News Headlines - 26 June 2019

▽Trump questions whether postwar defense agreement with Japan is fair

President Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned the fairness of the United States’ longstanding defense pact with Japan just hours before heading to the country for the G-20 summit of world leaders.
The defense agreement, signed in the wake of World War II, is an element of the world order built over the latter half of the 20th century. It requires the United States to come to the defense of Japan in case the island nation is attacked, and allows the U.S. to station troops at military bases there.
“If Japan is attacked, we will fight World War III. We will go in and protect them with our lives and with our treasure,” Trump said during an interview on Fox Business Network. “We will fight at all costs, right? But if we are attacked, Japan doesn’t have to help us at all. They can watch on a Sony television the attack. So, there’s a little difference, OK?”

▽Mitsubishi buys Bombardier’s regional jet business for $550m | Financial Times

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will pay $550m in cash to acquire Bombardier’s CRJ regional jet business in a deal that will give the Japanese company immediate access to an extensive maintenance and sales network.
Under the terms of the deal, Mitsubishi will also assume liabilities of the Canadian group of about $200m as it doubles down on its own regional jet programme.

▽Japan to start importing Russian chicken meat

Japanese government plans to allow import of chicken meat from Russia as a part of the agreement on the volume of bilateral meat trade. It would allow Japan to satisfy its growing internal demand.
The final decision on the chicken meat import trade will be made on June 29 by the Russian president Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their meeting during the G20 summit in Osaka, writes Nikkei Asian Review.

▽Kim Kardashian 'Kimono' trademark stirs cultural appropriation cries

Kim Kardashian revealed her new shapewear line yesterday, and Twitter was not happy about the name.
The controversy began when the social media mogul took to the site to announce her latest brand Kimono Solutionwear. The company shares its name with the kimono - a traditional Japanese garment with history tracing back as early as the 700s... The brand's title has drawn accusations of cultural appropriation - especially when Business Insider reported Wednesday the reality star applied to trademark the word "kimono" in a specific font.

▽Who is the League's best-ever Asian player?

Park Ji-sung started his Premier League career exactly 14 years ago when he signed for Manchester United, but is the South Korean the best-ever Asian to play in the competition?
We compare Park with four others to have graced the Premier League and give you the chance to vote on who is the greatest in the poll below.