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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 28, 2019
Kim, Trump hail prospects for success as U.S.-North Korea summit enters second day
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were set to hold a second day of talks in Hanoi on Thursday — including a scheduled "signing ceremony" — as the two leaders, who once traded barbed insults over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, met for the second time in eight months....
EDITORIALS
Feb 27, 2019
Signs of peace in the U.S.-China trade war
An end to the U.S.-China trade war would likely mean a shift in Washington's attention to trade talks with Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2019
Top U.S. government lawyer's presence at North Korea talks points to end-of-war declaration
In a potential sign that the U.S. is preparing to reach a deal in Hanoi with North Korea that could include a so-called end-of-war declaration and the opening of liaison offices in both countries, a top State Department lawyer who has handled key issues in East Asia is taking part in negotiations, sources...
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2019
Univision team deported from Venezuela after Maduro interview sours, gear is seized
Venezuela on Tuesday deported a team from U.S. television network Univision after anchor Jorge Ramos said authorities detained them at the presidential palace because President Nicolas Maduro was upset by their interview questions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2019
Lawsuit accuses Trump of kissing campaign worker without her consent
A woman who worked on Donald Trump's presidential campaign sued the president on Monday, accusing him of kissing her without consent before a 2016 rally in Tampa, Florida.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2019
France's Emmanuel Macron welcomes U.S. reversal on keeping troops in Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday welcomed Washington's decision to leave American troops in Syria, a reversal by U.S. President Donald Trump that came after an outcry from coalition allies such as France.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2019
Public deserves 'robust' release of Robert Mueller probe findings, says ex-FBI chief Andrew McCabe
Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe called on the Justice Department to make public special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report but said some classified materials and investigative methods need to be protected.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2019
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since the start of Syria's war in 2011, meeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday and championing their alliance, state media reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2019
U.S. Navy sends ships through Taiwan Strait in move likely to anger China
The U.S. Navy has sent ships through the Taiwan Strait, as Washington ramps up naval activities in the waterway stoking criticism from Beijing on Tuesday after a similar sailing just a month ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2019
U.S. veep Mike Pence and allies mull new steps against Maduro after deadly aid violence
Latin American countries are expected to announce measures to exert further pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday after he blocked the entry of hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid to his economically devastated country over the weekend.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2019
How the Americans can escape the graveyard of empires
The key will be persuading both sides to accept a compromise that is far from perfect for either, but allows Afghanistan to move forward.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 25, 2019
Seoul says U.S. and North Korea could reach deal on end-of-war declaration
The United States and North Korea could reach a deal on declaring an end to the 1950-53 Korean War at a summit meeting this week between their two leaders, South Korea's presidential Blue House said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2019
North Korea alleges 'nuclear weaponization' by Japan as Trump-Kim summit draws near
In the latest jab at perennial foe Japan, Pyongyang has blasted Tokyo over its alleged "nuclear weaponization" just days ahead of a second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2019
For Japanese insurer Fukoku Mutual Life, this year's main danger is yen surge
The U.S. Federal Reserve's pivot from steady monetary tightening has forced a Japanese insurer to look at a pivot of its own.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2019
Fake Kim goes as real Kim comes: Vietnam expels North Korean leader lookalike
An Australian comedian who impersonates North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Monday authorities were deporting him from Vietnam, some 24 hours before the real Kim was due to arrive for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2019
Vietnam relishes role as peacemaker with Kim-Trump summit as it seeks to balance ties
While the leaders of North Korea and the United States debate banishing nuclear bombs from the Korean peninsula, the host of their summit this week, Vietnam, is relishing its role as a promoter of peace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 25, 2019
How North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un went from global pariah to guest of honor
Kim Jong Un's arrival in Vietnam by train this week for a second meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump may be most remarkable for how normal it's becoming.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2019
Iranian hackers got worryingly close to Israel's missile alarm in 2017
Iranian hackers came worryingly close to Israel's missile warning system, sending the military scrambling to protect alerts from being compromised, its top cyberdefense chief said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2019
All three aboard killed as cargo jet plunges into shallow Texas bay during landing approach
A widebody cargo plane hauling packages for Amazon abruptly plunged out of the sky and slammed into a bay on Saturday as it was preparing to land in Houston. All three people on board were killed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2019
Thousands of Romanians protest judicial changes after decree pares independence of prosecutors
Thousands of Romanians protested across the country on Sunday after the government passed an emergency decree that critics said chipped away at prosecutors' independence in one of the European Union's most corrupt states.
U.S. backtracks on Japan tariff calculation, taking effective rate lower
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, said the U.S. made a clerical error in not including a “reciprocal” tariff rate ceiling for Japan in the trade deal.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes after completing their stay periods.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.

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