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BRAZIL

BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2013
Sojitz to invest in Brazil grain firm
Trading house Sojitz Corp. will invest in a Brazilian grain harvester and collector to tap food demand in Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2013
Ahead of World Cup, inequities ignite ire in Brazil
The night of June 30 was one of intense drama in Rio de Janeiro. Inside the newly refurbished Maracana stadium, still slick with plaster dust, a gladiatorial atmosphere turned to celebration as Neymar scored Brazil's second goal in a 3-0 victory over Spain in the Confederations Cup final, on the cusp...
WORLD
Sep 25, 2013
Rousseff slams U.S. over snooping
United Nations THE WASHINGTON POST Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday delivered a stinging rebuke of electronic espionage by the U.S. National Security Agency, telling the U.N. General Assembly that American eavesdropping constitutes "a breach of international law and an affront" to Brazil's...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2013
Brazilians demand long-term change in slums
Brazilian demonstraters want the government to invest in public transportation, better schools and hospitals instead of hosting mega-events such as the 2014 World Cup.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2013
Honda to double Brazilian output in emerging market sales push
Honda Motor Co. announced Thursday that it plans to double its production capacity in Brazil as part of efforts to double sales in emerging markets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2013
Pope Francis starts first trip abroad on wave of hope
On the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, the Rev. Stefano Nastasi threw the ecclesiastic equivalent of a Hail Mary pass.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 29, 2013
Global protest grows as citizens lose faith in politics
The demonstrations in Brazil began after a small rise in bus fares triggered mass protests. Within days this had become a nationwide movement whose concerns had spread far beyond fares: more than a million people were on the streets shouting about everything from corruption to the cost of living to the...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2013
Brazil's Rousseff cancels Japan visit
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will postpone her planned visit to Japan due to the mass protests breaking out in dozens of cities around her nation, officials in Tokyo said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 2, 2013
A tale of two knives, a Kiwi legend, a gang and a girl
The story reads like a New Zealand news editor's wish list: Celebrity, dangerous weapons, bizarre behavior, death threats, Brazilian street gangs and a mysterious love interest.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 30, 2013
Brazilian chief wields high-tech tools in battle to save tribe, forests
As a small boy in the early 1980s, Almir Surui hunted monkeys with a bow and arrow, wore a loincloth and struggled with Brazil's official language, Portuguese.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 7, 2013
Japanese roots spread wide at World Baseball Classic
One of the beautiful things about sports is that there are always stories about the losers, not just the winners.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2013
Brazil dams Amazon to feed energy-hungry economy
When it is completed in 2015, the Jirau hydroelectric dam will span the Madeira River, feature more giant turbines than any other dam in the world and hold as much concrete as 47 towers the size of New York's Empire State Building.

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