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GERMANY

COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2017
Workers have made modern Germany great
The German economy is going great guns thanks to high exports and strong unions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 13, 2017
German cinematographer Ballhaus, Hollywood veteran of 'Goodfellas' fame, dies at 81
German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, who counted "Goodfellas," "Gangs of New York" and "The Departed" among the blockbuster movies he filmed, died overnight at his home in Berlin, his publisher said on Wednesday. He was 81.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 4, 2017
Japan men split pair of matches at curling worlds
Japan defeated Germany 7-4 to pick up its third win on the third day of the Men's World Curling Championships but lost 8-5 to Sweden on Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2017
German scientists test world's 'largest artificial sun'
Scientists in Germany are testing what they describe as "the world's largest artificial sun," which they hope could pave the way toward creating hydrogen to use as a green fuel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017
Germany's past: from shame to fascination?
Having a healthy relationship with the past is good as long as its lessons are not forgotten.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2017
Abe, Merkel agree to work with U.S. to promote trade
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Monday that Japan and Europe should work together with the United States to promote free trade.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2017
Merkel, Abe use tech confab to show solidarity on free trade, knock U.S.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke up for free trade at a major technology fair, issuing jabs clearly pointed at an increasingly protectionist United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2017
Demands for return of land block German effort to atone for African genocide
Namibia's Herero people are heartened that Germany is keen to atone for the genocide of their ancestors, but they expect something that Berlin says it cannot give.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 2, 2017
Vissel announce acquisition of German striker Podolski
Vissel Kobe have acquired German World Cup-winning striker Lukas Podolski from Turkish club Galatasaray on a multiyear contract, the J. League first-division side said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2017
China overtakes U.S., France as Germany's biggest trading partner
China for the first time became Germany's most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States, which fell back to third place behind France, data showed on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2017
Washington PR offensive fails to quell Europe's anxiety over Trump
One month into the unusual presidency of Donald Trump, his most senior Cabinet members were deployed to Brussels, Bonn and Munich this past week to reassure nervous Europeans that everything would be OK.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 14, 2017
Source says Vissel end pursuit of Podolski for now, plan to try again in summer
Vissel Kobe have given up on trying to sign World Cup winner Lucas Podolski by the start of the J. League season, but will make another run at the former Germany international during the summer transfer window, a source close to the J1 club told Kyodo News on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 14, 2017
Japan, Russia foreign ministers plan talks on sidelines of Bonn G-20 meeting
The Japanese and Russian foreign ministers are making final arrangements to hold talks around Friday on the fringes of the Group of 20 foreign ministers' meeting in Bonn, a Japanese government source said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2017
Germany's new president sees rocky trans-Atlantic relations ahead under Trump
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a vocal critic of Donald Trump elected as Germany's 12th postwar president on Sunday, predicted "difficulties" in relations with the U.S. as the global order is upended by the new administration in Washington.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 11, 2017
Smile Japan routs France, secures showdown with Germany for spot in Pyeongchang Olympics
Smile Japan and Germany will play for a spot in next year's Pyeongchang Olympics after both teams improved to 2-0 on Saturday in the women's ice hockey qualifying tournament.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 9, 2017
Takakura chooses youth over experience for Algarve Cup squad
German-based striker Yuki Nagasato was left out as Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura on Thursday named four uncapped players to her squad for the upcoming Algarve Cup in Portugal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2017
Poll gap between Merkel's conservatives and Social Democrats shrinks to 4 percentage points
The lead in voter support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance over the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) shrank to a multiyear low of 4 percentage points, an opinion poll on Sunday showed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2017
German mini-world tourist attraction builds razor wire-topped wall around U.S.
In a dig at President Donald Trump's plan to build a full-sized wall along the border with Mexico, a German tourist attraction that features miniature models of various parts of the world has put up a wall around the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 3, 2017
Criticism of Germany puts Trump administration on collision course with EU
For seven years, the United States has fought to keep the eurozone intact, urging European officials toward action and supporting international bailout programs to keep the 17-nation currency union from cracking apart.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2017
Japanese officials deny currency manipulation in wake of Trump criticism
Top government and finance chiefs scramble to defend themselves against accusations by U.S. President Donald Trump that Japan is manipulating currency markets to guide the yen lower.

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