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NICARAGUA

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023
'Fix it' with money: Nicaraguan migrants run into Honduran graft
For thousands of Nicaraguans who embark on an odyssey to the U.S. each year in search of a better life, the first hurdle is dealing with corrupt border agents in Honduras.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2021
Nicaragua breaks ties with Taiwan, switches allegiance to Beijing
Chinese state media said government representatives from China and Nicaragua would hold talks in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 20, 2019
Human Rights Watch accuses Nicaragua of torturing protesters and urges sanctions
Pro-government forces in Nicaragua committed human rights abuses including torture in suppressing recent protests against President Daniel Ortega, and top officials should face sanctions, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2018
Trump signs sanctions order targeting Venezuela gold exports: John Bolton
Washington ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela's leftist President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday with new measures aimed at disrupting the South American country's gold exports, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2018
At least one killed as protests rock Nicaragua; Ortega defiant
Police and supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega clashed in Managua on Sunday with demonstrators calling for the release of people imprisoned during recent protests, leaving at least one person dead, authorities said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2018
Foes of Ortega go into hiding, vow no surrender after deadly clampdown
Hundreds of opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega are in hiding in safe houses and planning their next steps to push for his resignation after Ortega loyalists, supported by police, took over a stronghold this week.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2016
Nicaragua retains hope of building new canal despite China's woes
Manuel Coronel Kautz isn't a man who's easily deterred, which is a good thing, because as head of Nicaragua's Canal Authority, he's seen the $50 billion, Chinese-backed project suffer setback after setback.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 28, 2015
Pope pleas for Central America governments to resolve fate of stranded U.S.-bound Cubans
Pope Francis urged Central American governments on Sunday to find an urgent solution to help thousands of U.S.-bound Cuban migrants stranded on the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2014
Doubts over ambitious Nicaragua canal project grow as work gets underway
When one of the poorest countries in the Americas and a little-known Chinese businessman said they planned to undertake one of the biggest engineering projects in history, few people took them seriously.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2014
Construction of Nicaragua interocean canal to begin Dec. 22
Construction of Nicaragua's $50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal, expected to rival the Panama Canal, will begin Dec. 22 after feasibility studies have been approved, the committee overseeing the project said on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2014
Powerful earthquake strikes off El Salvador
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck late on Monday off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua and was felt across Central America, killing at least one person, but there were no immediate reports of major damage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 5, 2014
'Ordinary' billionaire behind canal project
Wang Jing, the enigmatic businessman behind Nicaragua's $50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal, shrugs off skepticism about how a little-known entrepreneur can be driving a huge transcontinental project, insisting he is not an agent of the Beijing government.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2013
China eyes a canal project in America's backyard
It would be easy to blow off the plans to build a canal across Nicaragua to connect both oceans if it were not for the expected support of the Chinese government.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
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