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MEXICO

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2018
Mexico extradites key lieutenant of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' to U.S.
Mexico on Friday extradited to the United States a senior lieutenant of the Sinaloa Cartel drug gang formerly headed by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the attorney general's office said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2018
Fireworks workshop blasts kill at least 19 near Mexico City
Two explosions at fireworks workshops outside Mexico City on Thursday killed at least 19 people, including rescue workers, and injured dozens more, officials said, in the latest deadly blast to hit a town known for its fireworks production.
EDITORIALS
Jul 5, 2018
Mexico's election could change the trade landscape
With Japan purchasing just 1.3 percent of Mexico's exports last year, there is great room for growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2018
Mexico gets its own Trump
Out of Mexico's three presidential contenders, Andres Lopez Obrador was the least prepared to manage the bully in the White House.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 30, 2018
Favoritism means nothing: Casemiro
Brazil may be the hot favorite to beat Mexico and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals but midfielder Casemiro pointed to the already departed Germans as proof that, in soccer, favoritism counts for nothing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2018
Migrant deaths from heat on U.S.-Mexico border up 55% to 48: Border Patrol
The number of migrants dying from extreme heat on the U.S.-Mexico border rose 55 percent in the last nine months after an increase in unaccompanied children and families trying to enter the United States illegally, the U.S. government said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2018
ACLU seeks emergency order to reunify families split at U.S.-Mexico border
A civil rights group asked a U.S. judge to order the Trump administration to reunify more than 2,000 undocumented children taken from their immigrant parents and halt all future separations of families crossing the border to seek asylum.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
Trump calls for turning immigrants away at border as divided Congress struggles for a fix
President Donald Trump reiterated frustration at laws granting due process to illegal immigrants on Monday and said people should be turned away at the border, as expectations faded for a speedy fix in the U.S. Congress to the border crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2018
Despite Trump order, border child separations could go on, legal experts say
The much-vilified U.S. policy of separating children from parents who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border could continue under certain circumstances because of ambiguous language in President Donald Trump's order meant to end the practice, legal experts said.
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
WORLD / Society
Jun 18, 2018
Democrats rush to border to slam Trump-initiated family separations, visit 'tent city' for kids
Democrats escalated their attacks on President Donald Trump's policy of separating immigrant children from parents who illegally cross the Mexican border, as public outrage over the practice balloons into an election-year controversy for Republicans.
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
Rampant bicycle theft puts the brakes on China's Mobike foray in Mexico City
Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike entered the Latin American market in Mexico City this year drawn by its millions of potential clients. Now it has run into a problem increasingly plaguing the country: street crime.
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.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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