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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 2, 2018
Top U.S. envoy says America not close to taking military action against North Korea
The U.S. special envoy for North Korea has said that while Washington was keeping all options on the table, he did not believe the United States was close to using military action to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear and missile ambitions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2018
Judge orders U.S. officials to reconsider denial of protections for Yellowstone bison
A judge has ruled that U.S. wildlife managers erred in denying Endangered Species Act protection to bison at Yellowstone National Park and must reconsider extending such safeguards to America's largest pure-bred herd of wild buffalo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2018
The U.S. risks losing an Arctic cold war
The opening of previously frozen trade routes has supercharged an arms race and jostle for influence on the roof of the world
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 31, 2018
Trump's first State of the Union speech rehashes stances, reveals few new details on North Korea, trade
In his first State of the Union address, U.S. President Donald Trump branded the North Korean regime "depraved" and touted his pushback against "unfair trade deals," but had little new to say beyond rehashed statements about two key issues allied Japan continues to grapple with.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 31, 2018
Trump drops Victor Cha as pick for envoy to Seoul, with implications for North Korea crisis
Victor Cha, a former White House official who had been the Trump administration's choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is no longer being considered for the post, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2018
Touted by Trump for U.S. manufacturing role, slumping Harley-Davidson closes Missouri plant
Harley-Davidson Inc. said on Tuesday it will close a plant in Kansas City, Missouri, as it consolidates manufacturing operations after its motorcycle shipments fell to their lowest level in six years, sending its shares down more than 8 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2018
Berkshire, Amazon and JPMorgan bosses look to shake up U.S. health care market
It's no secret Jeff Bezos has been looking to crack health care. But no one expected him to pull in Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon, too.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2018
Coal firms plead to courts and Trump for West Coast export terminals amid snub by states
The ailing U.S. coal industry is ramping up its political and legal offensive to win approval for West Coast export terminals that could provide a lifeline to lucrative Asia markets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2018
How (and when) to stream Trump's State of the Union from Japan
Partway through Japan's Wednesday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump will begin delivering his first State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress and special guests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2018
Abe's Trump bromance had a terrible month
Three actions in the past week encapsulate why the prime minister's investment in the Trump White House may backfire
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2018
Fitness-tracking app Strava offers virtual spy hole onto U.S. bases, troops' movements and linked identities
Sensitive information about the locations of U.S. and allied military bases, apparent troop movements, and even data linked to social media profiles has been revealed in a map released by a popular fitness app company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 30, 2018
New task for old ally of China's President Xi suggests bigger role ahead
China has implied that a new job could be in the offing for Wang Qishan, the powerful former top graft-buster and a close ally of President Xi Jinping, with an announcement that he had been chosen as a delegate to the annual meeting of parliament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2018
North Korea scraps joint Olympic cultural event with South
North Korea has canceled a joint cultural performance with South Korea at a mountain resort north of the border, blaming the media in Seoul for "defaming" its position on next month's Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 29, 2018
South Korean defense chief skeptical of North nuclear threats, says tactical nukes won't be reintroduced to peninsula
Seoul's defense chief on Monday cast doubt on Pyongyang's threats to strike the United States or South Korea with nuclear weapons, saying that such a move would result in the country being "literally wiped off the face of the Earth."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 29, 2018
Trump security team considering a government-built 5G network to counter China
President Donald Trump's national security team is looking at options to counter the threat of China spying on U.S. phone calls that include the government building a superfast 5G wireless network, a senior administration official said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2018
Trump says tweets, sometimes composed in bed, are his weapon against 'fake news'
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has garnered a large following on social media with rambunctious postings, said he sometimes tweets from bed, though he occasionally allows others to post his words.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 29, 2018
U.S. delivers Black Hawk choppers to bolster Jordan's defenses and cross-border incursions
The United States has delivered the last batch of Black Hawk helicopters for Jordan's rapid deployment force to bolster border defenses and engage in cross-border operations against Islamic militants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 27, 2018
U.S. defense chief Mattis says 'diplomacy should impose reason' on North Korea's Kim
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stressed diplomacy as the way to deal with the North Korean crisis during talks with his South Korean counterpart in Hawaii on Friday, a day after Seoul's top diplomat said a military solution would be unacceptable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2018
Biggest bunker-buster bomb upgraded by U.S. for B-2 bombers amid North Korea crisis
The U.S. Air Force has deployed an upgraded version of the country's largest non-nuclear bomb — a 30,000-pound "bunker-buster" that can only be carried by the B-2 stealth bomber and could be used against adversaries such as North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2018
In step to national stage, a young Kennedy to rebut Trump address
U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, a politician with a very well-known name but relatively little prominence outside of his home state of Massachusetts, will deliver next week's Democratic rebuttal to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.

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