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EUROPE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2017
Is there a solution to the problem of mass migration?
Much more than economic theory and cash aid is required to create prosperity and make life tolerable for millions in poorer areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 11, 2017
Iraq holding 1,400 foreign wives, kids of suspected Islamic State fighters in squalid camp
Iraqi authorities are holding 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Islamic State fighters in a camp after government forces expelled the jihadi group from one of its last remaining strongholds in Iraq, security and aid officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2017
Weak currencies: Be careful what you wish for
Beyond the short term, the disadvantages of a weak currency begin to loom larger.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2017
Italy denies paying Libyan traffickers to block migrants as flow across Mediterranean slows
Italy denied on Wednesday that it supported a deal to pay armed groups implicated in human trafficking to prevent migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2017
Japan issues measles warning for travelers to Europe
The Japanese government has issued a warning for people traveling to Europe following an outbreak of measles in a number of countries, including Italy and Romania.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2017
Wildfire-ravaged parts of Portugal declared state of public calamity
Parts of Portugal, beset by its deadliest summer of wildfires in living memory, were declared in a state of public calamity on Thursday as the government put emergency services on alert for further outbreaks.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 9, 2017
Of guns and cutlery: Memories of the war, from the Netherlands to Japan
A chance rediscovery leads an author to reflect on the lessons to be learned from the devastation of two continents.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2017
Extreme weather seen killing 152,000 Europeans a year by 2100
Europe's death toll from weather disasters could rise 50-fold by the end of this century, with extreme heat alone killing more than 150,000 people a year by 2100 if nothing is done to curb the effects of climate change, scientists said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2017
Time for Europe's philosophers to speak up
Europe will look quite different after Brexit because forces are at work internationally and globally that are changing the whole pattern of European collaboration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2017
Putin vows to retaliate as U.S. Senate slaps new sanctions on Russia, puts bill on Trump's desk
The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday to slap new sanctions on Russia despite President Donald Trump's objections to the legislation, which has angered Russian President Vladimir Putin, who threatened to retaliate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 21, 2017
Did DNA influence Japan's collectivist society?
If you've spent any time in Japan you will have heard the expression, "Deru kugi wa utareru" ("The nail that sticks out gets hammered down"). The phrase is used to explain how Japanese society traditionally prefers conformity and social harmony to independence and individual expression. There is a similar...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2017
Can Japan-EU deal prompt a U.S. trade recalibration?
A deepening of the Japan-EU partnership could prompt the U.S. to once again embrace its traditional leadership role on trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2017
GE and Canon risk fines as EU clamps down on merger violations
General Electric Co., Merck KGaA, Sigma-Aldrich Corp. and Canon Inc. are the latest companies to risk hefty penalties as the European Commission clamps down on violations of its merger approval procedures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2017
Trump speaks with German, Italian leaders ahead of summit this week
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with German and Italian leaders on Monday, a White House official said, ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 leading economies this week that could expose his sharp differences with world powers on trade and other issues.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 19, 2017
730 more migrants rescued in Mediterranean as Europe-bound flow grows
Humanitarian ships picked up about 730 migrants on Sunday from rubber and wooden boats in the Mediterranean, adding to a lengthening list of rescue operations in recent days.
EDITORIALS
May 29, 2017
A troubling trip abroad for Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's comments on his first tour abroad raise questions anew about his administration's commitment to core elements of the Western foreign policy consensus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2017
Peruvian police rescue rare Galapagos tortoises from Europe-bound traffickers
Peruvian police rescued 27 baby Galapagos tortoises, a highly endangered species, from a group of traffickers trying to take them to Europe, authorities said on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 20, 2017
Arctic seas called dead end for plastic waste floating from U.S., Europe
The Arctic is a dead end for floating plastic waste dumped in the Atlantic Ocean off Europe and the United States and swept north by ocean currents to a polar graveyard, scientists said on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2017
A new EU gateway for Japan
The reality that the U.K. can no longer be a single major gateway to Europe has to be acknowledged by Japanese officials and business leaders.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2017
The EU fighting for life at 60
EU heads of state just gathered to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome at a time when nativist nationalists are threatening to destroy Europe's open liberal societies.

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