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EUROPE

Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2021
In Germany's Black Forest, Putin critic Alexei Navalny gathered strength and resolve
Navalny spent time recovering his physical fitness with intense workouts and took his war with Putin to a new level: targeting him directly for the first time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Longform
Feb 27, 2021
Hirohito in Europe: 100 years on, historic imperial trip celebrated for its vision of peace
Tour not only highlighted Japan's newfound position alongside Allied powers in the aftermath of World War I, it also had a profound effect on the young crown prince.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2021
EU told to back vaccine passports or Google may do it anyway
European Union leaders inched toward establishing bloc-wide vaccine certificates to enable countries to reopen to travel.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2021
EU has high hopes for Mario Draghi as he steps into new role leading Italy
The 73-year-old veteran has built a reputation for being calm, ruthless and completely on top of the brief, but may be facing his biggest challenge yet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2021
Nordic banks gain edge as more investors focus on gender diversity
Two of the six women running Europe's biggest banks are in the Nordic region, at DNB ASA and Svenska Handelsbanken AB.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
Germany’s empty pipeline logic
The pipeline across the Baltic has pitted the United States and the European Union against Germany, and a swelling chorus of domestic critics against German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
The Russia strategy Europe needs
Europe no longer has any illusions that Russia is on a trajectory toward liberal democracy that could be accelerated through engagement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2021
AstraZeneca to miss EU vaccine supply target by half in second quarter
The expected shortfall follows a big reduction in supplies in the first quarter and could hit the EU's ability to meet its target of vaccinating 70% of adults by summer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2021
Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protesters defy warnings
The European Union said it is considering sanctions while Washington penalized two more generals for links to the military coup.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
To revive the two-state solution, Europe must recognize Palestine
Leadership from global players like France and Germany is essential to strengthen the Palestinian negotiating position and push Israel toward a fair peace agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2021
U.K. firms find Brexit reality involves more red tape and less control
With the country now out of the European Union, companies that trade with the continent are contending with expensive disruptions to their businesses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2021
A giant of Europe prepares to head Italy’s new unity government
Mario Draghi presented his Cabinet to Italy's president on Friday, all but assuring that he will become prime minister at a precarious moment for the country and the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2021
Fifteen-hour Brexit wait prompts freight firms to avoid U.K.
While Britain and the European Union agreed not to impose tariffs on goods, so-called non-tariff barriers are nevertheless creating obstacles for business.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2021
AstraZeneca boosts COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to EU amid chaotic rollout
AstraZeneca PLC will deliver 9 million additional vaccine doses to the European Union in the first quarter of this year as the bloc tries to get its chaotic inoculation drive on track.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2021
Faced with a vaccine emergency, the EU made an enemy of everyone
What began as a bid to bring transparency has spiraled into chaotic mud-slinging that some fear could spur a trade row amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 29, 2021
Faced with vaccine shortages, EU set to impose export controls
The new rules will allow member states to block exports if companies have not already delivered a sufficient number of dosages to EU members, as set out in existing purchase agreements.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 28, 2021
Burned out? EU lawmakers say it’s fine for you to log off
Some European countries, including France, already have a right to disconnect written into national law.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2021
EU fails to sway AstraZeneca to tap U.K. supply for vaccines
The root of the dispute is Astra's decision to prioritize the U.K. over the EU following a Belgian production glitch, in what Brussels claims to be a breach of contractual commitments.
TV networks drop Japan boy band star over sex allegations
Masahiro Nakai in Tokyo in October 2017
New York Times chooses Toyama and Osaka as top places to go in 2025
The Toyama City Library, designed by Kengo Kuma, in November. The library is part of a building called Toyama Kirari that also houses the Glass Art Museum.
Fast Retailing to raise starting monthly salary to ¥330,000
For store managers in their first or second year at Fast Retailing, the monthly salary is set to increase to ¥410,000 from the current ¥390,000.
U.S. Marine suspected of sexual assault in Okinawa
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki
Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a security issue
A potential foreign acquisition of Japanese retail giant Seven & I would be "heavily related" to national security, Japan's economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday.
Sumo’s brotherhood gets latest inductee
Chugo Saito at Isenoumi stable on Friday. Saito has joined his older brother, Seigo, at the stable.
As standards rise, Tokyo Stock Exchange delistings hit decade high
The Tokyo Stock Exchange wants companies to improve governance and performance.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
Blinken in final Japan visit as Trump's return weighs on Tokyo's mind
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the start of their working lunch at a hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.

Podcast

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

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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley

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