Tag - europe

 
Menu
Search
 
August 15, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

EUROPE

COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2016
As liberal Europe withers, whither the EU?
The EU started as a loose collection of states cooperating for common ends but has turned into a consolidated continental state with little concern for what European peoples desire.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2016
Terrorism: a small threat designed to look big
The sensible response to terrorist attacks is prevention: good intelligence-gathering and smarter security measures, not mass arrests and foreign wars.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2016
Sumitomo to acquire banana producer Fyffes for €751 million
Sumitomo Corp. agreed to buy Fyffes Plc for €751 million ($798 million) in cash, expanding the company's reach in the global fruit market and sending the Irish producer's shares soaring.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 1, 2016
Rights groups: Rape so prevalent female refugees, migrants taking contraceptives before journey
Women migrants fleeing wars, political instability and poverty are taking contraceptives in the expectation of being raped but are so desperate they still embark on the journey, a human rights group said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2016
EU plans online screening for visa-free travelers
Millions of tourists and business people visiting Europe will have to complete a €5 ($5.35) online security check before arrival if an EU plan to tighten controls on foreigners who do not need visas wins approval.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2016
Islamist violence will steer Europe's destiny
The greatest question facing Europe is who, Establishment or populace, will steer the continent's future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2016
Suicide of overworked woman, 24, prompts ad giant Dentsu to trim overtime hours
The suicide of a woman who worked excessive hours at Japan's biggest advertising agency has prompted the company to lower the amount of overtime employees can book.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2016
During Vatican event, Pope Francis promotes 17 prelates to cardinals, adding to potential successors
Pope Francis on Sunday promoted 17 Roman Catholic prelates from around the world to the high rank of cardinal, including 13 who are under 80 years old and thus eligible to succeed him one day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2016
Europe must act in Aleppo because it can
Will Europe surrender what remains of its soul in Aleppo, or will it stop the killing?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2016
Tens of thousands protest in Europe against trans-Atlantic trade deals
Tens of thousands of people protested in European cities on Saturday against planned free trade deals with the United States and Canada that they say would undermine democracy and lower food safety, environmental and labor standards.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016
Hungary's refugee response just the beginning
Global refugees are more numerous today than at any other time since 1950, but in 20 years there will probably be five or 10 times as many — and the borders will be slamming shut everywhere.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2016
The illiberal international
Will the marriage of messianic and opportunistic populism spread across the EU, or remain confined to Central Europe
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2016
The EU's migration crisis is far from finished
The flow of refugees into Europe won't end as long as the Syrian war and the anarchy in Libya continue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2016
The Islamic State group's European strategy
Europe needs its democracies to unite around a common strategy to defend against manifold security challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2016
Time to revive arms control efforts in Europe
The West must be united in seeking to avoid an upward spiral of antagonism and confrontation with Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2016
Silly burkini ban's serious reason
Criticisms of France's strict assimilation policy ignore the equally apparent failures of politically correct approaches intended to create a society in which 'everyone feels they have a stake.'
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2016
Denmark's nice, but Danes live better in U.S.
The fact that Scandinavian-Americans enjoy far higher living standards than their relatives in Europe raises questions about the alleged superiority of Nordic socialism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 18, 2016
Greece plans new migrant facilities to ease strains on crowded isle centers
Greece plans to reduce overcrowding at migrant camps on its islands, a government official said on Wednesday, to ease growing tensions and improve conditions that campaigners have called "disgraceful.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016
Airing the IMF's dirty laundry
The IMF's role in Europe's post-2008 crisis shows why it needs an independent management team that can make decisions free of political interference.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016
Time Europe doubled down on energy efficiency
Energy efficiency around the world is increasing at roughly 1.5 percent per year, but global energy consumption is rising at around 3 percent annually.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s green new downtown ‘village’
Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s green new downtown ‘village’

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER