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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2017
Theresa May got Trumped
However distasteful and dangerous Trump's policies may be, Britain has to find a way of getting on with him without too much damage to its interests and values.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2017
Trump's court pick conservative but not extremist
Democrats should think hard before trying to depict Neil Gorsuch as a radical conservative — a bruising confirmation fight could push him in the wrong direction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
Trump's Pentagon chief seeks to steady allies on trip to Japan, South Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis will seek to reassure allies worldwide that they can still rely on an increasingly inward-focused America as he heads to East Asia on the first overseas trip by a Trump administration Cabinet member.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2017
Massachusetts, New York, Virginia join in suing over Trump's immigration order
Legal challenges to President Donald Trump's first moves on immigration spread on Tuesday, with three states suing over his executive order banning travel to the United States by citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
Only a third of Americans think Trump's travel ban will make them safer
Imposing a temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, President Donald Trump said the move would help protect the United States from terrorism. But fewer than one-third of Americans believe the move makes them "more safe," according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 1, 2017
LGBT advocates leery despite Trump vow to protect their workplace rights
Advocates said on Tuesday they were bracing for a Trump administration rollback of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, despite a White House statement vowing to uphold protection for LGBT people in the workplace.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2017
Quebec shooting suspect rented flat near mosque massacre scene
The French-Canadian student accused of killing six people during evening prayers in a Quebec City mosque had rented an apartment nearby, neighbors said on Tuesday, a sign he may have been targeting the house of worship.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
Untested Trump seen as threat to EU like Russia, China, radical Islam, stirs German protectionism fears
Donald Trump has joined Russia, China and radical Islam as a threat to the European Union, EU leaders were told on Tuesday by the man chairing a summit where they will debate relations with the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2017
Syrian Kurd-dominated militias see more U.S. support for Raqqa fight on Trump's watch
The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State has boosted support for its Syrian allies since President Donald Trump took office, supplying armored vehicles for the first time as they prepare to launch a new phase in their campaign for Raqqa, a spokesman for the militia said on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2017
Toyota, Target, Best Buy fight back against 'heart stopping' Republican border tax push
Washington
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017
Trump administration reportedly to allow 872 refugees into U.S. this week
The U.S. government has granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country this week, despite President Donald Trump's executive order on Friday temporarily banning entry of refugees from any country, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2017
Americans gather near U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest Trump's travel ban
A group of demonstrators show up near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the entry of refugees and restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017
White House says no changes to NSC, but Trump's is different
White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday tried to tamp down the furor over President Donald Trump's reorganization of the National Security Council, saying "nothing has changed."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017
Don't let Trump embarrass our queen, say more than 1.6 million Britons
Well over a million people in Britain have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump's planned state visit to be canceled to avoid embarrassing Queen Elizabeth, in a grass-roots backlash against his immigration policies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 31, 2017
Quebec shooting suspect seen as 'nerdy outcast,' fan of French right-winger Le Pen
The French-Canadian student charged in a shooting spree that killed six people at a Quebec City mosque was known in online circles as a supporter of far-right French politician Marine Le Pen and described by a former classmate as a "nerdy outcast."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017
Steve Bannon's hard-line seen trumping moderates in contentious immigration ban
When Donald Trump's administration put together its controversial executive order on immigration, it was Steve Bannon — the populist firebrand fast emerging as the president's right-hand man — pushing a hard line.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 31, 2017
'Fear gauge' up as Trump travel curbs send stocks, dollar down sharply
Major world equity markets fell on Monday and the dollar slipped against the safe-haven yen after new U.S. immigration curbs stirred concerns about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's policies on global trade and the economy.
WORLD
Jan 30, 2017
Kremlin says Putin and Trump could meet before G-20 summit in July
The Kremlin said Monday it is too early to talk about any possible deals with the United States over sanctions on Russia, but Vladimir Putin could meet Donald Trump before the Group of 20 summit in July.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2017
Tokyo silent as Trump immigration ban sparks global outcry
In sharp contrast to the outpouring of condemnation by leaders across the globe, top Japanese officials declined to comment on the tightened immigration policy of U.S. President Donald Trump, calling the move a domestic affair.
EDITORIALS
Jan 30, 2017
America's disruptor in chief
The world must prepare for four years of disruption and disorder.

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