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Lt. Col. Marco Maulbecker (left), training manager on the Leopard 1A5, in Klietz, Germany, on Thursday
WORLD
Aug 18, 2023
Offensive tactics and leadership top Kyiv's training wish list
Western troops have trained some 6,200 Ukrainians in Germany this year in a wide range of skills.
Sven Hannemann manages the forest surrounding Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany. Its ancient oak trees are suffering from drought induced by climate change.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 9, 2023
In Germany's Versailles, drought is killing ancient trees
Drought induced by climate change is decimating trees in Potsdam's Sanssouci Palace, forcing park managers to rethink its centuries-old forest.
Containers stored at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai in 2020
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2023
Not decoupling, but West and China drift apart
Official data showed a 14.5% drop in July exports amid weak consumer demand in the world markets served by China — the fastest decline since the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2023
Germany warns companies to manage China risks in tougher stance
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s administration is pushing Germany’s biggest companies to make sure their risks in China are manageable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2023
Germans aren’t buying Scholz’s plan to keep them safe and rich
With his coalition government beset by squabbling, the shadow of a recession lingering, and its economic model under threat, the Social Democrat is on the back foot again.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2023
Germany's first China strategy breaks with long-standing focus on economic ties
Document offers a clear-eyed appraisal of the risks envisaged by Berlin, while lacking binding targets or requirements.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2023
Germany to lift defense budget to record €51.8 billion, meeting 2% NATO target
The ruling coalition is prioritizing defense spending, while all other ministries have had to tighten their belts after a limit on net new borrowing was restored last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023
Eastern Germany's brown coal belt tries to go green
There are plans to build the country's largest battery park, but the region remains skeptical of the transition it symbolizes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2023
Japan joins NATO members for massive air exercise as Russian and Chinese challenges loom
Japan and NATO have bolstered their partnership in recent years, with both emphasizing that the security situations in Europe and Asia are interlinked.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2023
Far-right resurgence limits Olaf Scholz’s room for action in Germany
Once viewed as a radical fringe group, the Alternative for Germany is now attracting frustrated supporters of established parties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2023
Last-minute climate deal hiccups expose EU concerns over political costs
Countries including France and Germany have started to chip away at parts of the EU’s so-called Green Deal that have the potential to negatively impact their voters.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2023
Deep structural challenges in Germany threaten Europe’s economic engine
The basis of Germany's competitiveness and resilience is being systematically challenged by changing social, environmental and regulatory pressure, observers say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2023
Germany's Scholz visits Korean DMZ, urges North Korea to stop missile tests
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for North Korea to cease ballistic missile tests after he visited the fortified border between North and South Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2023
Germany is experiencing a mass worker shortage. Can migration fix it?
About 320,000 more people will reach retirement age this year than become adults, meaning the German economy will lose workers while also having to pay more for pensions.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2023
Zelenskyy arrives in Germany as Ukraine prepares counteroffensive
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, held talks Sunday with his German counterpart at the start of his first visit to Germany since Russia's invasion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2023
Germany retires last nuclear plants in hopes of greener pastures
In Germany, the decision to phase out nuclear power comes at a moment in which many countries are moving in the opposite direction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2023
German foreign minister embarks on post-Macron 'damage control' in China trip
The French leader provoked a backlash in the United States and Europe when he called on the European Union to reduce dependence on the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
How to decommission a nuclear power plant
Germany's last three nuclear power plants will stop generating electricity from Saturday. Here's a look at what happens after the plants are taken offline.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
Dismantling Germany's Lubmin nuclear plant, piece by piece
The facility was closed in 1990, but it will still be several decades before the work is done. In all, workers have 1.8 million metric tons of material to sort through and shift.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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