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AMERICA 2

BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2016
Japan ties up with regional development bank to aid Jamaica and Bolivia
The government and the Inter-American Development Bank said they will jointly support energy-related projects in Jamaica and Bolivia under a co-financing program.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 25, 2016
Rising force Uno dazzles in victory at Skate America
They say that good things come in small packages.
Figure Skating
Oct 20, 2016
Mao drops triple axel for GP opener
Mao Asada said Wednesday she will not incorporate her trademark triple axel jump in her programs at Skate America, the Grand Prix season-opener starting on Friday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 18, 2016
Uno favored to take title at Skate America
Shoma Uno, the bronze medalist at last year's Grand Prix Final, will make his GP season debut at Skate America in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, this week where he will take on a field headed by rising Chinese star Jin Boyang.
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.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 13, 2016
New York culinary school launches Japanese cuisine program
The Culinary Institute of America on Monday announced a new program of study in Japanese cuisine, with the first course starting Tuesday at its Hyde Park campus north of Manhattan.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 8, 2016
Deadly scrub typhus taking hold in South America
Scrub typhus, a deadly disease common in Southeast Asia and spread by microscopic biting mites known as chiggers, has now taken hold in a part of South America and may have become endemic there, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 25, 2016
Guard-linked militia destroys 100,000 satellite dishes across Iran
Some 100,000 satellite dishes and related equipment were destroyed Sunday by Iran's volunteer Basij militia working under the elite revolutionary military guard, the militia's official news website reported.
SOCCER
Jun 15, 2016
Brazil fires Dunga after Copa exit
Brazil fired Dunga as coach on Tuesday, the national soccer confederation (CBF) said, two days after his side failed to get past the group stages of the Centenary Copa America.
SOCCER
May 27, 2016
Kaka named to Brazil's Copa America squad
Brazil has called on Kaka as a late addition for next month's Centenary Copa America in the United States, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2016
No end in sight to once-booming Brazil's crises
No one knows where the Latin American nation's mix of economic disappointment and political disillusion is leading.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2016
Japan to boost loans to Latin American nations for infrastructure development
The government has agreed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to boost co-financing over the next four years to build infrastructure in Latin America, the Finance Ministry said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2016
Tokyo exec builds cultural, business bridge between Latin America and Japan
A Japanese executive who became infatuated with Latin America while visiting as a student is striving to promote travel and business ties between his home country and the region, after founding a Tokyo-based company to achieve his goal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2016
Takata may consolidate European plant air bag output, cut jobs abroad
Takata Corp. may consolidate its air bag production in Europe and cut jobs overseas under restructuring to recover from a global recall crisis involving its faulty inflators, sources said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 23, 2016
Interpreters continue to play important role in NPB
If I had known then what I know now, I would have taken Spanish in high school instead of French. It is not that I remember any of the French (I failed the course), but there are very few — if any — professional ballplayers whose native language is Francais. Even a little Español would come...
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2016
America's struggle with gun violence
More than 100,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence over the past decade in America, and millions more have been the victim of assaults, robberies and other crimes involving a gun.
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
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2015
Syrians, with smugglers' help, fleeing war via Latin America, many on forged Greek passports
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2015
U.S. cops and their unions are out of control
Every police department in America should be disbanded and replaced with civilian-run organizations designed to protect citizens instead of abuse them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2015
Inequality debate looks in the wrong direction
What's truly terrible in America isn't that a few people have so much. It's that so many people have so little.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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