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COLOMBIA

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 28, 2018
U.S. Navy hospital ship treating thousands of Venezuela expats in Colombia
Even though 5-year-old Kamila is used to getting blood drawn, she cried out when the needle pricked her arm, clinging to her mother for comfort in a classroom-turned-clinic in the northern Colombian city of Riohacha.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 29, 2018
Peru declares health emergency at border as exodus out of Venezuela nears 'crisis moment'
Peru on Tuesday declared a health emergency at its northern border as thousands of Venezuelans, fleeing economic crisis and hunger at home, continued to stream into the country despite tightening entry requirements.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 22, 2018
Peru-bound Venezuelans flood into Ecuador, defying passport rules in race before curbs kick in
More than 200 Venezuelans crossed the border illegally into Ecuador on Tuesday, fleeing a deepening economic and political crisis at home in a desperate race to get to Peru before new entry restrictions kick in on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 8, 2018
Speaking from Bogota, Venezuelan ex-police chief claims role in Caracas drone attack allegedly targeting Maduro
A former Venezuelan municipal police chief and anti-government activist says he helped organize an operation to launch armed drones over a military rally on Saturday that President Nicolas Maduro has called an assassination attempt.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 3, 2018
Colombia grants 440,000 Venezuelan migrants temporary permission to stay
Colombia on Thursday temporarily granted more than 440,000 migrants from Venezuela permission to stay in the country for two years and access social services, as hundreds of thousands flee a devastating economic crisis in neighboring Venezuela.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 29, 2018
England's lack of depth a significant concern
There are two ways of looking at England's 1-0 defeat by Belgium. Finishing second in Group H meant that on Tuesday, England plays Colombia with the prospect of either Switzerland or Sweden for the winner. Group winner Belgium meets Japan on Monday and the winner of that game faces Brazil or Mexico....
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2018
World Cup's 'Battle of the Cleaners' ends in draw
It was perhaps fitting that the World Cup match between Senegal and Japan — whose fans have received international acclaim for their cleanliness in the stadium — ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw Sunday in Ekaterinburg.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2018
Japan's interest in World Cup spikes after Samurai Blue's surprise win over Colombia
Japanese fans were reveling in victory Wednesday, a day after their team's surprise win against Colombia in its first match in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 20, 2018
Samurai Blue fans kick up a ruckus at Japan-Colombia viewing event
Tokyo Dome was one of the many sites that hosted public viewing events for Tuesday's Japan-Colombia game, the first match of the tourney for both.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 19, 2018
World Cup views from Tokyo, Group H: Japan, Colombia, Senegal and Poland
Japan-based supporters of Group H teams fighting it out for the ultimate prize at the FIFA World Cup speak to The Japan Times.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2018
As Venezuela's health system crumbles, pregnant women flee to Colombia, fearing death at home
Exhausted but relieved, Yariani Flores lay next to her healthy newborn son, along with four other Venezuelan women who just gave birth in a hospital in Colombia's border city of Cucuta.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2018
Slovenia and Colombia envoys raise awareness of land mines at event in Tokyo
The Slovenian and Colombian ambassadors to Japan on Wednesday called for more awareness about the worldwide risks posed by land mines by rolling up their pant legs and sleeves in a symbolic show of support for those who have lost limbs due to the explosive remnants of war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2018
Two reporters and driver kidnapped near Colombian border: Ecuador
Two journalists and their driver were kidnapped in a troubled area near Ecuador's border with Colombia, which Quito has said is rife with dissidents of the former FARC guerrilla group, Interior Minister Cesar Navas said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 25, 2018
Colombia evicts over 200 homeless Venezuelans from sports field squat as crowds flood border
Colombia on Wednesday evicted over 200 homeless Venezuelans who had been sleeping in a sports field in its border town of Cucuta, highlighting growing unease over an influx of migrants from the crisis-hit neighboring country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2017
Thousands of Bogota taxi drivers stage protest over Uber, Cabify and higher costs
Thousands of taxi drivers in Colombia's capital Bogota began an indefinite strike on Monday to protest private transport services like Uber, snarling traffic for much of the day as drivers blocked roads and clashed with police.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2017
Colombia considers salvage proposal for one of the world's largest sunken treasures
Colombia is making progress toward salvaging a Spanish galleon carrying jewels and coins that sank more than 300 years ago, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday after receiving a proposal from an investor to bring it to the surface.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2017
Explosion in Bogota shopping center kills three, wounds nine
Three women were killed and nine wounded after an explosive device detonated in a restroom in a busy upscale shopping center in Colombia's capital on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2016
Plane carrying Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team crashes in Colombia, 76 dead
Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, heading for the biggest game in their history, were on board a plane that crashed into Colombian jungle, killing 76 people, police said on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 20, 2016
A hiccup in Colombia's peace drive
Colombians should accept the peace deal, which offers justice rather than retribution or vengeance.
EDITORIALS
Aug 30, 2016
Peace at last for Colombia
The best hope for peace is an agreement that gives the disarmed and demobilized rebels a genuine voice in Colombian politics.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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