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GERMANY

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2023
Last-minute climate deal hiccups expose EU concerns over political costs
Countries including France and Germany have started to chip away at parts of the EU’s so-called Green Deal that have the potential to negatively impact their voters.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2023
Deep structural challenges in Germany threaten Europe’s economic engine
The basis of Germany's competitiveness and resilience is being systematically challenged by changing social, environmental and regulatory pressure, observers say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2023
Germany's Scholz visits Korean DMZ, urges North Korea to stop missile tests
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for North Korea to cease ballistic missile tests after he visited the fortified border between North and South Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2023
Germany is experiencing a mass worker shortage. Can migration fix it?
About 320,000 more people will reach retirement age this year than become adults, meaning the German economy will lose workers while also having to pay more for pensions.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2023
Zelenskyy arrives in Germany as Ukraine prepares counteroffensive
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, held talks Sunday with his German counterpart at the start of his first visit to Germany since Russia's invasion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2023
Germany retires last nuclear plants in hopes of greener pastures
In Germany, the decision to phase out nuclear power comes at a moment in which many countries are moving in the opposite direction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2023
German foreign minister embarks on post-Macron 'damage control' in China trip
The French leader provoked a backlash in the United States and Europe when he called on the European Union to reduce dependence on the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
How to decommission a nuclear power plant
Germany's last three nuclear power plants will stop generating electricity from Saturday. Here's a look at what happens after the plants are taken offline.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
Dismantling Germany's Lubmin nuclear plant, piece by piece
The facility was closed in 1990, but it will still be several decades before the work is done. In all, workers have 1.8 million metric tons of material to sort through and shift.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2023
NATO’s 2% guideline is stupid but needed
If the North Atlantic Treaty Organization had no free riders, it could do without dumb rules like the 2% of GDP spending guideline. But it does.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2023
Largest strike in decades leaves Germany at a standstill
The 24-hour strikes are the latest in the months of industrial action hitting major European economies as higher food and energy prices dent living standards.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care
An estimated 670,000 carer posts will go unfilled by 2050 in Europe's most populous country, which is also one of the world's most rapidly aging.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2023
Germany and Japan vow to deepen ties on defense and raw materials
Amid global supply chain tensions, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off a 'government consultation' involving Cabinet members from both countries.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 17, 2023
Germany cancels fencing event after athletes from Russia and Belarus allowed to compete
Germany's fencing federation has canceled a women's foil World Cup event after the sport's global governing body (FIE) reversed a ban on athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus, it said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2023
Polish-German tensions expose crack in unified Ukraine front
Quarreling in Warsaw and Berlin over missiles, tanks and spare parts has reached a new level.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2023
Biden and Germany's Olaf Scholz vow to punish Russia for war in Ukraine
Separately, an EU official said any arms provided by China to Russia in its war against Ukraine would trigger sanctions.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 1, 2023
German Olympic committee says time not right to readmit Russians
The IOC has pushed back against nations calling for Russian and Belarusian athletes to remain ineligible to compete at next year's Paris Games.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2023
Germany's climate envoy wants clear G7 leadership on global warming
Jennifer Morgan said in a recent interview that she wants to ensure the G7 'clearly states its leadership and responsibility' for the early phase-out of fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 18, 2023
European allies vow more support for Kyiv at security meet
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy opened the Munich Security Conference with an impassioned plea for allies to speed up support, arguing lives were at stake.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2023
Germany wants to team up with Japan in securing raw materials
Raw material security and linking the two nations’ strategies will top the agenda at upcoming talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.

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