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Mac Margolis
For Mac Margolis's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2019
Christmas is over, but the 'quinceaneras' just roll on
A dazed parent ponders a Latin American coming-of-age ritual that knows no bounds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2017
Mexico's most dangerous profession
The country's crime reporters face a grim choice: dishonesty or death.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016
Latin America has a different migration problem
Latin America is united in its rejection of Donald Trump's immigrant-bashing rhetoric but has been quietly practicing his policies at home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2016
Now Colombians must decide their nation's fate
It's a measure of the parlous mood in Latin America's most conflicted nation that the fate of the Colombian peace process is still anyone's guess.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016
Brazil's partisans go for the Olympic gold
Brazil's fueding parties lost no time in trying to politicize a judoka's gold medal performance.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2016
Extravagant gamble of Rio's mayor
The Olympic Games could make or break the career of Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2016
Ominous collapse casts a shadow over Brazil
The collapse of an elevated cycling path in Rio de Janeiro last Thursday is an ominous sign as the scandal-rocked nation prepares to host the Olympics.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2016
In Zika, Brazilians face a modern-day plague
The Zika virus has infected at least half a million Brazilians since May.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2015
Venezuela's president starts to look desperate
Chavismo has never looked as vulnerable in Venezuela as it does now with President Nicolas Maduro's approval rating scraping bottom.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2015
Mexico's president in no position to judge
The level of corruption in Mexico stands out even in Latin America, a region known for crooked politicians.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2015
Brazil's Olympic dig unearths a royal toothbrush
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, archaeology is enjoying a revival, thanks in part to an unlikely convergence of bureaucracy and sensibility.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2015
Ecuador now exporting its kangaroo courts
These days, whenever the Organization of American States convenes — as it did last week in Washington for its 45th general assembly — magical thinking takes over.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2015
The reality of Mexico's climate change promise
Mexico has become the first developing nation to meet the United Nations' challenge to publish a road map for combating climate change.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2015
Why the neighbors of Venezuela keep quiet
Anyone looking for a bold Latin American reprimand to the poisoned relations between Venezuela's government and its opposition may be in for a letdown.
COMMENTARY
Jan 19, 2015
Frozen chickens threaten Venezuela's regime
While Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blames 'saboteurs' for hoarding goods and scalping prices in an alleged plot to 'destabilize' the national economy, Venezuelans are steaming over an economy in deadfall, inflation heading to three digits and supermarkets stripped of frozen chickens.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2014
Obama's surprise for Latin America
Perhaps most remarkable about the Cuba-U.S. agreement to re-establish diplomatic relations is that Latin American leaders were caught napping by the most significant Latin American moment in the last half-century.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2014
Latin America, Israel trade after trading insults
As Gaza smolders, the anti-Israel drumbeat in Latin America is likely to continue, but the smart money says the damage will remain confined to the rhetorical battlefield. Trade will go on.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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