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Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015
Union advocates peace, strives to maintain solidarity
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015
Peace dreams become reality
On May 9, 1950, Robert Schuman called on the nations of Europe to unite and make war on our continent impossible. Sixty-five years later, his message of peace and unity is as relevant as ever.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015
Unity in policy making, peacekeeping
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015
Government, business leaders address climate change
The Delegation of the European Union to Japan held a symposium in which ambassadors of European countries and executives of major corporations discussed environmental measures in the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015
Longstanding commitment to business
On behalf of the European Business Council in Japan (EBC), I would like to express my gratitude to The Japan Times for this opportunity to address its readers on Europe Day.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015
Encouraging studying abroad
With heightened interest among Japanese students and researchers aiming to study in Europe in recent years, the Delegation of the European Union to Japan will hold its fourth European Higher Education Fair 2015 from May 15 to 17.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015
EU Film Days offers new insights into Europe
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
EU continues commitment to security and peace
The European Union is now at its most critical stage ever. It is facing what European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has called "a disgrace in the 21st century."
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
Robot looks toward future of EU and Japan
In February 2014, a cute robot suddenly appeared on the wall of the Delegation of the European Union in Tokyo. The robot is looking around the corner to see what Japan and the European Union can do together in interesting new technologies. But the robot has no name.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
EU enjoys close ties with Japan
Today is Europe Day, marking the day in 1950 when then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman laid out a vision for post-war Europe that was to form the basis of the integrated Europe we know today.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
Working to broaden EU-Japan cooperation in research
I was surprised Japanese children knew the European Union, said Maria Cristina Russo, director for international cooperation in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, who joined an event on robots held on April 13 in Tokyo during her recent visit to Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
EBC an important partner
As voters throughout the European Union prepare to go to the polls to elect the next European Parliament, will anyone pause to think about the people who made all this possible? It has been 64 years since the first steps were taken toward the foundation of the union and 57 years since the first treaty...
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
Horizon 2020 fosters knowledge
Horizon 2020 is the EU's biggest ever research and innovation framework program with a seven-year budget worth nearly €80 billion intended to help boost Europe's knowledge-driven economy and tackle issues that will make a difference in people's lives.
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
Contest to find a name for a robot
The contest is open to anybody living in Japan (no age limits).
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
EU logos aim to ensure food quality
The European Union participated in the 39th International Food and Beverage Exhibition, known as Foodex Japan, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, from March 4 to 7. The European contingent was there to introduce and promote a variety of high-quality European food and beverage products carrying special...
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
European Union's Quality Logos
Protected Designation of Origin (PDO): PDO indicates a food or drink originates in a specific region or country, is particularly linked to the place of origin through inherent natural or human factors and is produced, processed and prepared in the defined geographical area.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2014
May 9, 2014
Seeing the EU through film
The celebration of Europe Day on May 9 serves to kick off a major cultural event, the annual EU-Japan Friendship Week, which introduces Europe's diverse culture, languages and history to the people of Japan. Through July, various events and activities for all ages will take place in Tokyo and across...
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2013
May 9, 2013
Japan, EU look to trade pact as way to lift up economies
Japan and the European Union have taken an important step toward deepening their relationship by starting formal negotiations on a free trade agreement in April, seeking to boost their faltering economies by creating one of the world's largest free-trade accords that will account for about 30 percent...
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2013
May 9, 2013
The past, present, future of the EU; bloc's bilateral relations with Japan
The first seeds of the idea of the European Union were sown on May 9, 1950, by then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman. Hence, the date is now celebrated as Europe Day.
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2013
May 9, 2013
Milestones on the road to a united, integrated Europe 63 years in the making
Europe Day, May 9, which is celebrated as the birthday of the European Union, is the anniversary of the proposal known as the Schuman Declaration.
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.

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In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
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