Commentary / World Nov 3, 2019
The politics of frustration in Latin America
by Jeremy Adelman and Pablo Pryluka
Can the region's democracies survive the escalating protests that dashed economic expectations are fueling?
National Jul 18, 2019
Princess Mako on Wednesday attended a commemoration in Santa Cruz, eastern Bolivia, to mark the 120th anniversary of the arrival of Japanese immigrants to the South American country. "I express my sincere respect for Japanese immigrants and their descendants who have won trust in Bolivian ...
Business / Corporate Feb 20, 2019
Ford to close oldest plant in Brazil, cut 2,700 jobs and exit South America truck biz
Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday it will close its oldest factory in Brazil and exit its heavy commercial truck business in South America, a move that could cost more than 2,700 jobs as part of a restructuring meant to end losses around the ...
World May 23, 2018
Pirate attacks around South American and Caribbean waters are growing, and violence is increasingly used during robberies committed on vessels at anchor, a report showed on Wednesday. The Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) nonprofit group recorded 71 incidents in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, ...
World Jan 14, 2018
Magnitude 7.1 quake rocks southern Peru, leaving two dead and 17 missing
A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the coast of southern Peru on Sunday morning, leaving two dead, 17 missing and several dozen injured, while causing homes and roads to collapse. The quake hit offshore at 4:18 a.m. local time (0918 GMT) at a depth of ...
Commentary / World Jan 3, 2016
In Zika, Brazilians face a modern-day plague
by Mac Margolis
The Zika virus has infected at least half a million Brazilians since May.
World Jul 13, 2015
Pope heads home to Rome after urging youth in Paraguay to help their peers, seek dignity
Pope Francis, drawing to a close his three-country tour of South America, on Sunday urged tens of thousands of youths in Paraguay to look after their less fortunate peers and fight for a dignified life filled with hope and strength. "They wrote a speech for ...
World / Science & Health Oct 24, 2014
Easter Island's ancient inhabitants weren't so lonely after all
They lived on a remote dot of land in the middle of the Pacific, 3,700 km west of South America and 1,770 km from the closest island, erecting huge stone figures that still stare enigmatically from the hillsides. But the ancient Polynesian people who populated ...
National / Politics Jun 25, 2014
Paraguay leader vows to boost investment climate for Japanese firms
Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes agreed Wednesday to improve the investment climate in the South American country in an effort to attract more Japanese firms. "Japanese companies have created jobs for our young people," Cartes said at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo Jun 12, 2014
The world could be your oyster in Aichi
by Sang Woo Kim
In Peru, the largest Incan festival, Inti Raymi (Festival of Sun), takes place on June 25 in honor of Inti, the sun god. In Japan, those in Aichi Prefecture on June 14 and 15 can celebrate, too, by enjoying performances by the Andean folk ...
Business Mar 10, 2014
Tucked between two desert ridges in southern Peru, Relave looks like any of the hundreds of ramshackle mining towns that blight the landscape in the world's sixth-largest gold exporter. Its name in Spanish means "tailings," a nod to the heaps of mining waste that the ...