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MEXICO

BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2019
Trump says Republicans would be 'foolish' to block his Mexico tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned fellow Republicans in Congress not to block his efforts to impose tariffs on Mexico as part of his broader immigration fight amid reports that lawmakers are considering steps to block his latest trade salvo.
WORLD / Society
Jun 2, 2019
Mexico City to decriminalize sex work and aim to cut trafficking
Mexico City lawmakers have given the green light to decriminalize sex work in the capital, hoping it will be a first step to a crackdown on sex trafficking that traps thousands of Mexican women and children.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 1, 2019
Tariffs test limit of emergency powers
Analysis
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2019
Carmakers see $17 billion wiped out by Trump's Mexico threat
The automotive industry is bearing the brunt of trade-war crossfire again as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to slap tariffs of as much as 25 percent on goods from Mexico, a key production hub for carmakers from Mazda Motor Corp. to General Motors Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2019
Trump's top two trade advisers opposed decision to impose tariffs on Mexico, sources say
Frustrated at an unending flow of migrants across the country's southern border, U.S. President Donald Trump overruled the advice of his two top trade advisers in abruptly imposing tariffs on Mexico, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2019
Canada takes a first step toward ratifying trade deal with U.S. and Mexico
Canada took a first step toward ratifying a new North American trade agreement on Monday just three days ahead of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Ottawa to discuss passage of the treaty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 16, 2019
Trump to pitch plan to make U.S. immigration more merit-based and border ports tighter
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will outline an immigration plan aimed at hardening border ports of entry and making the legal migration system based more on a proficiency in English and employment, senior administration officials said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2019
Mexican union leader shot dead in troubled oil refining city of Salamanca
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a trade union leader in Mexico's central city of Salamanca, authorities said on Sunday, the latest outbreak of violence in an area plagued by a murderous struggle between gangs over fuel theft.
WORLD
May 7, 2019
All 14 aboard reported killed when private jet from Las Vegas crashes en route to Mexico
The remains of a plane that disappeared en route from the U.S. city of Las Vegas to Monterrey in northern Mexico have been found, a state government official said on Monday, with local media reporting that all 14 on board had died.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2019
Leader of armed group at U.S. border boasted of being trained to assassinate Obama and Clinton, says FBI
The leader of an armed group stopping undocumented migrants who cross into the United States from Mexico had boasted that his members had trained to assassinate former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an FBI agent said in court papers on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2019
FBI arrests leader of 'fascist militia' armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group that is stopping undocumented migrants after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border into New Mexico.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 18, 2019
Camps overflow as Mexico cracks down to curb U.S.-bound migrants after Trump threats
Amid pressure from Washington, Mexico is backpedaling on promises of better treatment for Central American migrants, leaving hundreds stranded in unsanitary camps near its southern border amid allegations of irregular detentions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 10, 2019
More than 100,000 migrants encountered at U.S. southern border in March: data
U.S. officers arrested or denied entry to over 103,000 people along the border with Mexico in March, a 35 percent increase over the prior month and more than twice as many as the same period last year, according to data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2019
Truckers and stores on U.S.-Mexico border struggle as Trump closure threat looms
Trucks inched through traffic and some stores reported fewer customers in U.S.-Mexico border towns on Wednesday as staffing shortages tied to a surge in asylum seekers slowed checkpoints and threats of the border closing scared away shoppers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2019
Trump again threatens Mexico border closure and throws ball back to Congress, drawing business outcry
President Donald Trump again threatened on Wednesday to close the U.S. border with Mexico, this time calling on Congress to take steps immediately to deal with immigration and security loopholes that he says are creating a national emergency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 2, 2019
Trump team heightens effort to return asylum seekers to Mexico
The Trump administration is intensifying measures to curb the flow of Central American asylum seekers crossing into the United States from Mexico, officials said on Monday, including sending more people back to Mexico to wait for their asylum claims to be heard by U.S. courts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 1, 2019
Border row pitches noninterventionist Mexican president into deep water with Trump
Donald Trump's threat to shut the U.S. border if Mexico does not halt all illegal immigration has exposed the limitations of the new Mexican government's strategy of trying to appease the U.S. president as he gears up for re-election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 1, 2019
Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border on 'melting point' migrant crisis
The Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries which President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2019
Canadians question ratification of North American trade deal with Trump tariffs still intact, Ottawa official says
Many Canadians question why Ottawa should ratify a new North American free trade deal given Washington's refusal to lift U.S. tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from its northern neighbor, a top Canadian official said on Monday.
LDP leader candidates split on separate surnames for married couples
Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates after a campaign event in Nagoya on Saturday
North Korea fires off 'multiple' ballistic missiles in latest show of force
North Korean leader Kim Jong inspects the training base of the special operation armed force of the Korean People's Army at an undisclosed location in the country on Sept. 11.
'Shogun' becomes first non-English-language winner of best drama Emmy
Japanese actress Anna Sawai, winner of the outstanding lead actress in a drama series award for "Shogun," and Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, winner of the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award for the show, pose in the press room during the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Chinese carrier sails between Japanese islands near Taiwan for first time
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier sails in waters near Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday.
Takaichi's policy documents spark controversy in LDP leadership race
Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a debate with other candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race in Tokyo on Saturday.
Onosato’s meteoric rise is stunning — but not surprising
Onosato shoves out Mitakeumi on Sunday in Tokyo to continue his perfect run at the Autumn Basho. At 192-centimeters-tall and 177 kilograms, Onosato may be neither the tallest nor the heaviest wrestler in the makuuchi division, but he is very close to the top in each of those two categories.
France-Japan military pact expected by year-end, envoy to Tokyo says
French Ambassador Philippe Setton says that, despite previous differences over whether Japan should host a NATO liaison office, Paris aims to deepen ties with Tokyo "in all security areas."
Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
Hiroyuki Sanada and the cast and crew of "Shogun" accept the award for best drama series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.

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