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MEXICO

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 19, 2018
Trump threatens to send military, shut border as swelling U.S.-bound migrant caravan heads for Mexico
President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the military and close the southern U.S. border on Thursday as Hondurans and Salvadorans joined thousands of migrants in Guatemala hoping to travel north.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2018
U.S. commerce secretary hints at anti-China 'poison pill' for new trade deals, including possible Japan pact
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross signals Washington may flex its muscles with additional trading partners — including Japan — in order to exert pressure on China to open its markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 29, 2018
'We'll know in 48 hours': Mexico sees new hope for trilateral NAFTA
Mexico on Friday said the U.S. Trump administration and Canada were making serious efforts to resolve trade policy differences after days of bickering, raising hopes of saving the North American Free Trade Agreement as a trilateral pact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 22, 2018
White House optimistic on Chinese trade issues
The United States is optimistic about finding a way forward in its trade dispute with China, but it does not have a date scheduled for further talks as it assesses Beijing's response to the latest round of tariffs, a senior White House official said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018
Japan's auto lobby says it hopes NAFTA will keep current framework
Japan's automakers' association said Thursday it hopes that the North American Free Trade Agreement will maintain its current framework as the United States, Canada and Mexico update the trade pact amid growing trade tensions between the U.S. and its trading partners.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2018
A year after deadly Mexican quakes, some still can't go home
A year after a devastating earthquake struck Mexico City and killed dozens of people, Guadalupe Padilla is still waiting to return to her home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2018
Killings in famed mariachi plaza pose test for Mexico's new government
Five people died after a dramatic shootout at a famed Mexico City mariachi plaza, officials said on Saturday, the latest in a recent string of crimes in the capital that will soon put to the test the incoming government's new tactics to fight violence.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2018
A confusing 'deal' between the U.S. and Mexico
Donald Trump has created substantial uncertainty regarding trade in North America and that will unnerve businesses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2018
NAFTA is dead — long live NAFTA
The one area where the new agreement is starkly more protectionist involves cars and trucks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2018
About 300 endangered sea turtles found dead in apparent net off Mexican coast
About 300 endangered sea turtles were found dead off the southern coast of Mexico on Tuesday, trapped in fishing nets, shortly after more than 100 dead turtles were recovered.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2018
Trump's Mexico trade deal reveals another deficit
It never fails to amaze how little Donald Trump, that lifelong businessman, understands about business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018
U.S. and Mexico reach NAFTA overhaul deal, upping pressure on Canada
The United States and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), putting pressure on Canada to agree to new terms on auto trade and dispute settlement rules to remain part of the three-nation pact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2018
Trump says Mexico trade deal near; NAFTA hurdles seen easing
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States could reach a "big Trade Agreement" with Mexico soon as the incoming Mexican trade negotiator signaled possible solutions to NAFTA energy rules and a contentious U.S. "sunset clause" demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2018
Foreign automakers oppose Trump NAFTA plan as U.S.-Mexico talks resume
Foreign-brand automakers with U.S. plants do not support Trump administration rules to raise the amount of local content in North American-made vehicles, a group representing companies including Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG and Hyundai Motor Co. has told key U.S. lawmakers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2018
Mexico extradites key lieutenant of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' to U.S.
Mexico on Friday extradited to the United States a senior lieutenant of the Sinaloa Cartel drug gang formerly headed by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the attorney general's office said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2018
Fireworks workshop blasts kill at least 19 near Mexico City
Two explosions at fireworks workshops outside Mexico City on Thursday killed at least 19 people, including rescue workers, and injured dozens more, officials said, in the latest deadly blast to hit a town known for its fireworks production.
EDITORIALS
Jul 5, 2018
Mexico's election could change the trade landscape
With Japan purchasing just 1.3 percent of Mexico's exports last year, there is great room for growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2018
Mexico gets its own Trump
Out of Mexico's three presidential contenders, Andres Lopez Obrador was the least prepared to manage the bully in the White House.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 30, 2018
Favoritism means nothing: Casemiro
Brazil may be the hot favorite to beat Mexico and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals but midfielder Casemiro pointed to the already departed Germans as proof that, in soccer, favoritism counts for nothing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2018
Despite Trump order, border child separations could go on, legal experts say
The much-vilified U.S. policy of separating children from parents who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border could continue under certain circumstances because of ambiguous language in President Donald Trump's order meant to end the practice, legal experts said.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Could an opposition candidate become Japan's next prime minister?
The lawmaker that secures a majority of votes in the Lower House will become prime minister. If no one gets a majority, the two top contenders will enter a runoff in which the person with the highest number of votes gets elected.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As temperatures drop in Japan, bear attacks shoot up to historic highs
Bear warning signs at the Akita Prefectural Government building
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.

Podcast

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Longform

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