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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2019
Exxon Mobil prevails in New York climate change lawsuit
A judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of Exxon Mobil Corp. in a lawsuit brought by New York state accusing the oil company of hiding from investors the true cost of addressing climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2019
For U.S. diplomats, public impeachment hearings could be catharsis and maybe a circus
On the first day of November, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent an internal email to thousands of State Department staff that began: "As champions of American diplomacy, we are in the truth-telling business."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo works to replenish diplomatic ranks, restore morale after cuts under Tillerson
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has nearly doubled promotions of top American diplomats as he seeks to restore work relations with a staff alienated by his predecessor, Rex Tillerson.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2018
Mattis holds firm as chaos engulfs Trump national security team
U.S. President Donald Trump's shake-up of his national security team adds to the burden on one man at the center of any decision about war and peace: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
EDITORIALS
Mar 16, 2018
What to expect in the wake of 'Rexit'
Japan and other U.S. partners must prepare for uncertainty and confusion in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2018
For good or bad, Pompeo is the anti-Tillerson
Trump's foreign policy hasn't been the disaster that many feared, but he may still capsize the ship
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2018
Tillerson fall shows Trump learning game of politics
The U.S. president is becoming more successful at marrying his idiosyncratic style with the levers of power to get his own way.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2018
Change of U.S. secretary of state chief not likely to affect relations with Japan
The government reacted calmly to the sudden dismissal of U.S. Secretary of the State Rex Tillerson, saying the alliance between the two countries remains strong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 14, 2018
New top U.S. diplomat's hawkish views on Iran put North Korea detente in question
U.S. President Donald Trump has again cleaned house, this time firing his top diplomat and replacing him with his hawkish spy chief in a move that could have wide-ranging implications for a planned summit between the American and North Korean leaders slated to take place sometime before the end of May.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2018
China says new agency will improve foreign aid coordination
China plans to set up an international development cooperation agency, according to a parliament document released Tuesday, to better coordinate its foreign aid program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2018
Foreign ministers from Japan, U.S. and South Korea to hold talks next week on North: sources
Japan, the United States and South Korea are planning to hold a foreign ministers' meeting in Washington around March 16 to discuss recent agreements between North and South Korea, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2018
U.S. top envoy Rex Tillerson says Hezbollah role poses threat to Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Lebanon on Thursday that the Iran-backed Hezbollah group's growing arsenal and involvement in regional conflicts threatened Lebanon's security.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2018
U.S. and China reaffirm commitment to pressure North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, reaffirmed their countries' commitment to exert pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2018
Rex Tillerson raises specter of U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil to pressure Maduro
The United States is considering restricting imports of Venezuelan crude oil and exports of U.S. refined products to Venezuela, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday, to put pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro to "return to the constitution."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2018
Japan raises concern over U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's comment on 'comfort women' conundrum
Tokyo prods Washington after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson supposedly makes a “contradictory” remark about the Japan-South Korea “comfort women” issue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2018
Turkey says it could act in Syria unless U.S. withdraws support for Kurdish force
Turkey said on Wednesday it would not hesitate to take action in Syria's Afrin district and other areas unless the United States withdrew support for a Kurdish-led force there, but Washington denied such plans and said "some people misspoke."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2018
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told foreign ministers gathered in Vancouver of North Korea war plan: source
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told participants in a 20-nation ministerial meeting on North Korea that the United States has already prepared a war plan for the North in case diplomatic efforts fail, a source from one of the countries said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2017
U.S. eyes multilateral defense ministers' meeting on North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has told Foreign Minister Taro Kono that Washington is considering a multilateral defense ministers' meeting aimed at reining in North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs, sources have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2017
Rex Tillerson urges long halt to North Korean weapons tests before any talks
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday urged North Korea to carry out a "sustained cessation" of weapons testing to allow the two countries to hold talks about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2017
In move that could alienate Japan, Tillerson says U.S. willing to talk to North Korea 'without preconditions'
In a shift that could put Washington at odds with Tokyo, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears to be ready for talks with North Korea without preconditions.

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