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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2017
Trump's Tomahawks won't help
The Trump administration's proposed budget aims to slash U.S. humanitarian spending that helps save countless lives around the world.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2017
What Trump's Syria bombing really means
With one military action, the new U.S. president has managed to thoroughly confound his fiercest supporters and critics.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017
Decoding Trump's Syria strike
The use of chemical weapons and the unilateral retaliatory strikes show just how broken and dysfunctional the global order and its key institutions are.
EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2017
Trump reverses course on Syria
The sudden resort to force in Syria raises fundamental questions about foreign policy in the Trump administration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2017
Solving the Pyongyang problem
Is it ever a good idea to start a nuclear war? Because that's the notion that U.S. President Donald Trump is actually playing with regarding North Korea.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2017
Sage foreign policy advice for Washington
The isolationist bent of the Trump administration is particularly ill-timed given Asia's looming security challenges.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2017
Why the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts should be abolished
It's a government frill that needs to be sheared.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2017
Five things Democrats could do to save party
Republicans could come out of the Trump debacle stronger than they went in if Democrats don't act to avoid political irrelevance.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2017
Sorry Trump, Cambodia owes the U.S. nothing
The $500 million bill that Uncle Sam has come knocking for is a pittance compared to the destruction the U.S. wreaked on Cambodia by incessant B-52 bombing during the Vietnam War.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 22, 2017
Japan's weak yen could trigger a trade war
All bets may be off if Trump labels Tokyo a currency manipulator, a move that may force Abe's hand on reform.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2017
Can Tillerson tackle a tense East Asia?
North Korea has ramped up regional anxieties ahead of the U.S. secretary of state's visit to the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2017
Dems: win by out-Trumping Trump
The Democrats can only succeed against Trump by getting louder, meaner, more over the top and beating him at his own game.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2017
What Trump should've tweeted about wiretaps
It's highly unlikely that Obama ordered a tap on Trump's phones, but his administration's alumni may be abusing their power.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2017
American politics in the new age of disbelief
Millions of Americans no longer believe what they once believed. There is a loss of faith in old orthodoxies and the established 'experts' who championed them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2017
Don't count out a GOP impeachment of Trump
Whoever takes credit for bringing down a feared and reviled leader will rid themselves of a rival and reap rewards up to and including the highest office in the land.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2017
How Donald Trump is testing U.S. democracy
U.S. President Donald Trump's testing of the foundations of U.S democracy may transform existing assumptions about America and its global role.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2017
Trump's assault on the liberal international order
It is an irony of history that the president with the least previous foreign policy interest and experience could end up having the biggest impact on global affairs in a century.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2017
Trump is from Mars, Guterres is from Venus
The U.S. president and U.N. secretary-general are polar opposites, but if the world is to weather the gathering storm, the two will have to work together.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2017
Why won't Dems kick Trump while he's down?
The refusal of the Democrats to pogo-dance on Trump's grave is one of the biggest missed opportunities in recent political history.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Feb 21, 2017
How Trump's plans might deal a blow to Japanese firms
If Trump tries to realign the global structure of manufacturing industries that have become heavily concentrated in Asia, Japanese firms will be hit hard.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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