National Dec 16, 2020
Japan aims for removal of Berlin 'comfort woman' statue in a year
The statue in Mitte was built by a pro-South Korean civic group in Germany in September. It is allowed to be on display for one year.
National Dec 2, 2020
A resolution calling for the statue to be kept on display was adopted by a vote of 24 to 5 at a meeting of a district assembly.
National Oct 14, 2020
Berlin allows 'comfort women' statue to remain for time being
The Mitte district in the German capital said it hopes to explore a plan for Japan and South Korea to reach a compromise on the display.
National Oct 9, 2020
Berlin district rescinds approval for 'comfort women' statue
Local authorities said the district should remain neutral on matters between Japan and South Korea.
World Aug 25, 2020
Berlin hospital says Alexei Navalny tests 'indicate poisoning'
The Berlin hospital treating leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Monday that test results indicated he had been poisoned, although Russian doctors quickly responded that they had not found the toxin in question. The revelation prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel to call for the Russian ...
World Aug 19, 2020
A man has caused a series of motorway accidents in Berlin injuring six people, including three seriously, in what German prosecutors Wednesday described as a suspected Islamist attack. Police said the man caused three accidents on the Autobahn 100 in the Tempelhof-Schoeneberg district shortly before ...
Business Feb 17, 2020
German court delays Tesla Berlin factory preparation amid environmental challenge
Elon Musk's plan to build an electric car plant in Germany has run into legal trouble after a court said clearing a forest near Berlin for a new Tesla Inc. factory must stop immediately while it considers a challenge by environmentalists. The Berlin-Brandenburg higher administrative ...
Business Jan 29, 2020
A German court ruled on Tuesday that a hostel situated on the grounds of the North Korean Embassy in Berlin must close as its operation breaches sanctions aimed at stopping the flow of hard currency to Pyongyang. The embassy, a Cold War legacy of North ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Jan 25, 2020
Hiroko Tanahashi: A journey from film studies to multimedia art
by Andrew Eglinton and Mika Eglinton
Inspired by manga featuring New York, Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" and the diversity of Western cities, Hiroko Tanahashi moved to the U.S. and Germany to pursue multimedia arts.
World / Social Issues Oct 28, 2019
'Grass' or 'VIP'? How rural Vietnamese make treacherous journey to Europe
For Vietnamese seeking to embark on the treacherous journey to a new life in Europe, a key question can be: "Grass" or "VIP"? People-smugglers offer different levels of service at vastly different prices, anti-trafficking experts, migrants and their family members told Reuters. "If he took the ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Aug 17, 2019
Shiori Aiba: Getting the right paperwork
by John L. Tran
Life in Berlin inspires textile designer Aiba to branch out into jewelry.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? May 4, 2019
Yosuke Hosoi: The mission to get it all on film
by Louise George Kittaka
Studying film in New York, working in TV in Japan, and now living in Berlin, "Yosuke Hosoi says international filmmaking is his calling.