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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2018
U.S., EU agree to start technical talks on trade after G7 summit standoff
The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official said Friday, at the end of a fractious session that had threatened to rupture the Group of Seven rich nations alliance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2018
U.S. judge slams Trump administration practice of separating children from parents seeking asylum
The Trump administration has failed to kill a legal challenge to its practice of separating undocumented parents and children entering the U.S. to flee persecution at home, with a judge handing an early victory to civil rights activists who say the policy is unconstitutional and cruel.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
For Abe, Japanese abductees bigger issue than missiles in Trump-Kim summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plenty to worry about ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un next week, including the prospect of a deal that undermines Japan's six-decade security alliance with the U.S. and leaves the island nation vulnerable to attack.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
Hawkish John Bolton sidelined for Trump-Kim summit amid Mike Pompeo's rise but will lurk in the wings
Just weeks after John Bolton's hard-line rhetoric infuriated North Korea and nearly derailed a planned summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, the U.S. national security adviser appears to have taken a back seat to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for the historic meeting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2018
Mystery CIA officer playing key, uncomfortably visible role as U.S.-North Korea summit looms
The lightning diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea before next week's historic summit has thrust a little-known CIA officer into an uncomfortably public role as a key intermediary in talks between the two adversaries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2018
Iran to finish facility to build centrifuges in a month, state TV told
A facility in Iran's Natanz nuclear plant to build advanced centrifuges will be completed in a month, Iran's nuclear chief said on Wednesday, as Tehran prepares to increase its uranium-enrichment capacity if the nuclear deal collapses after the U.S. exit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 6, 2018
Trump wants Kim to commit to disarmament timetable in Singapore
The White House wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to a timetable to surrender his country's nuclear arsenal when he meets President Donald Trump next week in Singapore, a high-stakes summit that could last as long as two days — or just minutes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2018
State Department defends U.S. envoy's 'empower' conservatives remarks after outcry in Germany
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday defended remarks by the new U.S. ambassador to Germany that drew condemnation from across that country's political spectrum, saying that U.S. envoys "have a right to express their opinions."
WORLD
Jun 6, 2018
Hack of genealogy website MyHeritage exposes data from 92 million accounts
The consumer genealogy website MyHeritage says email addresses and password information linked to more than 92 million user accounts have been compromised in an apparent hacking incident.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 6, 2018
The Pentagon's secret AI programs to thwart nuclear missile strikes
The U.S. military is increasing spending on a secret research effort to use artificial intelligence to help anticipate the launch of a nuclear-capable missile, as well as track and target mobile launchers in North Korea and elsewhere.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2018
Macron says calls with Trump and others are like sausages — it's better for people not to know what's inside
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his phone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders are like sausages — it's better not to reveal the contents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 6, 2018
Facebook confirms it shared data with Chinese companies Huawei, Lenovo, OPPO and TCL
Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei, the world's third largest smartphone maker, which has come under scrutiny from U.S. intelligence agencies on security concerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2018
U.S. sends B-52 bombers 'in vicinity' of South China Sea amid row over militarization of islets
The U.S. military sent two B-52 heavy bombers for a "routine mission" in the contested South China Sea on Tuesday, just days after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis lambasted Beijing's continued militarization of its outposts in the strategic waterway.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2018
The challenge of America's new extraterritorial sanctions
Trump's aggressive unilateralism poses a diplomatic test for Japan and other democracies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2018
At delicate moment, U.S. weighs warship passage through Taiwan Strait
The United States is considering sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials said, in what could be seen as a provocative move that comes at a time when Sino-U.S. ties are under pressure from trade disputes and the North Korean nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2018
White people are more likely to get the raises they ask for: U.S. study
When people of color ask for raises, they're a lot less likely than white workers to get the salary bump they request, according to a new study by PayScale, a firm that analyzes compensation data.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 5, 2018
White House tries to tamp down concerns over weakening of North Korea sanctions
The White House said Monday that the U.S. will continue to apply pressure to North Korea to relinquish its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, just days after President Donald Trump said he would no longer use the term "maximum pressure" as the two sides prepare for a historic June 12 meeting between...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2018
U.S. trade row spills beyond metals as Canada looks to slap tariff on maple syrup
Canada's retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs includes proposed duties on maple syrup, a nod to a national symbol and a powerful industry in the French-speaking province of Quebec that could hurt producers in Maine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2018
U.S. calls for China to account for the 'ghosts' of Tiananmen Square massacre
The United States has urged China to make a full public account of those killed, detained or who went missing during a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2018
Nobel Peace Prize-winning anti-nuclear campaign group ICAN offers to pick up tab for Trump-Kim summit
Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear campaign group International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has offered to pay for the cost of the historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, including the hotel bill for the impoverished state's leader stay in...

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