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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2020
U.S. sanctions highest ranking Chinese official yet over Uighur rights
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on the highest ranking Chinese official yet targeted over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority, a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2020
Canada handled the coronavirus outbreak better than U.S., Trudeau says
Canada handled the novel coronavirus outbreak better than many of its allies, including the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, in a rare public comment on the faltering U.S. effort.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2020
From Hong Kong to TikTok, China-U.S. rivalry widens from trade to everything
The U.S.-China rivalry is shifting into new and unpredictable areas, engulfing everything from a popular video app to Hong Kong’s status as a global financial hub.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases rise by over 58,000, setting new single-day record
The U.S. faces a bleak summer as infections surge and many states are forced to close bars and popular beaches to try to curb the rise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2020
U.S. exit from WHO over claims of China influence to take effect in July 2021
The United States will leave the World Health Organization on July 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2020
Twitter explodes after Kanye West says he’s running for U.S. president
Kanye West says he’s running for president. It’s not clear if the musician is serious, or if this is a publicity stunt for himself or a project unrelated to the presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2020
Trump decries efforts to ‘wipe out’ U.S. history and ‘defame heroes’ in Mount Rushmore speech
U.S. President Donald Trump decried what he described as efforts to eliminate American history and malign heroes, lashing out at those protesting symbols they say celebrate racial injustice as he stoked culture wars over history and education.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2020
Why Americans say they are, or aren’t, wearing face masks
As U.S. coronavirus case numbers and deaths continue to climb, face masks have become the center of a heated political debate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2020
U.S. prepares ‘harsh’ sanctions on China over abuses in Xinjiang
The U.S. is preparing to roll out long-delayed sanctions to punish senior Chinese officials over human-rights abuses against Muslims in Xinjiang, two people familiar with the matter said, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed any measures would be "harsh.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2020
U.S. tells Japan it hopes for in-person G7 summit in late August, Japanese sources say
Tokyo told Washington in response that Prime Minister Abe would be willing to attend the summit if it were to be held in late August.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2020
Kentucky Democrats pick ex-fighter pilot to challenge Senate chief McConnell
Former fighter pilot Amy McGrath said on Tuesday she was ready to take on Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after edging out a Black progressive to clinch the Democratic nomination for the seat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2020
Xi’s Hong Kong power play puts China ever more at odds with West
Minutes after reports broke that China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong, Carrie Lam stood in front of a backdrop of the city’s iconic skyline for a weekly press briefing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2020
Reddit bans 'The_Donald' forum amid broad social media crackdown
Social media site Reddit on Monday shut down r/The_Donald, a forum which long served as a popular online home base for fans of President Donald Trump, saying it violated the site's hate speech rules.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 29, 2020
Confrontational approach to China: Emotionally satisfying, strategically shortsighted
Japan needs sophisticated thinking and a rich menu of options to deal with China: A purely hard-line approach is neither.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2020
Chairman Kim goes back on script
U.S. President Donald Trump's 'bromance' with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has played out more or less as most experts expected.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2020
To construct a winning narrative, Trump dismisses pandemic, polls and recession
Trump's detailed descriptions of life in America today run so counter to reality that even some of his allies are urging him to change course.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2020
Biden criticizes Trump for inaction over reported Russian bounties
The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russia's military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, with Democratic rival Joe Biden criticizing Trump for failing to take action against Moscow....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2020
U.S. slaps visa bans on Chinese officials in opening salvo over Hong Kong
The U.S. State Department imposed visa bans on Chinese Communist Party officials accused of infringing the freedom of Hong Kong citizens, in what a senior official described as the opening salvo in a campaign to force Beijing to back off from new restrictions on the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2020
Kim Jong Un’s erratic behavior shows North Korea is stuck
On Wednesday, Kim continued to surprise, announcing the suspension of newly announced “military action plans” against South Korea. Hours later, Seoul said it observed North Koreans removing loudspeakers that were recently installed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2020
Iran says it's ready for talks if U.S. apologizes over nuclear pact
Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, cautioning that U.S. calls for discussions were insincere.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Man arrested over body found in bag in Kawasaki
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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