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DONALD TRUMP

COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2018
From pivot to stumble in Asia
Chinese trade practices and territorial ambitions must be addressed at the international level, but Trump is botching the job
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2018
Michael Cohen's plea suggests Russians held 'kompromat' on Trump
Michael Cohen's latest guilty plea revealed a closely guarded Trump business secret. But in a deeply uncomfortable turn for President Donald Trump, one of the people in the know was an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2018
'Didn't occur in a vacuum': Canada hate crimes rose 47% in 2017, especially against Muslims
Hate crimes in Canada increased 47 percent in 2017, primarily targeting Muslims, Jews and black people, according to figures released by the country's statistical agency on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2018
Macron says he will talk with Saudi prince in Buenos Aires, hinting he will raise issue of Jamal Khashoggi slaying
French President Emmanuel Macron said he will have a talk with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on the sidelines of the Group of 20 meeting in Argentina and reiterated his call for a full probe of the death of Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the kingdom.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 30, 2018
Trump adviser John Bolton hones ties with Brazil's far-right leader Bolsonaro
U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, met Brazil's far-right President-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, on Thursday to draw closer the two biggest economies in the Americas, whose leaders are ideologically in lockstep.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2018
Trump asking agencies to look at GM subsidy cuts after carmaker announced layoffs, closures: source
President Donald Trump has asked federal agencies to look for ways to cut subsidies to General Motors Co. following the automaker's announcement that it plans to close factories and lay off thousands of workers, according to a source familiar with his instructions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2018
Bill to protect Mueller probe stalls in U.S. Senate; Jeff Flake starts opposing judicial nominations in protest
Legislation to protect the special counsel's office probe into possible Russian election interference stalled in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, spurring Republican Senator Jeff Flake to make good on his threat of opposing judicial nominations until the bill moves forward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2018
Ford reshuffles U.S. plants to beef up SUV and truck production
Ford Motor Co. said on Wednesday it will reshuffle workers at several of its plants to meet rising demand for pickup trucks and large SUVs, a process that will require finding new positions for 150 workers displaced by the changes but not result in job cuts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 29, 2018
Republican senator to withhold vote until CIA briefs on Jamal Khashoggi slaying
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday he would withhold his vote on any key issue, including upcoming spending bills, until the CIA briefs senators about the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2018
U.S. senators ask White House to probe alleged ZTE effort in Venezuela to monitor citizens
Two U.S. senators on Wednesday will ask the Trump administration to investigate whether ZTE Corp., the Chinese telecommunications company, violated U.S. sanctions by helping Venezuela set up a database that monitors the behavior of its citizens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2018
How Kim has gotten the best of Trump
Since the historic June summit, the North Koreans have reaped significant benefits without having to make any real concessions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 28, 2018
At G20 summit, Trump won't be the only leader going rogue
The world's principal forum of global leaders risks marking its 10th anniversary with an identity crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2018
North Korea's Kim reportedly open to inspections at main Nyongbyon nuclear complex
Exactly a year since nuclear-armed North Korea last tested a missile — its most powerful to date — news has emerged that leader Kim Jong Un is open to inspections at his country's main nuclear complex.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2018
U.S. government shutdown looms as Trump digs in on border wall demand
President Donald Trump's renewed demand for U.S. taxpayer funding of his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall was threatening again on Tuesday to bring on a budget standoff and a partial government shutdown, leaving Congress just 11 days to act.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 28, 2018
China envoy warns of dire consequences if U.S. hard-liners hold sway in bid to separate economies
China is going to this week's G-20 summit hoping for a deal to ease a damaging trade war with the United States, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said on Tuesday while warning of dire consequences if U.S. hardliners try to separate the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2018
Trump 'very cross' with GM boss over layoffs, Larry Kudlow says
Donald Trump's top economic adviser said he had conveyed to General Motors Co. Chief Executive Mary Barra the president's anger over her plans to close U.S. factories and lay off thousands of workers.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nissan shares surge as carmaker set to cut 20,000 jobs in huge overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the U.S. have been painful to most global brands, but crippling in Nissan’s case.
Japan might be playing long game in U.S. tariff talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House earlier this year. Ishiba said Monday that farmers won't be sacrificed for automakers in Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S.
More details emerge about stabbing near Tokyo University metro station
Yoshitaka Toda, the suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line, leaves a police station in the Japanese capital the same day for a pre-detention medical examination.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

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