National Jan 29, 2021
EU reinstates travel ban from Japan amid surge of COVID-19 cases
Only six countries, including Australia, Singapore and South Korea, now remain on the bloc's list of travel ban exemptions.
National | FOCUS Jan 5, 2021
Japan and U.S. to boost defense ties with Europe in Indo-Pacific
by Ko Hirano
In 2021, the U.K. will deploy an aircraft carrier and its strike group to East Asia, France will dispatch a naval vessel to Japan and Germany will send a frigate to the Indian Ocean.
National Jul 9, 2020
European Parliament urges Japan to revamp child custody rules
The European Parliament adopted a resolution Wednesday urging Japan to improve its child custody rules, under which European parents in Japan have little recourse in the event of domestic child abduction by a Japanese spouse. Members of the parliament are "concerned over the high number ...
National Jun 27, 2020
EU weighs lifting travel restrictions from over 10 nations — including Japan — on July 1
The European Union is considering reopening borders to visitors from more than 10 countries outside the bloc — including Japan, South Korea and Canada — from July 1, after months of travel restrictions over the coronavirus outbreak, an EU diplomatic source said. The region is ...
National Jun 18, 2020
European lawmakers chide Japan over abduction of children by a parent
European lawmakers lobbied by fathers unable to see children taken by Japanese mothers urged Tokyo on Tuesday to combat the abduction of minors by one parent and change a law that does not recognize joint custody after a split. In a resolution passed unanimously, the ...
National / Politics May 27, 2020
Japan and EU back independent probe into WHO coronavirus response
In first online summit, leaders call 'global solidarity' crucial to fighting pandemic, but voice support for investigation into world health body.
World May 14, 2020
Solidarity amid global challenges
by Patricia Flor
It is a great pleasure and honor to address readers of The Japan Times on Europe Day. The day is especially significant this year, as it marks the 70th anniversary of the call by then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman to create a European ...
Commentary / Japan Apr 3, 2020
The shape of a Japan-U.K. free trade agreement
by Michito Tsuruoka
While Tokyo never wanted to see Brexit happen, it now has to make the most of it.
National / Politics | Commentary Mar 23, 2020
V4+Japan: A new mode of cooperation or a doomed project?
by Michael Kolmas
Much has been written about the reinvigoration of the Japan-EU relationship after signing the strategic and economic partnership in the last few years. But Japanese rapprochement to the EU does not end in Brussels. In recent years, another European platform has been activated by ...
Food & Drink Jan 4, 2020
The rapidly maturing market for Japan's artisanal cheeses
by Phoebe Amoroso
Few people associate Japan with artisanal cheese. But since the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement came into effect last year, Japanese cheese is gaining a global reputation for quality and innovative use of terroir.
Editorials Oct 3, 2019
The Japan-EU partnership continues to assume greater signficance.
Business / Economy Dec 8, 2018
Japan's Upper House approves free trade pact with EU by majority vote
The Diet on Saturday approved an economic partnership agreement with the European Union that's set to create a free trade bloc accounting for 30 percent of world output. The Upper House passed the pact by a majority vote at a plenary session, with support mainly ...