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FRANCE

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 27, 2016
France finishes clearing Calais 'Jungle' camp of migrants
French authorities said on Wednesday they had finished clearing the "Jungle" shanty town outside Calais built by migrants who had hoped to cross to Britain but who are now mostly being dispersed around France.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2016
Britain, France seek more EU sanctions on Syria, Russia over Aleppo
Britain and France are leading EU efforts to impose more sanctions on Syrians close to President Bashar Assad in response to the devastating bombing of Aleppo, diplomats said, signaling that Russians may eventually be added to the list.
WORLD
Oct 12, 2016
Lawyers of Paris attacker resign, chalk his silence up to constant surveillance
Lawyers for the only known survivor of a group of Islamist militants who killed 130 people in Paris last year on Wednesday resigned from the role, saying his continued refusal to testify was due to the conditions of his detention.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 10, 2016
France demands Britain take in migrant children stranded in refugee camp
Paris demanded Monday that Britain honor promises to take in migrant children from the notorious "Jungle" camp in the French port city of Calais, adding to pressure following accusations by the Red Cross that London is dragging its heels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2016
In historic move, Japan's legal community takes stand against death penalty
Lawyers position themselves against capital punishment as the Japan Federation of Bar Associations calls for an end to the practice.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2016
Sarkozy reportedly would offer U.K. a new EU treaty if he wins French presidency
French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday that if he wins in 2017 he will offer Britain a chance to reverse its Brexit vote by negotiating with Germany a new treaty for the European Union, the Financial Times reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2016
Builders go back in time to construct a castle the medieval way
Blacksmiths, stonemasons and quarry men are hard at work in a Burgundy forest building a 13th-century-style castle using the most basic tools and materials, replicating the methods used hundreds of years ago to better understand them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2016
Why burkini bans are unwise
Using bans to force immigrants to assimilate isn't the best way to integrate them into mainstream society.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2016
France arrests 15-year-old boy for planning 'imminent' Paris attack
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Paris suspected of preparing imminent "violent action," two judicial sources said, the second alleged plot with links to the Islamic State group discovered in France over the last week.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2016
JCFC steel in troubled French reactor also used in 13 Japanese nuclear power plants
The Nuclear Regulation Authority orders checks on parts used in 13 nuclear reactors after defects were found in metal at a French power plant.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2016
India, after leak of secret data, shelves plan to expand French submarine order
India is unlikely to give French naval contractor DCNS a proposed order for three new submarines, in addition to the six it is already building in the country, following the leak of secret data about its capabilities, Indian defense officials said.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 2, 2016
Sakamoto leads strong showing by juniors in France
Japanese skaters began the Junior Grand Prix season with encouraging results at the opening event last weekend in St. Gervais, France. Japan took home half of the six singles medals on offer, with Russia claiming the other three.
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.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2016
India probes huge data leak at French submarine builder DCNS; Australian design unaffected
India is investigating damage caused to French Scorpene submarines that are being built in the country, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday, after the leak of documents relating to the vessel's combat capabilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016
EU must move forward after Brexit, agree Germany, France, Italy
The leaders of the eurozone's biggest economies held talks on Monday in the aftermath of Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union and said Europe had to turn its back on populists who blamed Brussels for all its problems.

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