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U.S. President Joe Biden discusses his administrationユs immigration and border security policies at a Border Patrol station in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2024
Trump and Biden both visit U.S.-Mexico border and spar on immigration
With the presidential election less than eight months away, polls show most voters blame U.S. President Joe Biden for the number of illegal entries.
A woman passes by a jacaranda tree at Plaza Cibeles in Mexico City.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 26, 2024
Early jacaranda bloom sparks debate about climate change in Mexico
The trees have become an iconic, photogenic mainstay of the streets of Mexico City.
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the World Cup final on July 19, 2026.
SOCCER
Feb 5, 2024
New Jersey selected to host 2026 FIFA World Cup final
The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, FIFA announced on Sunday.
Fishermen land scallops at Nemuro Port in Nemuro, Hokkaido, in April 2022.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2023
Japan to test scallop processing in Mexico
Under the plan scallops will be processed in Ensenada in the Mexican state of Baja California, about 100 kilometers from the border with the U.S.
Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, speaks during a news conference ahead of the winter session of Parliament in New Delhi on Dec. 4.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2023
Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order
With half the world heading to the polls in 2024, and some 30 countries electing a president, here are five key elections to watch.
A worker supervises construction work on a wave breaker in the port of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Oct. 9, as part of expansion works on the Interoceanic Railway that connects the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2023
Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panama Canal
By 2028, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Interoceanic Corridor should see 300,000 cargo containers transit every year, with 1.4 million by 2033.
Construction is underway in Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, to be the venue for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2023
Mexico and Estonia withdraw from 2025 Osaka Expo
Rising construction costs are weighing on overseas participants planning to build their own pavilions.
Construction at the site of the 2025 Expo, which is due to open in April 2025, on Yumeshima island, an area of reclaimed land in Osaka.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2023
Mexico among the nations mulling withdrawal from 2025 Osaka Expo
The latest development comes as the building of pavilions by overseas participants has been slower than anticipated amid rising construction costs.
U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 4, 2023
Biden jabs at China 'debt-trap diplomacy’ at Americas summit
In a summit with other Western Hemisphere leaders, Biden cast the U.S. approach as a healthier alternative for countries seeking global investment.
People walk next to debris left after the passage of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 27, 2023
At least 27 killed by 'disastrous' Hurricane Otis
Mexican authorities said Otis was the most powerful storm ever to strike Mexico's Pacific coast.
Street stalls damaged by Hurricane Otis near the entrance to Acapulco, Mexico, on Wednesday
WORLD
Oct 26, 2023
Hurricane Otis pummels Mexico's Acapulco, cutting off beach resort
Footage on social media showed hotels wrecked by Otis, ceilings and walls ripped open, windows shattered and cars partly submerged in floodwaters.
U.S. President Joe Biden at an event in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2023
Biden said he would stop drilling. Then reality hit.
The tug of war over one drilling lease in the Gulf of Mexico involving the president, Congress and the courts illustrates the limits of executive power.
A lifeguard asks a young man to leave the beach in Los Cabos in Mexico's Baja California state as Hurricane Hilary brings heavy rains to the area.
WORLD
Aug 20, 2023
Hurricane Hilary hits Mexico and California with heavy rains
The storm had weakened Saturday from a powerful Category 4 to Category 2, but it was still deemed capable of "extensive damage."
Up until the 1980s, Mexico was a country in which drug cartels and a corrupt state could cut deals that took much of the bloodshed out of the business. The government's crackdown on the drug traders, at the behest of the U.S., changed that.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2023
Mexico and the U.S. are divided by guns and fentanyl
The two neighbors see the toll taken on their citizens by violence and drugs in different ways and can’t agree on which poses the most pressing threat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2023
Fast-fashion giant Shein plans new Mexico warehouse in Latin America push
The Singapore-based retailer that was founded in China is also expanding its manufacturing network in Brazil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2023
Fentanyl will win the war on drugs
Instead of a hopeless struggle against the supply of fentanyl, the U.S. must focus on reducing demand and the harm.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2023
Online migrant celebrities bring wave of Chinese nationals to U.S. border
The difficulty of obtaining U.S. visas and the economic aftershocks of China’s COVID-19 lockdowns have led to a sharp increase in migrants from China presenting at the border with Mexico.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2023
In Mexican jungle, scientists prepare for future pandemics
The goal of the Franco-Mexican project is to detect diseases — known as zoonoses — transmitted from animals to humans in tropical climates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2023
How two weather balloons led Mexico to ban solar geoengineering
The backlash arrives as more scientists and policy makers say emissions cuts alone won"t stop climate change and other innovations may be needed.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 21, 2023
Japan heads to WBC final after comeback win over Mexico
The win sends Japan back to the final for the first time since 2009 after two consecutive semifinal exits.

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