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The aftermath of a wildfire in Villa Independencia, Valparaiso region, Chile on Sunday.
WORLD / Society
Feb 5, 2024
Forest fires kill 112 in Chile's worst disaster since 2010 earthquake
Hundreds of people are still missing, authorities say, stoking fears the death toll will keep climbing.
A man sits near the remains of burnt houses following the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Saturday.
WORLD
Feb 4, 2024
Wildfires threaten 2 Chilean cities, destroying 1,000 homes and killing 46
The disaster comes as Colombia battles its own blazes the mountains around Bogotá, in what officials say is the hottest January there in 30 years.
A court sketch made at the courthouse of Vesoul, eastern France, on Thursday shows defendant and Chilean national Nicolas Zepeda (center) standing to hear the verdict during the final day of his appeal trial for the alleged murder of his Japanese ex-girlfriend, Narumi Kurosaki.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2023
French appeals court jails Chilean for murder of Japanese student
A lower court had sentenced Nicolas Zepeda to 28 years in prison for killing Narumi Kurosaki in December 2016.
A woman who is against the proposed new constitution holds up a banner as she reacts to results of the referendum on a new Chilean constitution, in Santiago on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2023
Weary Chileans reject second proposed constitution
With 99% of votes counted in the referendum, 56% rejected the text while 44% backed the document.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger listens to a question at the China Development Forum in Beijing in 2015.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 30, 2023
Henry Kissinger, controversial American diplomat, dies at 100
While many hailed Kissinger for his brilliance and broad experience, others branded him a war criminal for his support for anti-communist dictatorships.
Analysts say that the election of brash Argentine upstart Javier Milei shows that an anti-incumbent trend over the past decade is becoming a fixture.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2023
Fed-up voters put Latin American leaders on thin ice
From Chile to Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, voters have simply opted to boot out the government of the day in favor of someone new.
Japan's Jack Cornelsen (second from left) moved to the No. 8 position in relief of injured captain Kazuki Himeno for the Brave Blossoms' Pool D opener against Chile in Toulouse, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 12, 2023
Japan can't rest on laurels after Chile win as England awaits
The Brave Blossoms' backs will need to be sharper if they are to cause problems for the English defense.
Japan's Michael Leitch (right) shakes hands with Chile's Rodrigo Fernandez following their match at the Rugby World Cup in Toulouse, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 11, 2023
Japan's Michael Leitch hopes to see Chile at future Rugby World Cups
While supporters are often referred to as a team's 24th man, it felt like Los Condores had a 25th, 26th or more on Sunday.
Viola Todorovic at the place where she was held captive and subjected to torture during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. She was 19 years-old when she was disappeared by the secret police.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 11, 2023
Chile political prisoners reclaim torture sites to preserve coup memory
These places have become focal points of shared memory as victims and their families look to gain more control over the past
Japan center Ryoto Nakamura (left) breaks through to score the team's fifth try during its 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D opener against Chile in Toulouse, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 10, 2023
Japan opens Rugby World Cup campaign with bonus-point win over Chile
The South American debutant put on a strong showing, but was undone by errors and eventually overwhelmed by the 2019 quarterfinalist.
The Brave Blossoms run drills during a practice session in Toulouse, France, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 8, 2023
Japan makes final preparations for Rugby World Cup opener against Chile
Japan allowed fans to watch its final training session before the Rugby World Cup.
A supporter of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet holds a portrait of him during a demonstration in Santiago in 2018.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2023
Dictator Pinochet still looms large over Chile, 50 years after coup
A survey conducted in May found that 36% of people believe the general "liberated Chile from Marxism," the highest figure measured in 28 years of polling.
Japan flanker Kazuki Himeno takes part in a training session in Toulouse, France, on Tuesday, ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 6, 2023
Japan will not take 'gritty' Chile for granted at World Cup
Chile will be making its Rugby World Cup debut on Sunday when the side runs out against Japan, the hosts of the 2019 edition.
Chilean national rugby team players pose for a photograph with supporters during the team's welcoming ceremony at the convention centre in Perros-Guirec, France, on Sunday, ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 5, 2023
First-timers Chile not at Rugby World Cup 'to take photos'
At number 22, Los Condore are the lowest ranked side in the tournament.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2023
World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets
In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being recognized as the oldest in the world.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 9, 2022
Ecuador cleared to play at World Cup
Sport's highest court ruled that defender Byron Castillo was eligible to play for Ecuador in the qualifying stage for the upcoming tournament in Qatar.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2022
Chileans reject overhaul of dictatorship-era constitution
The new constitution aimed to build a more welfare-based society, boost Indigenous rights and legalize abortion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2022
Sustaining economic growth in an age of deglobalization
Developing economies face challenges on gaining ground, but some, like Malaysia and Chile, show there is still a way.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 2, 2022
South American countries set to launch official 2030 World Cup bid
The joint bid by four nations aims to stage the 2030 final in the very same Centenario stadium that hosted the tournament's first title match 100 years earlier.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 17, 2022
Chile stuns United States to qualify for 2023 Rugby World Cup
The South Americans rallied back from a home loss in the first leg to win on aggregate, joining Pool D alongside England, Argentina, Japan's Brave Blossoms and Samoa.

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