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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.
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
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
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
Untested Trump seen as threat to EU like Russia, China, radical Islam, stirs German protectionism fears
Donald Trump has joined Russia, China and radical Islam as a threat to the European Union, EU leaders were told on Tuesday by the man chairing a summit where they will debate relations with the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 25, 2017
Merkel's bid for fourth term is complicated by coalition partner SPD's choice of popular Schulz as leader
Angela Merkel's path to a fourth term as Germany's chancellor just got more complicated.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 20, 2017
Germany legalizes cannabis for medicinal purposes
Germany's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a law that legalizes the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes for people who are chronically ill.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2017
German swimmers dive into frosty waters to become 'Ice King of Chiemsee'
Some 30 swimmers braved the frosty waters of Germany's Chiemsee over the weekend, racing to be crowned "Ice King" of the famous lake near Munich.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2017
Facebook to update platforms to curb fake news in Germany within weeks
Facebook said on Sunday it would update its social media platforms in Germany within weeks to reduce the dissemination of fake news.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2017
Chinese, Germans seek to turn Chernobyl wasteland into solar park
Chinese and Germans are among dozens of investors taking Ukraine up on its offer to turn the grounds of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters into a massive solar park.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Dec 14, 2016
The woman who brought the joys of kindergarten to Japan
German who blazed trails in preschool and music education is also believed to be the first to have registered a mixed marriage here.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2016
Swiss vote on ending nuclear power raises prospect of more fossil fuels
Switzerland votes in a referendum on Sunday on whether to make a speedy withdrawal from atomic energy production, a move that would reduce nuclear risks but raise reliance on fossil fuels from Germany or imported nuclear power from France.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2016
Trump's grandfather asked to return to Germany, archived letter shows
German archivists have found a letter written by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's grandfather, asking to be allowed to return to his German homeland after his wife failed to adapt to life in America.

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