The atomic bombings were a tragic but nearly unavoidable result of Japan’s refusal to surrender, the momentum of wartime technology, and the brutal logic of ending a devastating war quickly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/we-must-commemorate-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #wwii #us #harrytruman
The United States imposes a 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods as the two sides disagree about the method of its calculation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/economy/reciprocal-tariff-effective/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent
The Trump administration plans to scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia over human rights, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing drafts of the State Department's annual human rights report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/politics/us-human-rights-el-salvador-israel-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #humanrights #elsalvador #israel #russia #us #donaldtrump #republicans #benjaminnetanyahu #lgbtq
South Korea's top trade envoy has said that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix won't be subject to 100% U.S. tariffs on chips, with the country benefiting from favorable rates on chips under its deal with Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/tech/south-korea-samsung-sk-hynix-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #southkorea #samsung #skhynix #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #semiconductors
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sees no point for direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on tariffs, which he said would likely be a "humiliation," even as goods from his country incur high rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/politics/brazil-president-tariff-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #luizinacioluladasilva #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/07/sustainability/trump-plastic-production-caps-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #plastic #pollution #environment #us #donaldtrump
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 100% tariff on semiconductor imports, though companies moving production back to the United States will be exempted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/tech/trump-chips-tariff-apple/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #timcook #semiconductors #apple #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week, a White House official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/politics/trump-putin-ukraine-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump
U.S. President Donald Trump's tirade against India over trade and Russian oil purchases threatens to undo two decades of diplomatic progress, analysts and officials say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/politics/india-us-trade-oil-fallout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #narendramodi #india #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
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Artist addresses controversy over Elon Musk statue in Yellowstone
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — A 12-foot-tall statue of Elon Musk with the phrases, “Make America Wait Again” and…
#NewsBeep#News#US#USA#UnitedStates#UnitedStatesOfAmerica#Artsanddesign#Artist#Arts#ArtsAndDesign#Controversy#Design#DOGE #elonmusk#Entertainment#Nationalparks#Politicalstatements #statue#Yellowstone
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/58974/
willowbl00
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Think the US Constitution is not under threat?
Think again.
Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website
#us #usa #trump #habeuscorpus #dueprocess #fascism #constitution #usconstitution
Trump and Medvedev trading nuclear barbs online shows how easily we could slip into a catastrophic conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/world/us-nuclear-subs-and-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #dimitrymedvedev #us #russia #defense #nuclearweapons
Think the US Constitution is not under threat?
Think again.
Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website
#us #usa #trump #habeuscorpus #dueprocess #fascism #constitution #usconstitution
Honda raised its annual profit forecast even as its quarterly figure took a hit from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/companies/honda-raises-profit-forecast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #carmakers #us #tariffs #trade
The Bank of Japan must be cautious about raising interest rates given the expected hit from U.S. tariffs on the fragile economy, ruling party heavyweight Ken Saito said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/ldp-heavyweight-ken-saito-warns-against-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj #tariffs #us
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#Trump threatens to take over #WashingtonDC governance
Trump said on Tues the #FederalGovernment could take control of #Washington, #DC if the local govt "doesn't get its act together," with his comments coming in a social media post complaining about crime in the #US capital.
"The Law in DC must be changed to prosecute these 'minors' as adults, & lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14," Trump posted.
#law #democracy#Constitution#ArticleOne#HomeRuleAct
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-threatens-take-over-washington-dcs-governance-2025-08-05/
U.S. President Donald Trump said the $550 billion of investment pledged by Japan is 'our money' and that he is free to deploy it as he wishes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/trump-money-is-ours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent
Pets have emerged as collateral damage of immigration raids in Los Angeles County that picked up this summer under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, when their owners get detained or deported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/world/society/pets-la-shelters-immigration-raids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #losangeles #california #pets #dogs #cats #animalwelfare #immigration #migration #us #donaldtrump
Mazda swung to a consolidated net loss of ¥42.1 billion in the April-June period due to steep U.S. tariffs and a stronger yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/companies/mazda-net-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mazda #carmakers #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #yen
“The whole city was gone. We knew it was a bomb, but we didn't know what kind of bomb,” Howard Kakita, a Japanese American hibakusha, recalls immediately after Hiroshima was bombed in 1945. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/history/japanese-american-hibakusha/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #atomicbombings #hiroshima #howardkakita #us