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German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng shake hands during a high-level meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Monday.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 21, 2025
EU to toughen trade stance on China as Germany pivots
The European Commission will review its trade defense arsenal and decide if it must do more to deal with threats such as China’s squeeze on rare earths and a combative U.S.
Germany midfielder Assan Ouedraogo (center) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's sixth goal against Slovakia in Leipzig, Germany, on Monday.
SOCCER
Nov 18, 2025
Germany and Netherlands lock up World Cup spots in style
Both European giants needed only to draw to be sure of reaching the global footballing showpiece. Instead, both went on the attack.
A customer holds a paper cup with the logo of coffee house chain LAP, which stands for Life Among People, in front of one of the chain's cafes in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district on Oct. 28.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2025
Budget coffee start-up leaves bitter taste in Berlin
Critics accused LAP of squeezing out local cafes with its €2.50 cappuccinos and aggressive expansion in the German capital.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's failure to deliver on a number of core issues has not only helped energize far-right parties like the Alternative for Germany, it’s also stoked speculation that Merz’s government may suffer the same fate as that of his predecessor.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 16, 2025
Germans are running short on patience with their stumbling chancellor
Only 16% of Germans want to see Merz, who has just turned 70, as a candidate in the next federal election, according to a recent poll by RTL/n-tv.
The report pointed in part to the detention by President Donald Trump's administration of a number of non-U.S. citizens over their online expression.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2025
Internet freedom declines in U.S. and Germany, study says
The report pointed in part to the detention by President Donald Trump's administration of a number of non-U.S. citizens over their online expression.
The Munich court found that OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, was not entitled to use song lyrics to train its artificial intelligence without licenses, and that the artists who wrote them are entitled to compensation.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 12, 2025
German court rules against OpenAI in copyright case
OpenAI has faced court cases in the U.S. regarding their ChatGPT, but the challenge in Germany is the first major case of its kind in Europe, a German music rights group said.
The NFL played its first regular-season game in Berlin on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Nov 10, 2025
NFL makes successful return to Berlin as Colts beat Falcons
Jonathan Taylor secured a 31-25 win with his third touchdown of the game for the Colts, who beat the Falcons in overtime.
A preserved part of the border between Thuringia and Bavaria, close to the old border between East and West Germany, near the village of Modlareuth, Germany, on Sept. 25, 2020. Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2025
Why Germany is still divided when it comes to Russia
While most West Germans have condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many East Germans have a nuanced view and are cautious on imposing sanctions on Moscow.
Alternative for Germany's Jan Wenzel Schmidt (right), a member of Germany's lower house of parliament, sings a tabooed verse of the German national anthem, together with Stefano Forte (third from right), president of the New York Young Republican Club, at a club in New York City, on Oct. 2.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2025
On the rise in Germany, far-right AfD deepens ties to Trump administration
The party has held meetings with senior U.S. State Department officials in recent months.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (right) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Thursday. Erdogan criticized Germany over what he said was its ignorance of Israel’s “genocide” and attacks in the Gaza Strip at the news conference.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2025
Turkey's Erdogan to Merz: Does Germany not see Israeli ‘genocide’ in Gaza?
The Turkish president criticized Germany over what he said was its ignorance at a joint news conference with the German chancellor.
A Nishiyama Seimen employee works at its factory in Sapporo.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 26, 2025
Japanese firms keep expanding in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia
Around 650 Japanese companies maintain a presence in the area, with the latest arrivals varying from tech startups to noodle makers.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron. Germany and France are supporting a push to discuss China’s increasingly restrictive trade measures at a European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025
Germany and France back China trade discussion at EU summit
The bloc is scrambling to protect its industries from a glut of subsidized Chinese competition and Beijing's recently announced export controls on rare earths.
Japan has made several exceptions to its arms export rules in recent years as part of a broader retreat from the pacifist stance it adopted after its defeat in World War II.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2025
Kawasaki Heavy in talks to develop engines for Germany's Taurus missiles
The involvement of a Japanese partner could complicate matters due to Tokyo's ban on transfers of weapons to countries in conflict.
A tram carriage displays a recruitment advertisement for the German armed forces in Berlin on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2025
Conscription row mars Germany's push to beef up deterrence
Disagreements have emerged within Germany's ruling coalition over whether to use a draft lottery or a purely voluntary approach in an effort to boost military recruitment.
Refugees and migrants, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan, crowd a platform at a train station in Budapest in September 2015. Hungary's focus on pro-natalist policies and minimal immigration has led to a significant improvement in its fertility rate compared to Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2025
Asia can learn from Europe’s immigration mistakes
The result is dangerous confusion where legitimate policy debates about labor shortages become entangled with xenophobic fears about cultural invasion.
German Patriot air-defense systems are seen at Vilnius Airport in Lithuania in July 2023.
WORLD
Oct 5, 2025
Lithuania's Vilnius Airport reopens after suspension over balloons in airspace
European aviation has been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and air incursions, including at airports in Copenhagen and Munich.
German Chancellor and the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union Friedrich Merz addresses the media in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
Merz's ambitions for Germany's role in EU put him at odds with von der Leyen
The German chancellor is trying to tug power back to Berlin, publicly rebuking the European Union’s top executive on issues like trade, the EU budget, green policy and defense.
A banner stating, "If they commit any acts of evil, they will definitely get a harder blow back," is displayed in Tehran in April.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2025
'Snapback' sends West back to the drawing board on Iran's nuclear program
Despite a last-minute rush of diplomatic activity at the U.N., Iran has done little to stop the sanctions from going back into effect.
Japan has many positive qualities for German companies, but the market does face some challenges, such as talent acquisition and retention, particularly as demand for skilled workers grows, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan showed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2025
German companies choosing Japan as Asia manufacturing hub: survey
The country is valued for its stability, affordability and proximity to other major markets, according to the survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits the Henkel AG factory in Dusseldorf, western Germany, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2025
German far right triples support in vote in Merz home state
The trend intensifies pressure on the German chancellor’s government to revive growth and push through reforms.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
¥21.3 trillion stimulus package approved by Cabinet
The Cabinet is expected to submit an extra budget bill to finance the package to parliament, which is in session until Dec. 17.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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