The White House was quietly lobbying senators to slow-walk a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files even as President Donald Trump publicly insisted he had nothing to hide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/world/politics/trump-slow-walk-epstein-files/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #humantrafficking #sexcrimes #us #donaldtrump #republicans

Donald Trump ripped into a reporter on Tuesday, just days after calling another female journalist “piggy” after she asked a question related to the convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/piggy-trump-female-reporters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #journalism #women039sissues #donaldtrump #freepress #jeffreyepstein

Amid a ‘tactical pause’ in U.S.-China tensions, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan warns of a long-term partial decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies if Washington and Beijing fail to rebuild trust. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-pause-us-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #singapore #china #us #xijinping #donaldtrump #tariffs

The BBC faces a potential $5 billion lawsuit from Donald Trump over a misleading Jan. 6 documentary clip, but legal action is risky, costly, and could threaten the broadcaster’s survival despite its apology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/world/bbc-gambles-with-trump-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #bbc #donaldtrump #jan6 #freespeech

A retreat by the U.S. from its role as the world's top cop under President Donald Trump opens the door to regional strife. The good news is a great-power war remains unlikely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-us-role-regional-wars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #taiwan #china #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #nato #defense

Following a buildup of military forces in the Caribbean, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump has approved additional measures to pressure Venezuela and prepare for the possibility of a broader military campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-cia-plans-covert-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nicolasmaduro #venezuela #cia #southamerica #us #donaldtrump

The Federal Trade Commission has failed to prove Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp allowed it to illegally monopolize the social networking market, a U.S. district court ruled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/tech/meta-ftc-antitrust-instagram-whatsapp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #meta #ftc #antitrust #instagram #whatsapp #facebook #apps #socialmedia #markzuckerberg #donaldtrump

The U.S. is planning to greenlight the first sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabian artificial intelligence firm Humain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/tech/us-chips-saudi-ai-humain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #semiconductors #ai #chipmakers #saudiarabia #us #donaldtrump #trade #tech

Donald Trump said Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, contradicting U.S. intelligence assessments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/trump-saudi-khashoggi-us-intel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mohammedbinsalman #jamalkhashoggi #saudiarabia #middleeast #us #donaldtrump #trade #republicans

The U.S. Congress has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Donald Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/jeffrey-epstein-files-legislation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #ghislainemaxwell #us #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats #congress #sexcrimes

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled special fast-track visas for people with tickets to the 2026 World Cup — but his administration warned it was no guarantee of entry to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/18/soccer/trump-world-cup-visas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #donaldtrump #2026fifaworldcup #gianniinfantino

Rio Tinto Group is imposing surcharges on aluminum shipments it sells to the U.S., putting further pressure on consumers in North America already faced with higher costs due to tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/18/markets/aluminum-markups-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #aluminum #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #metals #manufacturing #riotinto

A U.S. judge has found evidence of misconduct in how a federal prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI chief James Comey, a prominent critic of the U.S. leader. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/world/politics/judge-us-probe-fbi-james-comey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jamescomey #fbi #us #donaldtrump #republicans #hillaryclinton

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to visit the White House with the aim of deepening decades-old cooperation on oil and security while broadening ties in commerce, technology and possibly nuclear energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/world/politics/saudi-us-defense-ai-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #mohammedbinsalman #us #donaldtrump #defense #ai

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday to release the files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/world/politics/us-house-epstein-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #ghislainemaxwell #us #donaldtrump #republicans

Both reformist and autocrat, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has emerged as the most momentous and audacious leader in Saudi Arabia’s modern history — driving its transformation and shaping its future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/world/saudi-mbs-us-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #jamalkhashoggi #saudiarabia #mohammedbinsalman #us #donaldtrump #republicans #oil #middleeast

Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier resistance to such a move. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/world/politics/trump-epstein-files-republicans-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #humantrafficking #sexcrimes #us #donaldtrump #republicans

U.S. President Donald Trump says that the United States may open talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who faces escalating pressure from Washington amid a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/world/politics/trump-us-talks-venezuela-maduro/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #southamerica #us #donaldtrump

Hayao Miyazaki, Donald Trump, Muhammad Ali — the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan has played host to an impressive range of political and cultural figures over the decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/11/17/issues/fccj-80th-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #fccj #journalism #pressfreedom #imperialpalace #expats #hayaomiyazaki #donaldtrump #aumshinrikyo #311

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