presidential control of the Fed board, including by shortening members' terms.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2025
Trump picks Stephen Miran to fill open spot on Fed board
Miran, who has called for a complete overhaul of the Fed's governance, would take over from Fed Governor Adriana Kugler following her surprise resignation last week.
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, said the U.S. made a clerical error in not including a “reciprocal” tariff rate ceiling for Japan in the trade deal.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2025
U.S. backtracks on Japan tariff calculation, taking effective rate lower
Japan's chief tariff negotiator said that a clerical error had been made in the U.S.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on July 8
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2025
Modi speaks with Lula and plans Xi meeting as ties with U.S. sour
Lula’s government noted that "Brazil and India are, to date, the two countries most affected” by the wave of levies the U.S. has unleashed.
It may look like U.S. President Donald Trump is winning his trade war, but analysts say significant hurdles remain.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 8, 2025
Trump may look like he's winning the trade war, but hurdles remain
Some recent data indicate the tariffs are already affecting jobs, growth and inflation in the U.S.
Toyota Motor vehicles displayed for sale at one of the company's dealerships in Tokyo. The carmaker reported operating income of ¥1.17 trillion in the first quarter, down 11% from a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2025
Toyota braces for ¥1.4 trillion dent in operating income under U.S. tariffs
The carmaker reported operating income of ¥1.17 trillion in the first quarter, down 11% from a year earlier, with a tariff impact of ¥450 billion.
Sony’s music unit has grown to be a reliable pillar of the group, bringing in a steady flow of revenue as opposed to the company’s more prominent consumer electronics, PlayStation and image sensors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2025
Sony lifts outlook on entertainment demand despite tariff threat
The company now expects its operating profit for the year ending March to reach a total of ¥1.33 trillion, compared with a previous forecast of ¥1.28 trillion.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 7, 2025
The United States imposes 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods
Japan and the U.S. still disagree on how the rate will be calculated.
The SK Hynix logo at the 26th Semiconductor Exhibition (SEDEX 2024) in Seoul in October 2024.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix not subject to 100% U.S. chip tariffs, South Korean envoy says
Trade envoy Yeo Han-koo said that South Korea will face the most favorable U.S. tariff rates on chips under the trade deal between Washington and Seoul.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during an interview at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2025
Lula sees no point in talking tariffs with Trump
"I won't humiliate myself," the Brazilian president says as 50% U.S. tariffs on goods from the Latin American country kicked in.
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on April 14.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2025
U.S. to ease criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, says report
The Trump administration has increasingly moved away from the traditional promotion of democracy and human rights.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he and Apple CEO Tim Cook (not pictured) present the tech company's announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2025
Trump eyes 100% chips tariff, but zero percent for U.S. investors like Apple
The U.S. president has said he could unveil separate levies on all products containing semiconductor chips as soon as next week.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump meet at the G20 summit in Osaka in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2025
Trump could meet Putin over Ukraine as soon as next week, official says
Such a face-to-face meeting would be the first between a sitting U.S. and Russian president since Joe Biden met Vladimir Putin in Geneva in June 2021.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo ticket sales exceed break-even point
Visitors to the Osaka Expo line up for pavilions on Friday.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high on tariff and rate optimism
Stocks in Tokyo rallied on Tuesday despite months of uncertainty and general economic concerns.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

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