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U.S.

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 2, 2019
Trump declares U.S. census 'meaningless' without citizenship question
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday injected himself into one of the most consequential cases of the current Supreme Court term, saying the nation's 2020 census would be "meaningless" without adding a citizenship question to the questionnaire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 2, 2019
FAA says it expects to receive Boeing 737 Max software fix over 'coming weeks'
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it expects to receive Boeing Co's proposed software enhancement package for the grounded 737 Max "over the coming weeks" after the company had previously said it planned to submit the fix for government approval by last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2019
U.S. airlines back up after second system glitch in a week
Major U.S. airlines were back up and running on Monday after a system-wide outage delayed hundreds of flights and fired-up customer complaints on social media, the second such disruption in a week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2019
Moon hopes North Korea responds positively to U.S.-South Korea efforts
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he hopes North Korea responds positively when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump this month as part of efforts to restart denuclearization talks with the North.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2019
Taipei blasts 'provocative' Chinese fighter jet incursion across Taiwan Strait line
Taiwan has protested what it called a "reckless" and "provocative" flight by two Chinese fighter jets across the so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait, the country said late Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2019
China reveals details of key Xi speech on overcoming West's long-term economic and military superiority
Developed Western nations have long-term economic, technological and military advantages over China and the Communist Party has to realize that some people will use the West's strong points to criticize socialism's failings, President Xi Jinping said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2019
Philippines alarmed by roughly 200 Chinese ships spotted near disputed South China Sea isle this year
Some 200 Chinese ships have been spotted near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the South China Sea since the start of the year, triggering alarm in the Philippine military.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 1, 2019
Pope hits leaders who build walls to keep migrants out, saying they ultimately imprison themselves
Pope Francis said on Sunday that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out "will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2019
China will continue to suspend extra tariffs on U.S. vehicles and auto parts
China's State Council said on Sunday that the country would continue to suspend additional tariffs on U.S. vehicles and auto parts after April 1, in a goodwill gesture following a U.S. decision to delay tariff hikes on Chinese imports.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 1, 2019
Border row pitches noninterventionist Mexican president into deep water with Trump
Donald Trump's threat to shut the U.S. border if Mexico does not halt all illegal immigration has exposed the limitations of the new Mexican government's strategy of trying to appease the U.S. president as he gears up for re-election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 1, 2019
Murdered South Carolina student may have thought car was her Uber ride, say police
A South Carolina man has been charged in the murder of a University of South Carolina student who may have gotten into her killer's car mistakenly believing that it was her Uber ride, police said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2019
In first reaction to raid, North Korea brands Madrid embassy break-in 'a grave terrorist attack'
North Korea has called a February raid on its embassy in Spain by a shadowy anti-regime group "a grave terrorist attack," state-run media said Sunday in Pyongyang's first reaction to the break-in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 30, 2019
With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
On the day that their talks in Hanoi collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump handed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a piece of paper that included a blunt call for the transfer of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and bomb fuel to the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2019
U.S. and China report progress in Beijing trade talks as Trump pushes for 'great deal'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that trade talks with China were going very well, but cautioned that he would not accept anything less than a "great deal" after top U.S. and Chinese trade officials wrapped up two days of negotiations in Beijing.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2019
I told you so: Only idiots believed in Russiagate
Whatever credibility U.S. media still had after pimping those imaginary Iraqi WMDs and 'experts' repeatedly reporting that Trump had no chance of winning, now lies in tatters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2019
South Korea's Moon to visit White House next month in bid to salvage Kim-Trump nuclear talks
In a bid to salvage broken-down nuclear negotiations with North Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in plan to hold a summit next month in Washington, the White House has announced.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2019
Mitch McConnell sets up Senate 'nuclear option' rule change to speed Trump nominees and thwart Democrats
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to force votes next week on a Republican plan to change the Senate's rules to short-circuit Democrats' ability to slow nominations from President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2019
Trump adviser Jared Kushner meets Senate intelligence panel for second time in closed session, say sources
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, on Thursday appeared at a closed door meeting of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee for the second time, four congressional sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2019
Venezuela bars Maduro foe Juan Guaido from public office for 15 years
The Venezuelan government said opposition leader Juan Guaido would be barred from public office for 15 years on Thursday, as it seeks to crack down on the U.S.-backed rival to President Nicolas Maduro.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 28, 2019
Boeing rolls out software fix to defend 737 Max franchise as it awaits U.S. regulator's approval
Boeing Co. on Wednesday took its most aggressive moves yet to defend its core 737 airliner franchise, saying it had developed software fixes to prevent failures of an automated flight control system that is being scrutinized after two deadly crashes in the past five months.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person