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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2016
Bearded dragon nightmare: REM episodes suggest lizards dream
Research in a German laboratory involving five lizards called Australian bearded dragons indicates that these reptiles may dream and could prompt a fundamental reassessment of the evolution of sleep.
WORLD
Apr 27, 2016
German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses but no threat seen: operator
A nuclear power plant in Germany has been found to be infected with computer viruses, but they appear not to have posed a threat to the facility's operations because it is isolated from the Internet, the station's operator said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2016
Obama to send 250 more U.S. service members to Syria to aid in fight against Islamic State
U.S. President Barack Obama plans to send 250 more military personnel to Syria, increasing the U.S. presence on the ground there to about 300 troops to help fight Islamic State militants, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2016
Secret crisis plan of German airport on Islamic State hit list on Internet for months: broadcaster
A confidential emergency plan for Cologne-Bonn airport was posted on its website for several months, German broadcaster ZDF said on Wednesday, heightening concerns about security after attacks at Brussels Airport.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2016
In unprecedented move, Germany asks Belgium to halt two reactors over safety concerns
The German government made an unprecedented request of Belgium to temporarily shut two nuclear reactors, citing technical issues involving possible safety defects.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2016
Bidders step up lobbying for Australian sub tender as early election speeds up announcement
Japan's advanced attack Soryu submarine carried out drills with Australia's navy Tuesday as a German company launched a campaign to advertise its expertise — part of a heated race for a 50 billion Australian dollar contract to build the country's next submarine fleet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Apr 2, 2016
Munitions orders grow; Japan, Soviet Union sign neutrality treaty; Metric system enforced; Public asked to accept gulf mission
100 YEARS AGO
WORLD / Society
Apr 1, 2016
Sponsor complaints prompt Canada to accept 10,000 more Syrian refugees
Canada will take in an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees, adding to the more than 25,000 already received in the last few months, Immigration Minister John McCallum said on Thursday in Germany, where an influx of refugees has sparked a backlash.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 25, 2016
Friendly with Germany provides first test for England
Having had what amounted to a bye into the Euro 2016 finals — Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania and San Marino barely made England break sweat — Roy Hodgson will have a better idea of how far his team has come since the 2014 World Cup when it takes on Germany in Berlin on Saturday night....
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 19, 2016
Shaky EU-Turkey agreement over migrants could fall through
A deal between the European Union and Turkey meant to curb the flow of migrants into Europe in return for financial and political rewards could unravel within months because neither side looks able to deliver on its commitments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2016
VW sued for €3.3 billion in Germany over emissions scam; shares dive 2.9%
Volkswagen AG was sued for €3.3 billion ($3.7 billion) over how the company informed markets about devices used to hide pollution in diesel engines, its biggest legal challenge in Germany to date after a wave of lawsuits in the U.S. on the scandal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2016
Turkey's Erdogan threatened to flood EU with migrants, meeting minutes appear to show
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened in November to flood Europe with migrants if European Union leaders did not offer him a better deal to help manage the Middle East refugee crisis, a Greek news website said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 9, 2016
Ankara, Berlin want NATO to monitor Syria refugee flow as more boatloads reach Lesbos
Turkey and Germany plan to seek help from NATO allies in monitoring the flow of migrants from Syria trying to get to Europe across the Aegean Sea, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2016
Merkel flip-flop: don't let me be misunderstood
Germany's middle-of-the-road voters have arrived at the conclusion that Merkel should have known better than to open Germany's borders to all asylum seekers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2016
Germany's Merkel says refugees must return home once war over
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday tried to placate the increasingly vocal critics of her open-door policy for refugees, insisting that asylum seekers from Syria and Iraq would go home once the conflicts there had ended.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 28, 2016
Some Iraqis returning home after Germany asylum process bogs down
The first thing that Leith Khdeir Abbas, a 27-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker who arrived in Germany four months ago, plans to do after he makes the return journey on Wednesday is to kneel down and kiss the soil that he calls home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 26, 2016
Gateway Greece threatened with Schengen ouster over unchecked refugee flood
European Union interior ministers urged Greece on Monday to do more to control the influx of migrants, some threatening to have it excluded from the continent's prized passport-free travel zone as the crisis increasingly divides bloc members.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2016
Five held in Germany, 10 in Turkey in joint bust of alleged traffickers of 1,700 Syrians
German and Turkish police arrested 15 people suspected of people smuggling in a joint operation to break up a ring believed to have trafficked more than 1,700 Syrian refugees to Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 20, 2016
DNA ties fugitive Red Army Faction trio to failed '15 armored car robbery in Germany
Three members of the defunct radical leftist Red Army Faction carried out a failed armed robbery last year to finance their life on the run, German prosecutors believe.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2016
Refugees, sexual harassment and Angela Merkel
No good deed goes unpunished, and Angela Merkel's Germany is paying a price for its generosity to Middle Eastern refugees — but it's not an unbearable price.

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