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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2018
France expects U.K. to pay up and take more refugees to maintain border: official
France expects the U.K. to agree to take more asylum seekers and pay more for border security in order to maintain a frontier on the French side of the English Channel, a French government official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2018
To boost French-Sino ties, Macron employs 'horse diplomacy'
Never let it be said diplomacy amounts to more than horse-trading.
WORLD / Society
Dec 22, 2017
Over 220,000 women were groped, kissed, sexually harassed on French public transport in 2015-'16, crime agency finds
More than 220,000 women were sexually harassed on public transport in France over two years, the national crime statistics agency said in its first report on the subject, describing it as a "conservative estimate."
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017
French Tycoon bets nuclear power will make comeback spurred by climate crisis
French tycoon Dominique Louis is doubling down on atomic power, betting that global warming will foster a nuclear renaissance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2017
Goodbye Johnny Hallyday
The beguiling feature of the funeral of French music icon Johnny Hallyday was his ability to stage-manage his destiny and the star power he retained even in death. There he was — and there was France.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2017
France orders global recall of Lactalis baby formula amid salmonella scare
France has ordered banned the sale and ordered a recall of several baby formula milk and baby food products made by French dairy giant Lactalis after the discovery of salmonella bacteria, consumer protection agency DGCCRF said in a statement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2017
Paris to host Japonismes 2018 cultural expo to mark 160 years of diplomatic ties
Paris will host the Japonismes 2018 cultural exposition to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and Japan next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2017
France's war on waste makes it most food-sustainable country, followed by Japan
A war on food waste in France, where supermarkets are banned from throwing away unsold food and restaurants must provide doggy bags when asked, has helped it secure the top spot in a ranking of countries by their food sustainability.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2017
Iran warns Europe it will increase missile range if threatened
The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Europe that if it threatens Tehran, the Guards will increase the range of missiles to above 2,000 kilometers, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2017
France's ban on gender-neutral language sets off national debate
France has banned the use of gender-neutral language in official documents, cheering defenders of linguistic tradition and angering feminists who see it as a setback for equal rights.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 21, 2017
Shoma Uno gets job done at Internationaux de France
Shoma Uno qualified for the Grand Prix Final for the third straight season with an uneven performance at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday. Uno uncharacteristically fell in both the short program and free skate on the way to finishing second behind Javier Fernandez.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2017
After Macron meeting, Hariri says he will clarify his position in Lebanon
Saad Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon's prime minister this month while in Saudi Arabia, said on Saturday he returns to Beirut in the coming week and clarify his position.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2017
Lebanon believes Saudis are holding Hariri after forcing him to resign, and demands his return
Lebanon believes Saad al-Hariri is being held in Saudi Arabia, from where he resigned as Lebanese prime minister, two top government officials in Beirut said, amid a deepening crisis pushing Lebanon onto the front lines of a power struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
WORLD
Nov 10, 2017
Fallout cloud prompts French institute to suspect September nuclear accident in Russia or Kazakhstan
A cloud of radioactive pollution over Europe in recent weeks indicates that an accident has happened in a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan in the last week of September, French nuclear safety institute IRSN said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2017
Marseille attacker's brother arrested in Italy for terror links
Italian police said on Sunday they had arrested the brother of Anis Hannachi, the Tunisian man who killed two young women with a knife outside the Marseille train station a week ago in a suspected terrorist act.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2017
Macron's lawmakers to pitch levy on yachts and gold after uproar over move to scrap wealth tax
Lawmakers from Emmanuel Macron's party will propose an amendment to France's 2018 budget to tax luxury yachts, supercars and precious metals, a senior party official said, after opponents attacked the president's move to scrap France's wealth tax.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Trump calls the U.S.-Japan alliance ‘one-sided.’ Tokyo says otherwise.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday in Washington.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan is by far the favorite country among Taiwanese: survey
A night market in Taipei in April
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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