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Mac Margolis
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2019
Christmas is over, but the 'quinceaneras' just roll on
A dazed parent ponders a Latin American coming-of-age ritual that knows no bounds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2017
Mexico's most dangerous profession
The country's crime reporters face a grim choice: dishonesty or death.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016
Latin America has a different migration problem
Latin America is united in its rejection of Donald Trump's immigrant-bashing rhetoric but has been quietly practicing his policies at home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2016
Now Colombians must decide their nation's fate
It's a measure of the parlous mood in Latin America's most conflicted nation that the fate of the Colombian peace process is still anyone's guess.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016
Brazil's partisans go for the Olympic gold
Brazil's fueding parties lost no time in trying to politicize a judoka's gold medal performance.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2016
Extravagant gamble of Rio's mayor
The Olympic Games could make or break the career of Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2016
Ominous collapse casts a shadow over Brazil
The collapse of an elevated cycling path in Rio de Janeiro last Thursday is an ominous sign as the scandal-rocked nation prepares to host the Olympics.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2016
In Zika, Brazilians face a modern-day plague
The Zika virus has infected at least half a million Brazilians since May.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2015
Venezuela's president starts to look desperate
Chavismo has never looked as vulnerable in Venezuela as it does now with President Nicolas Maduro's approval rating scraping bottom.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2015
Mexico's president in no position to judge
The level of corruption in Mexico stands out even in Latin America, a region known for crooked politicians.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2015
Brazil's Olympic dig unearths a royal toothbrush
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, archaeology is enjoying a revival, thanks in part to an unlikely convergence of bureaucracy and sensibility.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2015
Ecuador now exporting its kangaroo courts
These days, whenever the Organization of American States convenes — as it did last week in Washington for its 45th general assembly — magical thinking takes over.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2015
The reality of Mexico's climate change promise
Mexico has become the first developing nation to meet the United Nations' challenge to publish a road map for combating climate change.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2015
Why the neighbors of Venezuela keep quiet
Anyone looking for a bold Latin American reprimand to the poisoned relations between Venezuela's government and its opposition may be in for a letdown.
COMMENTARY
Jan 19, 2015
Frozen chickens threaten Venezuela's regime
While Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blames 'saboteurs' for hoarding goods and scalping prices in an alleged plot to 'destabilize' the national economy, Venezuelans are steaming over an economy in deadfall, inflation heading to three digits and supermarkets stripped of frozen chickens.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2014
Obama's surprise for Latin America
Perhaps most remarkable about the Cuba-U.S. agreement to re-establish diplomatic relations is that Latin American leaders were caught napping by the most significant Latin American moment in the last half-century.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2014
Latin America, Israel trade after trading insults
As Gaza smolders, the anti-Israel drumbeat in Latin America is likely to continue, but the smart money says the damage will remain confined to the rhetorical battlefield. Trade will go on.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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