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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019
Sony unveils 40th anniversary Walkman with retro screensaver, but no Japan release planned yet
Sony Corp. unveiled Thursday a 40th anniversary Walkman featuring a case and a screensaver that give it the appearance of the original cassette tape music player.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 5, 2019
Famed fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, creator of supermodel concept, dies at 74
German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, credited with inventing the concept of the supermodel in the 1980s, has died aged 74, a message on his Instagram account said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2019
Merkel coalition catches a break as it stems advance of far-right populists
Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition caught a breather Sunday as its main parties stemmed a surge by Germany's far-right populists in two elections in the former communist east.
BASKETBALL
Aug 24, 2019
Japan rallies in second half to beat Germany
The arena DJ encouraged the jam-packed, 18,355 fans at Saitama Super Arena saying, "Louder! Louder!"
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2019
U.K. officials encouraged by Johnson's Brexit talks with Merkel and Macron
Britain is hoping the rest of the European Union falls in behind France and Germany and agrees to work on solving a deadlock over Brexit, with officials sensing a glimmer of hope after meetings this past week, but conscious of the need for a wider consensus in Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2019
Trump says other nations will need to fight resurgent Islamic State, and threatens to set prisoners free in their home countries
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that other countries will need to take up the fight against Islamic State militants, citing Russia, Pakistan and Iran as examples.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2019
German minister prepares law to ban plastic bags after voluntary efforts by businesses fail
Germany plans a law to ban the use of plastic bags because voluntary agreements with retailers to curb usage have not yielded good enough results, Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2019
Sausage-loving Germans chew on plan to tax meat to protect climate
German lawmakers on Wednesday proposed raising the sales tax on meat to help protect the climate and improve animal welfare, kindling a debate in a country renowned for its love of sausages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2019
Bayer CEO opens door to Roundup settlement as suits swell and stocks slide
Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann said he'd consider a "financially reasonable" settlement of litigation over the weedkiller Roundup as the caseload swells and the company's shares slump anew.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2019
Man pushes boy in front of train at Frankfurt station
A 40-year-old Eritrean man killed an 8-year-old boy on Monday by pushing him in front of an oncoming train at Frankfurt's main train station in Germany, police said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2019
Nazi salute in Dresden shows cracks with Angela Merkel and Germany's establishment
Angela Merkel was expecting a friendly chat with business women when she visited Dresden earlier this month. Instead, far-right protesters jeered the German Chancellor's arrival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 11, 2019
Merkel, after third visible bout of shaking, says she is fine and 'working through' issue
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was "working through" a bout of shaking that first occurred in mid-June and struck for the third time on Wednesday, though she insisted she was fine and that "just as it happened one day, so it will disappear.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2019
Deutsche Bank axes whole teams in Asia-Pacific as 18,000 job cuts begin
Whole teams in Deutsche Bank's Asian operations were told their positions were gone Monday, as the lender began axing 18,000 jobs globally in one of the biggest overhauls to an investment bank since the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2019
Italy's Matteo Salvini brands release of migrant rescue ship skipper as politically biased
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday denounced a judge who freed the German captain of a charity rescue ship accused of forcing an Italian naval blockade and suggested the ruling was politically motivated.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2019
Pilot killed in Eurofighter collision over eastern Germany
One pilot was killed and another was able to parachute to safety after two German Eurofighter jets collided over northeastern Germany on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 18, 2019
As Angela Merkel's coalition attempts to hang on, Greens ride to brink of power in Germany
When the scruffy Greens marched into the German parliament nearly four decades ago in jeans and sneakers, they were sidelined and ridiculed. Today, the party has a legitimate shot at governing Europe's largest economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2019
German SPD's record low in poll puts strain on Merkel's coalition
Support for Germany's Social Democratic Party, a junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, has slumped to a record low, a poll showed on Saturday, piling more pressure on it to quit the government and rebuild in opposition.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2019
Costly cabs: Japanese taxis have second-highest fares worldwide, research finds
Well-dressed and sporting jackets and white gloves, Japanese taxi drivers chauffeur locals and tourists to their destinations in comfortable, air-conditioned cars with doors that open automatically.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2019
Leader of Germany's SPD quits in blow to Merkel's loveless coalition
Andrea Nahles said on Sunday she would resign as the leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), raising new doubts about the durability of Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition with the centre-left party.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 24, 2019
Iran says it will not surrender even if it is bombed
Iran will not surrender to U.S. pressure and will not abandon its goals even if it is bombed, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday, stepping up the war of words between the Islamic Republic and the United States.

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