Asian Morning: Japan's Leader Hurt by New Disclosures Over Ties to Right-Wing Education Group

View in [Browser]( Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [Unsubscribe]( [The New York Times]( [NYT Apps]( | [[The New York Times] Today's Headlines]( Friday, March 17, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World](#world) | [Business](#business) | [Technology](#technology) | [Sports](#sports) | [U.S. News](#usnews) | [Opinion](#opinion) [] Top News [Yasunori Kagoike, the administrator of Moritomo Gakuen, spoke to the media in Osaka prefecture, Japan, last week.]( [Japan's Leader Hurt by New Disclosures Over Ties to Right-Wing Education Group]( By JONATHAN SOBLE The leader of the group said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had donated money to it, directly contradicting Mr. Abe. [Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan in Tokyo on Thursday. Mr. Tillerson reaffirmed the United States' commitment to the defense of Japan.]( [Rex Tillerson, in Japan, Says U.S. Needs 'Different Approach' to North Korea]( By MOTOKO RICH The American secretary of state began his trip, which will also include stops in Seoul and Beijing, in a region where the most pressing threat is Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. [Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands gave a victory speech in The Hague on Wednesday.]( [Relief Washes Over European Leadership After Dutch Vote]( By DAN BILEFSKY Populism may not be in full-scale retreat, but the worse-than-expected showing by Geert Wilders's far-right party and a huge turnout were cheered by European leaders. [Gary Alejano, an opposition lawmaker, shows his files on Thursday on an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines.]( [Philippine Lawmaker Moves to Impeach Duterte]( By FELIPE VILLAMOR With the president's allies controlling the House of Representatives, the impeachment bid, alleging murder and crimes against humanity, had little chance of success. [President Trump spoke with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia in January. A speech by a former diplomat on Thursday added to calls for Australia to move away from the United States toward China.]( [In Australia, a Call for Closer Ties to China Gains Support]( By DAMIEN CAVE Stephen FitzGerald, Australia's first ambassador to China, said that the world had reached the end of an era defined by American and European leadership. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com]( ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [The center of Paisley, Scotland, this month. Unlike many post-industrial towns in England, Paisley voted to stay in the European Union.]( Paisley Journal [In a Working-Class Stronghold, a Push for Scotland 'to Stand on Its Own']( By KATRIN BENNHOLD Areas like Paisley have long supported Scottish bids for independence, but the European Union's uncertain future has cast a pall on those hopes. [] World [Students left the scene of a shooting at the Lycée Alexis de Tocqueville in Grasse.]( [Student, 17, Opens Fire at High School in Southeastern France]( By AURELIEN BREEDEN At least three people were wounded, including the principal. The student was arrested. [The police in Paris responded on Thursday to a letter bombing at the offices of the International Monetary Fund.]( [Letter Bomb Injures Worker at I.M.F. Office in Paris]( By LIZ ALDERMAN and NIKI KITSANTONIS The incident at such a high-profile target in Paris renewed jitters in France, which remains under a state of emergency after terrorist attacks. [President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico with military officers last month. In December, he urged lawmakers to broaden the military's power in domestic affairs.]( [While Scolding Trump, Mexico Seeks to Curtail Citizens' Rights]( By AZAM AHMED A bill to overhaul the legal system would set back human rights in Mexico by decades, experts fear, while another bill would legalize the military's domestic security role. [Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, spewed lava during an eruption early Thursday.]( [Mount Etna Erupts in Sicily, Injuring at Least 10]( By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER Firestorm met tweetstorm when a BBC crew was caught up in a blast of steam and molten lava from Europe's biggest volcano. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World]( [] Business [Volkswagen cars are lifted inside a delivery tower in Wolfsburg, Germany this week. The carmaker is the subject of a wide-ranging inquiry into an emissions-cheating scheme.]( [German Authorities Raid U.S. Law Firm Leading Volkswagen's Emissions Inquiry]( By JACK EWING and BILL VLASIC Munich prosecutors seized documents from Jones Day, suggesting investigators believe the firm may have withheld information collected in an internal investigation into the carmaker's emissions fraud. [A broker in São Paulo, Brazil, last year. The country's finance sector is starting to show some optimism, and investment bankers say they are seeing better opportunities and greater appetite from foreign investors.]( [Cautious Optimism in Brazil as Appetite Returns for I.P.O.s]( By VINOD SREEHARSHA After a three-year drought of initial public offerings amid economic and political upheaval, some expect that more than a dozen deals will be filed by the end of the year. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business]( [] Technology [An illustration by Nvidia of its Co-Pilot system, showing how it will track a driver's facial gestures to detect drowsiness.]( Wheels [Sleepy Behind the Wheel? Some Cars Can Tell]( By ERIC A. TAUB Some automakers already offer drowsiness detection systems, and more are likely to follow with ever more sophisticated technology. Tech Tip [Does This USB Drive Look FAT?]( By J. D. BIERSDORFER The Windows and Mac platforms have their own preferred file systems, but many external USB drives can work with both. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Tech]( [] Sports [Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski shooting against the South Dakota State defense in the first half.]( [March Madness: Northwestern's N.C.A.A. Tournament Off and Running]( By VICTOR MATHER, BEN SHPIGEL and ZACH SCHONBRUN No. 12 Princeton almost pulled off an upset in the first game against Notre Dame. Stay here for live updates and scores from the first round. [Lindsey Vonn, left, was second in the World Cup downhill on Wednesday. Ilka Stuhec, center, took first place and Sofia Goggia, right, was third.]( [Lindsey Vonn Wins a World Cup Medal in Downhill and Vows to Race On]( By BILL PENNINGTON Vonn, whose second place was her 130th World Cup podium finish, said that she recently decided to continue competing through 2019 and that she planned to go out "on top." [Steve Penny was president of USA Gymnastics from 2005 until Thursday.]( [Steve Penny Resigns as USA Gymnastics President]( By JOHN BRANCH The resignation follows intensified pressure on the governing body for its handling of sexual abuse cases. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports]( [] U.S. News [Copies of President Trump's budget at the Government Publishing Office bookstore in Washington on Thursday.]( [Trump's Budget Is Out. Now the Lobbying Begins.]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR President Trump's plan to cut the "administrative state" is a gamble for a politician whose supporters include low-income workers who rely on many of the programs he proposes to slash. [Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, center left, President Trump's former national security adviser, and Russian president Vladimir V. Putin at a 2015 event in Moscow for the RT news group.]( [Michael Flynn Was Paid by Russian-Linked Firms, Letter Shows]( By ADAM GOLDMAN and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ Congressional investigators released a letter showing that companies paid Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, more than $65,000 in 2015. [President Trump, in Nashville on Wednesday, mused about returning to the first version of his travel ban - without explaining how he would get around the court's earlier rulings.]( [Who Undercut President Trump's Travel Ban? Candidate Trump]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Mr. Trump's angry, often xenophobic rallying cries during the campaign have become legal and political liabilities now that he is in the Oval Office. [At Portland State University in Oregon this week, Fatima Alkharaz, a Libyan, chatted with a fellow student, John Gorgan.]( [Amid 'Trump Effect' Fear, 40% of Colleges See Dip in Foreign Applicants]( By STEPHANIE SAUL College officials wondered if there would be a price to pay for the president's travel ban and the anti-Muslim rhetoric. Now the first numbers are in. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Opinion Opinion [Books Can Take You Places Donald Trump Doesn't Want You to Go]( By HISHAM MATAR Books are central to our resistance to a too narrow vision of the world. [Attorney General Douglas Chin, of Hawaii, answering questions from the press at the U.S. District Courthouse in Honolulu. A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide order Wednesday evening blocking President Trump's ban on travel from parts of the Muslim world.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Trump Is Not Above the Courts]( By MARTIN H. REDISH The administration's recent assertion that it is immune from judicial review of its travel bans undermines the Constitution. [A protest on March 7 against President Trump's revised travel ban outside Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington.]( Op-Ed Contributor [George Soros: When Hate Surges]( By GEORGE SOROS President Trump claims his anti-immigrant policies will make the country safer. But the result has been an alarming increase in hate crimes. 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