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SOCCER / World cup
Jul 4, 2022
Hiroshi Kiyotake feels facing Spain, Germany can help Japan at World Cup
'It'd be normally looked at as a tough group, but I felt we've gone into a good one. I was hoping for us to go in there a bit and thought, 'Wow, it'd be interesting.''
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SOCCER / World cup
Jun 29, 2022
1990 World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus expects Germany to beat Japan
The 61-year-old former West Germany great urged 'Die Mannschaft' to focus on themselves ahead of their opener against the Samurai Blue on Nov. 23 at Khalifa International Stadium.
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JAPAN
Jun 27, 2022
Leaders of Japan and Germany vow to work toward G7 summit in Hiroshima
The two also agreed to deepen defense cooperation between their countries and make arrangements for the launch of their defense and foreign ministers' 'two-plus-two' meeting.
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WORLD
Jun 26, 2022
G7 leaders kick off summit in Germany, to address impact of Ukraine war
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Russia's aggression in Ukraine, rising prices, the situation in Indo-Pacific and climate change would all be discussed at the summit.
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JAPAN
Jun 26, 2022
Japan and three other G7 powers impose gold export ban on Russia
The four countries are implementing the ban in a new bid to stop oligarchs from buying the precious metal to avoid the impact of sanctions against Moscow.
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BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2022
Europe's summer of discontent reveals travel sector labor crisis
Leading operators have flagged thousands of job openings across Europe, but the industry says European aviation as a whole has lost 600,000 jobs since the start of the pandemic.
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WORLD
Jun 16, 2022
Leaders of Germany, France and Italy ride into Kyiv with 'message of unity'
All three leaders have faced criticism from Kyiv over support viewed as tepid.
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WORLD
Jun 8, 2022
Merkel casts doubt on isolating Russia after Putin’s ‘big mistake’
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed Europe's largest economy to a series of risks and raised questions about Merkel's policies during her tenure as chancellor.
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WORLD
May 26, 2022
Tanks, but no ammo — Germany's Ukraine pledges show military muddle
The confusion underlines how Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 has caught Berlin on the back foot, revealing how starkly ill-equipped it is for military action.
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BUSINESS
May 25, 2022
The refinery standing between Germany and a Russian oil embargo
For decades, crude oil piped in from Russia has flowed into a giant refinery in Schwedt, an industrial city on the Oder River, providing jobs for thousands and a reliable source of fuel.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2022
Fearing Russian cutoff, German industry braces for gas rations race
Discussions on possible rationing have gathered urgency after Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland last month.
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JAPAN
May 11, 2022
Japanese PM asked German leader for help in removing 'comfort women' statue
The request was made when Kishida and Scholz met in Tokyo in late April, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2022
Pure gold for Japan’s Golden Week diplomacy
More than just photo opportunities, Kishida's diplomatic engagements were meaningful — some producing major developments in Japan's bilateral relationships with important partners.
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JAPAN
Apr 29, 2022
Germany's Scholz visits ally Japan, not China, on first Asian trip
Kishida and Scholz firmed up their countries' ties during a meeting in Tokyo and agreed to cooperate on challenges posed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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WORLD
Apr 27, 2022
As diplomacy hopes dim, U.S. marshals allies to furnish long-term military aid to Ukraine
Germany's announcement that it would send heavy weapons to Ukraine was one of among many signals that pointed to a further escalation in the war and a disappointment for diplomacy.
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BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2022
Russia’s war is turbocharging the world’s addiction to coal
Demand had already been on the rise since last year amid a natural gas shortage and as electricity use surged after pandemic restrictions were rolled back.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2022
U.S. and EU are looking at ways to slash Putin's oil money
But one U.S. concern is that an outright EU ban on Russian oil could see prices skyrocket and give the Kremlin even more revenue.
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JAPAN
Apr 22, 2022
Germany's Scholz to visit Japan next week for talks with Kishida
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's growing influence are expected to top the agenda.
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WORLD
Apr 22, 2022
Why is Germany not sending Ukraine heavy weapons?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country's own military stocks are too depleted to send any heavy battlefield weapons like tanks and howitzers.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2022
Are the kids today leaning right?
It's long been assumed younger voters support progressive and left-leaning parties. But though this pattern has been borne out historically, recent trends suggest that it may be changing.

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