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Timothy L. OBrien
U.S. President Donald Trump, who is unable to satisfy his supporters¡¯ demands for answers he can¡¯t deliver, is now trapped by the very Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy he once promoted.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2025
Trump can¡¯t put the Epstein genie back in the bottle
Trump now finds himself in the unusual position of trying to stuff the Epstein genie back into a bottle that he helped uncork.
U.S. President Donald Trump is often portrayed as a master dealmaker, but his approach tends to be erratic, his business record includes notable failures and his style leans more toward performance than strategic negotiation.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2025
Trump¡¯s dealmaking is all about him
From effectively ending the war in Ukraine to setting tariffs, the president¡¯s negotiating skills are coming up short.
Donald Trump¡¯s wealth and foreign ties are under scrutiny after a new report from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee sheds light on financial conflicts during his presidency.?
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2024
Trump took $7.8 million in foreign cash while in office. He¡¯d do it again.
National security is at stake if a president puts his or her wallet before the public interest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2023
Trump¡¯s not just testing the law. He¡¯s testing us.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has challenged our political, academic and civic institutions, and now it¡¯s the justice system¡¯s turn.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2023
Trump sweats an arrest. We should sweat a second term.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s efforts to mobilize his mob show how important it is to ensure he never occupies the White House again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2022
I¡¯ve seen Trump¡¯s tax returns and now you can, too
Former President Trump¡¯s questionable practices are hardly news. But these tax returns may point to a bigger question: Did the White House corrupt the IRS?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2022
Elon Musk¡¯s Twitter investment could be bad news for free speech
Musk posted on Twitter, ¡®Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?¡±
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2021
Trump just made $1 billion. Where did it come from?
The former president¡¯s social media enterprise just raised a lot of money, but from where? And what are the security implications if he assumes the presidency again?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2021
Rupert Murdoch has the power if he wants Trump to move on
To get Trump and his cultists to change their stripes, Murdoch could stop allowing some of Fox¡¯s most influential anchors and broadcasters to spew poisonous talking points.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg needs to change more than Facebook¡¯s name
While Zuckerberg¡¯s baby has weathered prior crises, has an enviable global footprint and continues to rake in massive profits, critics have turned it into a pinata for myriad good reasons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2021
Who helps pay Amazon¡¯s low-wage workers? Americans do.
Amazon can afford to lift its workers out of poverty, so why does it rely on taxpayers to fill in the blanks?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2019
U.S. president cornered by the latest Middle East crisis
The U.S. president¡¯s inconsistency on Iran and his ties to the Saudis don¡¯t bode well for how he will handle a monumental foreign policy challenge.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2018
Trump¡¯s long con will last until voters wise up
Donald Trump has exaggerated his wealth for years. In office, he¡¯s trying a similar scam.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2017
Once upon a time in Mar-a-Lago: a joyride in Trump¡¯s red Ferrari
When The Donald first arrived in the WASPy enclave of Palm Beach he created a stir.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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