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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2019
During Europe visit, China's Xi Jinping seeks France's participation in 'Belt and Road' project
As he prepares to begin a three-day trip to France, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he is hoping to get France's cooperation "in the framework of the 'Belt and Road' initiative."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2019
Germany likely to renege on pledge to Trump to boost military spending
Berlin could renege on its pledge to raise military spending, in the latest gesture of defiance by German Chancellor Angela Merkel toward U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2019
U.S. aviation regulator says review shows 'no systemic performance issues' with Boeing 737 Max 8
The U.S. aviation regulator said on Tuesday it would not ground Boeing 737 Max 8 planes after a crash in Ethiopia killed 157 people, bucking a trend of countries around the world that have suspended the aircraft's operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 12, 2019
U.S. warns Germany against using 5G tech of China's Huawei and threatens to not share intel, reports WSJ
The United States has told Germany that it will share less intelligence with its security agencies if the country's wireless network uses China's Huawei Technologies Co. to upgrade to 5G, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday in the first explicit U.S. warning to Germany of consequences for declining...
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2019
Trump seeks a big premium from Japan and other allies hosting U.S. troops: Full cost plus 50% more
For years, President Donald Trump has complained that countries hosting American troops aren't paying enough. Now he wants to get even, and then some.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2019
Caracas boots German ambassador for meddling in internal affairs after he welcomed Guaido home
Venezuela's government said on Wednesday it had expelled the German ambassador for interfering in the country's internal affairs, two days after the diplomat welcomed opposition leader Juan Guaido at Caracas airport.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2019
German carmakers will invest €60 billion in electric cars, automation over next three years: auto executive
Germany's car industry is to invest nearly €60 billion ($68 billion) over the next three years on electric cars and automated driving, the head of the VDA car industry association said ahead of the Geneva motor show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2019
Airbus eyes warplane with no German parts after Saudi arms ban: sources
Airbus has decided to redesign the C295 military transport aircraft it builds in Spain to remove German components following Germany's freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, company sources told Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2019
In Germany, the Green New Deal works
Don't use one of the world's most competitive economies as an argument against it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 5, 2019
Reunified Germany in no rush to fill 'special role' and help reconcile Korea, despite ties to both sides
Politicians and campaigners are urging Germany to use the lessons of its own reunification to help bring North and South Korea together, but Berlin is in no rush to take up the challenge.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2019
Abe and Merkel seek to take Japan-Germany ties to 'higher level' amid trade turmoil and Brexit
Visit days after the Japan-EU trade pact took effect “sends a strong message on promotion of free trade” and strengthening economic ties, Abe said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2019
Germany edges out China in Bolivia in the new lithium 'Great Game'
When Germany signed a deal last month to help Bolivia exploit its huge lithium reserves, it hailed the venture as a deepening of economic ties with the South American country. But it also gives Germany entry into the new "Great Game" in which big powers like China are jostling across the globe for access...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2019
Germans need their freedom to speed
Autobahn speed limits would reduce carbon emissions and save some lives. They should be rejected anyway.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 28, 2019
Retail rout deepens as U.K. and Germany lose thousands of jobs
Europe's retail crisis deepened as companies in the U.K. to Germany are set to cut thousands of jobs as online shopping accelerates erosion of sales from traditional bricks-and-mortar stores.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 27, 2019
Germany to phase out coal by 2038 in move away from fossil fuels
Germany should shut down all of its coal-fired power plants by 2038 at the latest, a government-appointed commission said on Saturday, proposing at least €40 billion ($45.7 billion) in aid to regions affected by the phase-out.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2019
Anti-immigrant AfD lawmakers walk out on Holocaust survivor's speech in Bavaria legislature
Lawmakers from the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) walked out of the Bavarian parliament on Wednesday after a Jewish community leader accused the party during a speech to commemorate the Holocaust of playing down Nazi crimes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019
Stung by Cambridge Analytica debacle, Facebook backs election integrity and AI initiatives in Germany
Facebook has launched German initiatives to defend election integrity and examine the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), its operations chief said on Sunday, seeking to convince skeptics it is serious about privacy and democracy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2019
German spy agency to launch anti-extremism probe into far-right opposition party AfD
Germany's domestic spy agency will investigate Alternative for Germany (AfD) to see whether the anti-immigrant party's policies breach constitutional safeguards against extremism, its chief said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 10, 2019
Gem traces in teeth hailed as proof that women were involved in creating medieval texts
The discovery of traces of semiprecious gems in the teeth of a 1,000-year-old female skeleton proved women were more widely involved in creating medieval manuscripts than previously thought, a group of international historians said on Wednesday.

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