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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2018
In Mexico, Trump's child separations trigger wrenching decisions
Epigmenio Centeno had hoped to cross the Mexican border into the United States in the coming months, but he and his wife have shelved their plans for fear of being separated from their two sons under U.S. President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2018
Stocks dive as Trump threatens almost all imports from China and Beijing fires back
China has underestimated President Donald Trump's resolve to move forward with tariffs unless Beijing changes its "predatory" trade practices, a top U.S. trade adviser said on Tuesday, in comments that diminished the chances of a negotiated settlement to a looming trade war between the world's economic...
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 18, 2018
Mexico stuns champion Germany 1-0 in World Cup opener
Defending champions Germany crashed to defeat in their first game at the World Cup on Sunday as an enterprising Mexico refused to be intimidated by history and ran out 1-0 winners in a thrilling Group F opener.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2018
American Indians fear U.S.-Mexico border wall will destroy ancient culture
To the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indians, the water of the Rio Grande that divides the United States and Mexico sanctifies religious rites and purifies their hunts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2018
Trump trade aide pins NAFTA failure on Canada, says 'there's a special place in hell' for Trudeau
Donald Trump's trade adviser on Sunday blamed Canada for the failure to finalize a reboot of the North American Free Trade Agreement and suggested the country's prime minister is headed to hell for crossing the U.S. leader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2018
Republicans in tight U.S. House races feel heat from 'very specific' Mexican tariffs
Mexican tariffs are roiling U.S. congressional campaigns in states where U.S. exporters could take a hit and President Donald Trump's Republicans face tough races in November congressional elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2018
Targeting Trump strongholds, Mexico slaps tariffs on U.S. steel, pork and bourbon
Mexico put tariffs on American products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon on Tuesday, retaliating against import duties on metals imposed by President Donald Trump and taking aim at Republican strongholds ahead of U.S. congressional elections in November.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2018
U.S. lawmakers on both sides seek to block Trump push to impose tariffs on national security grounds
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators plan to introduce as soon as Tuesday legislation that would force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress' approval before imposing tariffs on national security grounds, a senior senator said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2018
Outrage by allies over U.S. steel tariffs set to take center stage at Whistler G7 meeting
Global finance chiefs from America's closest allies are promising to give Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin an earful this week after the Trump administration imposed steel and aluminum duties that sparked swift trade responses.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2018
Last big group of caravan asylum-seekers cross into U.S.
Seventy men, women and children poured through a U.S. port of entry early Friday to seek asylum, the largest single group yet accepted by U.S. officials from the caravan of Central American migrants that enraged President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2018
Wilbur Ross says U.S. will exempt some allies from steel duties but not all
The Trump administration plans to extend relief from steel and aluminum tariffs to some countries, but not all, when their temporary exemptions expire on Tuesday, said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2018
No 'in principle' NAFTA deal expected to be announced at Lima summit
Talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are not sufficiently advanced for the United States, Mexico and Canada to announce a deal "in principle" at this month's Summit of the Americas in Lima, according to two people familiar with matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 4, 2018
Mexico throws bureaucracy at northbound migrant caravan as dispersal begins
Mexican officials stepped up efforts on Tuesday to register a dwindling group of hundreds of largely Central American migrants who are moving through Mexico toward the United States, seeking to disperse the "caravan" that has drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2018
Mexico is no 'piñata,' election front-runner says after Trump's threatening tweets
Mexico's presidential front-runner launched his campaign close to the U.S. border on Sunday, demanding respect for Mexicans hours after U.S. President Donald Trump again threatened to scrap a key trade pact and erect a wall between the countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2018
How Trump's 'no exemptions' tariff plan got carve-outs
In the space of a week, U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum went from a "no exemptions" plan to one filled with carve-outs for Canada, Mexico and likely other allies, plus hundreds of products not available domestically.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2018
Republican pushback on Trump tariffs gathers steam; talk of changes emerges
Republican lawmakers stepped up calls on Tuesday for President Donald Trump to pull back from proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell added to an avalanche of criticism of the measures, saying they risked igniting a trade war and damaging the U.S. economy....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2018
Trump sours NAFTA talks with steel trade war threats
U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to unleash a trade war over steel crushed hopes of substantial progress in the latest talks to rework NAFTA, pitching negotiators into a political maelstrom and heightening fears for the trade deal's future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2018
Bloody Mexican weekend violence claims at least 25, including Chilean tourist
At least 25 people were murdered in Mexico this weekend, according to officials and local media, including nine men who were executed at a house party in a suburb of the wealthy northern industrial city of Monterrey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2018
Playing a game of 'chicken tax': GM bets on Mexican-made pickups amid Trump threat to dump NAFTA
General Motors Co.'s assembly plant in Silao, a city in Mexico's automotive heartland, cranked out more than 400,000 highly profitable, large pickup trucks last year and is critical to the launch of a new generation of Chevrolet Silverado trucks later this year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2018
Nine dismembered corpses found in truck in murderous Mexican state of Veracruz
Nine dismembered bodies were found piled in a truck on Saturday night in the violent Mexican state of Veracruz, the governor said on Sunday, describing the crime as a clash of rival gangs.
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
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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.
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