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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2016
Silly burkini ban's serious reason
Criticisms of France's strict assimilation policy ignore the equally apparent failures of politically correct approaches intended to create a society in which 'everyone feels they have a stake.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2016
India probes huge data leak at French submarine builder DCNS; Australian design unaffected
India is investigating damage caused to French Scorpene submarines that are being built in the country, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday, after the leak of documents relating to the vessel's combat capabilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016
EU must move forward after Brexit, agree Germany, France, Italy
The leaders of the eurozone's biggest economies held talks on Monday in the aftermath of Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union and said Europe had to turn its back on populists who blamed Brussels for all its problems.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2016
London Metropolitan Police chief warns terrorist attack a case of 'when, not if'
Britain cannot be fully protected against terrorism and an attack similar to those seen recently in mainland Europe is a question of "when, not if," London's police chief said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2016
Islamic State video of church attacker Paris was tipped off to urges all Muslims to destroy France
Islamic State's affiliated news agency Amaq on Thursday released a video purportedly showing one of the two men who attacked a church in northern France this week urging all Muslims to destroy the country.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2016
Two attackers 'neutralized,' one hostage killed in France church attack
French police "neutralized" two men armed with blades who had taken several people hostage in a church in northern France on Tuesday, the police said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2016
Profile of Islamist attackers shifting from idealists to disillusioned, unstable criminals
As authorities investigate the motives for a mass killing in Nice late Thursday that was claimed by the Islamic State group, analysts say the case appears to highlight a shift in the profile of those launching attacks in the name of hard-line Islamist groups.
WORLD
Jul 17, 2016
Flight recorder on EgyptAir MS804 indicates fire before crash
Audio from the flight recorder of crashed EgyptAir Flight MS804 mentions a fire on board the plane in its final moments, the investigation committee said on Saturday, confirming what sources on the committee had previously told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2016
Abe condemns Nice attack; officials scramble to find out if Japanese are among victims
Japan's prime minister and other world leaders on Friday condemned the massacre of revelers on a seafront promenade in the French city of Nice by the driver of a speeding, swerving truck on Thursday.
WORLD / Society
Jul 12, 2016
Mayor says remaining part of Calais 'Jungle' migrant camp to be razed
French authorities will soon announce that the remaining half of the "Jungle" migrant camp near Calais will be dismantled, the mayor of the northern port city said on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2016
U.S. Army, France's Sanofi to speed effort to develop Zika vaccine
French drugmaker Sanofi said on Wednesday it had struck a research and development deal with the U.S. Army to speed up the development of a vaccine against the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2016
Bureaucratic blockage in Japanese society
Japan has kept the external appearances of social dialogue, but politicians and managers have failed to adapt institutions to the new social realities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2016
France sends data files from crashed EgyptAir jet's repaired black box back to Egypt
Data files from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 were sent to Egypt on Tuesday after one of the plane's black box flight recorders was repaired in France, bringing investigators closer to explaining the doomed jet's fate.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 18, 2016
California surpasses France as world's sixth-largest economy
California is now the sixth-largest economy in the world, surpassing France, thanks to a robust state economy and a strong U.S. dollar.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2016
Germany warns Brexit could start 'disintegration' of EU
The foreign ministers of Germany and France Wednesday cautioned against a Brexit vote, with Berlin's top envoy warning it could eventually lead to the "disintegration" of the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2016
Two dead, thousands evacuated in France flood emergency
Torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes south of Paris while the River Seine surged to its highest level for over 30 years in the French capital, shutting down the famed Louvre and Orsay museums and a metro line.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2016
French nuclear plants to strike Thursday but blackouts unlikely: CGT union
Staff in France's 19 nuclear plants have voted to go on strike on Thursday as part of protests over a labor reform, a CGT union official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Rich Japanese still fear yen crash, wealth manager says
The yen slumped more than 2% on Monday alone, nearing ¥150 to the dollar, after the U.S. and China temporarily lowered tariffs, triggering a reversal of bearish dollar bets.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Irresponsible climbing prompts debate over who should pay for Mount Fuji rescues
Mount Fuji fills the skyline above a bridge connecting stores at a popular outlet shopping center in the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in November 2024.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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