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EUROPE

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2022
How the ‘Black Death’ left its genetic mark on future generations
Scientists have discovered several genetic variants that protect Europeans from the bubonic plague — but also increase the risk of immune disorders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2022
In the Netherlands, balancing energy security against climate concerns
A central location and web of gas pipelines are helping boost gas imports in the country even as it tries to stick to its clean energy goals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2022
Neanderthals and humans coexisted in Europe for over 2,000 years, study says
Research found that Neanderthals in the region went extinct between 40,870 and 40,457 years ago, while modern humans first appeared around 42,500 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start
Health officials say willingness to get yet another shot within the EU and Britain, which could be a fourth or fifth for some, is wearing thin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 5, 2022
China seeks to address FDI concerns as foreign investors look for alternatives
Leaders have pledged to improve supply chains and address concerns such as intellectual property and market access.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2022
‘Naked fear’: A pipeline attack fans anxiety in a German village — and beyond
The pipelines have come to embody Europe's dependence on Russian gas — and the continent's frenzied and painful effort to wean itself off it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2022
Exposed Europe steps up energy defenses after Nord Stream 'sabotage'
Europe's energy crisis, sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has escalated from a problem of ensuring supply to a challenge of securing the networks that keep Europe warm.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022
With bluster and threats, Putin casts the West as the enemy
Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president has accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism'' and “satanism.''
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 28, 2022
Major leaks in Russian gas pipelines caused by attacks, EU nations say
Seismologists in Denmark and Sweden said they had registered two powerful blasts on Monday in the vicinity of the leaks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022
EU moves to cut money for Hungary over damaging democracy
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has subdued courts, media, NGOs and academia, and has restricted the rights of migrants, gays and women during more than a decade in power.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2022
Egyptians push back against 'whitewashing' of Egyptology
Egyptology is flush with tales of brilliant foreign explorers uncovering the secrets of the Pharaohs, but Egyptians are relegated to the background.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 15, 2022
Even as China loses its luster, European companies continue to invest
Beijing's 'COVID zero' policy and fears over a possible Taiwan conflict have done little to discourage European companies from investing in the world's second-biggest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2022
Europe less welcoming to data centers amid pushback on energy and water needs
Wide-eyed politicians once trumpeted investments and dreamed of creating global tech hubs, but then the dream went sour.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 9, 2022
Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia
Halting flows to Europe from Russia would likely further roil global energy markets and leave the world economy facing even higher prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2022
Deciphering the West’s strategic goals in Ukraine war
While the outcome of the Ukraine war remains uncertain, the West's strategic aims, particularly how it treats Russia in the event that Ukraine prevails, will have huge consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2022
Countries growing 70% of world's food face 'extreme' heat risk by 2045
Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events across the world, with hot spells from India to Europe this year expected to hit crop yields.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022
Portugal could hold an answer for a Europe captive to Russian gas
Long cut off from the continent's grid, Portugal and Spain built a system based on imports and alternatives like solar that is the envy of fellow European Union nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022
How will Ukraine rebuild (and who should pay)?
A report to Western donors before a major reconstruction conference next month urges quick decisions, phased investment and strict foreign oversight of any aid.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2022
Gazprom won’t reopen gas pipeline in energy shock to Europe
The move is a massive blow to Europe, which is scrambling to cut its dependency on Russian gas before winter and has been waiting for Moscow's next steps in the energy war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2022
Gazprom's halt of pipeline gas flow triggers new jitters for Europe
Germany, which is heavily dependent on Russian gas, has accused Moscow of using energy as a 'weapon.'

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past