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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2017
Trump may reverse decision on climate accord, France's Macron says: report
French President Emmanuel Macron said he was hopeful that U.S. President Donald Trump would reverse his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, according to weekly newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2017
Twitter storm quick to follow after Trump tells French first lady she is in 'such good shape'
U.S. President Donald Trump praised French first lady Brigitte Macron for being in "such good shape" on Thursday during his state visit to France, according to a video on the French government's Facebook page.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2017
Trump hints he could reverse decision to exit Paris climate pact if persuaded
President Donald Trump held the door open to a reversal of his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord on Thursday, but did not say what he would need in return to persuade him to do so.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 10, 2017
France makes late 'finance friendly' pitch to woo Brexit bankers weighing move to Frankfurt
A government push to make France more "finance-friendly" is raising Paris' chances of attracting Brexit-fleeing banks from London although it is raising its game at a late stage in the process, a group of senior financial industry executives said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2017
Belgian-led anti-terror sweep nets arms, five suspects linked to 'Kamikaze' biker group
Belgian prosecutors said on Wednesday four people had been detained after automatic weapons were found in house searches in Brussels as part a counterterrorism investigation overnight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2017
Can the 'Mercron' dynamic duo deliver for Europe?
Ideally, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will enter into an open political marriage from which all of Europe will benefit, rather than an exclusive relationship that breeds resentment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2017
Gathering lawmakers to Versailles, Macron issues ultimatum on timescale for reforms
France's new president, Emmanuel Macron, told parliament in a ceremonial address on Monday that he would seek direct approval from voters in a referendum if parliament failed to sign off his intended institutional reforms quickly enough.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2017
Barriers keep man from driving into crowd in front of French mosque
A man was arrested after trying to drive a car into a crowd in front of a mosque in the Paris suburb of Creteil on Thursday, police said, adding that no one was injured.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 30, 2017
Migrants return to Calais after finding no relief in French asylum process
Somali teenager Abdulaziz Ahmad hunkered down in the sand dunes outside Calais, once again plotting how to reach Britain, eight months after French government bulldozers cleared a sprawling migrant camp in the northern port town.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017
Despite weak spots in steel, nuclear experts say EDF's Flamanville reactor safe to start: sources
Utility EDF's Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor in northwest France has been cleared by a group of experts for start-up despite weak spots in its steel, confirming the findings of the ASN nuclear regulator, a source close to the situation told Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 24, 2017
Nobuko Kiyomiya: Judging a bookbinder in France by her covers
Kiyomiya is keeping alive a way of thinking about books that may be finding itself under threat in our world of Kindles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2017
Champs-Elysees attacker was Islamic State loyalist on French watch list who had gun license
A man who rammed a car into a police van in Paris stored a cache of weapons at his home and held a gun permit despite being on a secret service list of people linked to radical Islam, police sources and French officials said on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2017
French voters give Macron a blank check
With an overwhelming parliamentary majority, French President Emmanuel Macron can press forward with his program to rejuvenate his country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2017
France elects women to record 156 parliamentary seats, as gender balance policy pays off
France voted a record number of women into parliament on Sunday, thanks largely to President Emmanuel Macron's decision to field a gender-balanced candidate list for his victorious Republic on the Move (LREM) party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2017
Voter turnout low as Macron sets sights on huge parliamentary majority
Voters turned out in low numbers Sunday in the second round of France's parliamentary election, where President Emmanuel Macron is expected to win a landslide majority that should allow him to embark on far-reaching pro-business reforms.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 2, 2017
Japan ghosts ahead of France in almost no-wind America's Cup conditions
SoftBank Team Japan outclassed Groupama Team France in their Louis Vuitton America's Cup qualifying race on Thursday, with the Japanese catamaran coping better with a very light breeze in Bermuda's Great Sound.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2017
New French president promises tough talk at first Putin meeting
New French President Emmanuel Macron is promising tough talk at his first meeting with Vladimir Putin on Monday, following an election campaign where his team accused Russian media of trying to interfere in the democratic process.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2017
Don't make hasty decision to exit Paris climate pact, Macron urges Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Donald Trump on Thursday not to take any hasty decisions on a global climate change deal that the U.S. president threatened during his election campaign to abandon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2017
France and Great Britain: an unbeatable combination
That French prosperity is essential to Britain and British prosperity is essential for France is the reality that should shape all relations between the two nations in the months of negotiations and discussions ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 15, 2017
No taboos at Elysee as Mrs. Macron signals change
As Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, settle in to the Elysee Palace, their unconventional partnership stands as a symbol of the changes the new president is aiming to bring about in France.

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