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JEAN CLAUDE JUNCKER

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2020
Ex-EU leader among 141 non-Japanese to be decorated in Japan
Awards are also set to be handed to 4,100 Japanese nationals in this autumn's commendations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2019
France to seal billions-worth in deals with China but will push back against 'Belt and Road' project
France and China planned to sign trade deals worth billions of euros on Monday during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping but Paris will also take the opportunity to push back against Beijing's "Belt and Road" infrastructure initiative.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2018
Japan and EU eye early start to free trade deal
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday vowed utmost efforts to conclude their domestic procedures so a bilateral free trade agreement can be put into force at an early date, with the end of the year given as a target.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2018
Juncker says Brexit accord with EU may come this month or in November
The European Union will reach a deal with Britain on Brexit in November if it does not do so this month, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told Austrian newspapers.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2017
Merkel, European Commission leader Juncker discuss Catalan crisis
In a sign of growing unease over potential disruption across Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker discussed the Catalan crisis in a phone call, an EU official said Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2016
EU leaders to call for trade deal with Japan by end of year
European Union leaders plan to call for accelerated negotiations to reach a free trade agreement with Japan "by the end of the year" when they meet this week, according to a draft statement seen by Kyodo News.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2015
Abe meets with Cameron, EU president to reaffirm commitment to fight terrorism
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reaffirmed Japan's commitment with the British and European Union leaders to prevent terrorist attacks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2015
Japan, EU to hold summit on May 29 in Tokyo: sources
Japan and the European Union will hold an annual summit on May 29 in Tokyo to discuss their potential free trade agreement and security cooperation, diplomatic sources said Saturday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 13, 2014
'A bad day for Europe'
When British Prime Minister David Cameron denounced the nomination of former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission, Cameron made himself look either ineffectual or petulant to fellow Britons.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world