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DONALD TRUMP

COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2017
Democrats: Stop the fear and loathing of 2017
Democrats need to stop wallowing in misery and start planning on how to take America back.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2017
Protectionism will make America 1953 again
A revival of protectionism will hurt America more than it will help it.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2016
What Japan, Asia should hear from President Trump
Given U.S. interests in Asia during a time of increasing tension, it is vital that the Trump administration show where it stands on key economic and defense issues affecting Tokyo and the broader region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2016
Five big political risks for the incoming year
A Trump White House, leadership intrigue in China and Australia, Islam unnerving Indonesia, and Kim Jong-un's tantrums threaten stability in Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2016
Trump may hand China economic leadership
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to make America great again. But his economic policies are likely to have the opposite effect
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 30, 2016
Leitch leading in Canada's Conservative Party leadership race
Canada's answer to Donald Trump is a pediatric surgeon and former Cabinet minister who, like the U.S. president-elect, is railing against immigration and political elites.
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2016
Political upheavals around world may herald trouble for mega-deals in 2017
As companies brace for the impact of 2016's political shocks and looming elections next year, global appetite for mega-mergers may slow amid the prospect of increased protectionism.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 30, 2016
With Russia sanctions move, Obama leaves Trump with tough choices
President Barack Obama is forcing his successor, Donald Trump, into a difficult choice: reverse the sanctions he just imposed on Russia for hacking the U.S. election or put at risk his campaign vow to improve relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 30, 2016
Russia's 'Grizzly Steppe' cyberattacks started simply, U.S. report says
The attack against U.S. democracy began in the summer of 2015 with a simple trick: Hackers working for Russia's civilian intelligence service sent emails with hidden malware to more than 1,000 people working for the American government and political groups.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2016
FBI reveals tech details of Russian spy agencies' hacking of U.S. election
The FBI squarely blamed Russian intelligence services on Thursday for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, releasing the most definitive report yet on the issue, including samples of malicious computer code said to have been used in a broad hacking campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 30, 2016
Buffalo Board of Education wants Trump GOP sidekick Paladino out over racial Obama slurs
An upstate New York builder and former Republican nominee for governor is facing possible removal from his seat on the Buffalo Board of Education for making racial slurs about President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 29, 2016
Japan-U.S. ties under Trump
Japan's lack of strong connections with the Trump team could leave it at a loss as it faces the unpredictable new U.S. administration.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 29, 2016
U.S. set to announce response to Russian election hacking, sources say
The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals and leaking information in an effort to help President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday....
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2016
The top overseas news stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these world news stories as the most important of 2016.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2016
Democracy may be down but it's far from out
This past year has been one where the limits and failings of democracy became more visible than at any time since World War II enshrined the view that representative government was best.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 28, 2016
Leaders' Hawaii remarks include veiled message for Trump: experts
Two mavens say the speeches of Abe and Obama contain a message for the incoming leader about the Japan-U.S. relationship.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2016
Abe offers 'everlasting condolences' at Pearl Harbor as Obama praises partnership in peace
Abe's historic visit to Hawaii wraps up with addresses from himself and U.S. President Barack Obama.

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb