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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 3, 2017
Venezuela to restructure foreign debt, raising the possibility of massive default
Venezuela on Thursday announced plans to restructure its burgeoning foreign debt, a move that may lead to a default by the cash-strapped OPEC nation whose collapsing socialist economy has left its population struggling to find food and medicine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2017
Maduro threatens dissidents with prison as 'truth commission' probes opposition over violent protests
Opposition candidates running in Venezuela's October gubernatorial elections will be investigated to make sure none was involved in violent political protests this year, the head of a new pro-government truth commission said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2017
Latin America rejects Trump's military threat against Venezuela
After months of attacking Venezuela's unpopular President Nicolas Maduro, Latin America came out strongly against U.S. threats of military action against the crisis-hit nation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2017
Fugitive Venezuelan mayor urges continued resistance to Maduro as U.S. ups sanctions
A Venezuelan mayor-turned-fugitive has called for anti-government protesters to keep defying leftist President Nicolas Maduro, who has grabbed increased powers through a new legislative superbody stacked with Socialist Party loyalists.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2017
Argentine soccer great Maradona vows to be 'soldier' for Maduro, gets Caracas opposition invite to view disaster
With Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro facing criticism from around Latin America and the world amid a deepening political crisis, Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona said he was willing to fight for the embattled leftist regime.
EDITORIALS
Aug 7, 2017
Venezuela's future darkens
Venezuela's future will remain bleak and its people will continue to suffer as long as President Nicolas Maduro remains in power.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2017
Mercosur trade bloc suspends Venezuela, urges immediate end to 'repression'
South American trade bloc Mercosur suspended Venezuela indefinitely on Saturday, adding to international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to dismantle a newly created pro-government constituent assembly and restore democracy.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2017
Peru may cut diplomatic ties with Venezuela to protest vote for constitution rewrite assembly
Peru may sever diplomatic ties with Venezuela to protest Sunday's election of a legislative superbody in the country that has been widely criticized as undemocratic, Peruvian Foreign Minister Ricardo Luna said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2017
Defiant Venezuelan President Maduro mocks Trump after U.S. extends sanctions
A defiant Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro mocked the sanctions Washington slapped on him Monday, after Sunday's election of a new legislative super-body that prompted the White House to call him a dictator for "seizing absolute power."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2017
Voters snub Maduro assembly as Venezuela protests turn deadly
Deadly protests rocked Venezuela on Sunday as voters broadly boycotted an election for a constitutional superbody that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed would begin a "new era of combat" in the crisis-stricken nation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2017
Venezuela opposition seeks 48-hour general strike over Maduro's plan to rewrite constitution
Venezuela's opposition party Union Democratica is calling for a 48-hour general strike in Caracas Wednesday and Thursday, in a continuation of protests over President Nicolas Maduro's plan to elect a new constituent assembly next weekend and rewrite the country's constitution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2017
U.S. eyes financial sanctions to cut off Venezuela's oil revenue amid ongoing protests over Maduro
The United States is considering financial sanctions on Venezuela that will halt dollar payments for the country's oil, according to a senior White House official and an adviser with direct knowledge of the discussions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2017
Defying Trump's 'brutal interventionist' threat, Maduro to press ahead with Constituent Assembly
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government on Tuesday vowed to proceed with plans for a controversial new congress despite what it called a "brutal interventionist" threat of U.S. economic sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2017
Maduro's foes turn up heat, call for national strike Thursday across Venezuela
Venezuela's opposition called on Monday for a national strike against President Nicolas Maduro in an escalation of protests after a massive symbolic referendum at the weekend.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2017
Venezuela hunts rogue cop in chopper attack skeptics regard as staged to justify more repression
The Venezuelan government hunted on Wednesday for rogue policemen who attacked key installations by helicopter, but critics of President Nicolas Maduro suspected the raid may have been staged to justify repression.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2017
Another youth killed as Venezuela street protests enter 80th day, death toll reaches at least 73
Venezuelan opposition activists battled security forces in Caracas on Monday at one of the largest demonstrations in recent weeks, aiming to dispel doubts about the movement's stamina after over two months of almost daily street clashes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2017
Teen protester dies, bringing toll to at least 66 as violence again engulfs Venezuelan capital
A 17-year-old Venezuelan protester died in ferocious clashes between security forces and protesters in Caracas on Wednesday, taking the death toll from unrest since April to at least 66.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2017
Gunmen kill Venezuelan judge at barricade as unrest over Maduro's rule worsens
Gunmen shot dead a Venezuelan judge at a street barricade in the latest fatality of two months of anti-government unrest that has seen at least 61 people killed, authorities said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2017
Nomura bought controversial Venezuelan bonds at discount: WSJ
Japanese investment bank Nomura Securities bought about $100 million worth of Venezuelan government bonds last week as part of the same transaction that has landed Goldman Sachs Group in the middle of a political storm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2017
Venezuela's Maduro tries Chavez's constitution tack in bid to delay elections
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shocked many of his countrymen on Monday by calling for a constitutional assembly in a move similar to one his predecessor and mentor Hugo Chavez used almost 20 years ago.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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