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DONALD TRUMP

Japan Times
WORLD
May 28, 2020
Twitter’s fact-checking of Trump sets difficult precedent
Twitter has little experience carrying out the task at scale and doesn't have an internal team of dedicated fact-checkers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2020
What Hong Kong losing its 'special status' would mean
U.S. President Donald Trump could rescind that 'special status” to punish China for recent moves to tighten its grip on the city.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 28, 2020
Trump set to sign executive order about social media amid Twitter row
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order regarding social media companies on Thursday, White House officials said, after Trump threatened to shut down websites he accused of stifling conservative voices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2020
Trump offers to mediate in 'raging' India-China border dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had offered to mediate a standoff between India and China at the Himalayan border, where soldiers camped out in a high-altitude region have accused each other of trespassing over the disputed border.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2020
Emerging get-tough consensus among Trump's China advisers tested by Hong Kong debate
As Trump seeks re-election in November, his advisers have become more in sync on the need to pressure China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2020
Trump officials discussed conducting first U.S. nuclear test since 1992, report says
White House officials discussed whether to conduct the first nuclear test explosion since 1992, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 23, 2020
U.S. challenge in penalizing China: Hurt Beijing, not Hong Kong
The Trump administration has promised strong action against China over its national security law in Hong Kong, but its options may be limited because any harsh penalties aimed at Beijing would likely also harm both Hong Kong — and the U.S.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2020
U.S. military faces down two challenges in western Pacific: COVID-19 and China
The U.S. military has battled to maintain its formidable presence in the western Pacific while reassuring allies about its readiness.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 19, 2020
U.S. Senate judiciary chairman seeks authority to subpoena spy chiefs
Graham's announcement comes after Trump revived an unfounded conspiracy theory that factions tried to undermine his campaign in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 19, 2020
Trump says he’s taking anti-malaria drug that led to FDA warning
Trump is a self-admitted germophobe, telling reporters he was wary of shaking hands even before the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2020
Pandemic could foster new attitudes toward immigration
In recent weeks, doctors, nurses and care workers for the British National Health Service — in particular, immigrants — are presently being hailed for their gritty sense of duty, for standing between many people and premature death.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2020
Trump considers restoring some WHO funding, but says no decision made
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization, including one in which Washington would pay about 10 percent of its former level.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2020
Obama tells graduates coronavirus has 'torn back curtain' on government
Barack Obama tells graduates at historically black colleges and universities that the coronavirus pandemic has 'torn back the curtain” on the idea that those in charge of the country know what they're doing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2020
Democrats launch probe of Trump's firing of State Department watchdog
Lawmakers say the president is escalating his fight against any oversight of his administration.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2020
Trump administration to restore partial funding to World Health Organization: report
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization, Fox News reported late on Friday, citing a draft letter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 16, 2020
Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege
The internal debate over the WHO's messaging around China provides a window into the challenges facing the 72-year-old U.N. organization and its leader.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 16, 2020
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg considers massive spend in support of Joe Biden, report says
Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is considering a major spending blitz to back former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s White House bid, CNBC reported Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 16, 2020
U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation
The Trump administration moves to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies, spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2020
The pandemic has revived all the worst-case U.S.-China scenarios
On Jan. 15, it seemed like the U.S. and China had avoided a quick descent into a new Cold War.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2020
Trump unmasks Obama administration’s unmaskers
The Trump administration's attempt to explain what happened to Michael Flynn isn't very revealing.
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
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
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.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.
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.

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