Japan manufacturers’ union to target $77 monthly base pay hike next year

A Japanese labour union group representing major manufacturers said on Wednesday that it would seek an increase of at least 12,000 yen ($77) in monthly base pay for next year, the same target as this year.
The Japan Council of Metalworkers’ Unions (JCM) is considered a…[Read more]

Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics Closing Ceremony Held in Shibuya

The closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, sponsored by The Yomiuri Shimbun and others, was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday.

This was the first time in its 100-year history that the Deaflympics were held in Japan. About 280,000…[Read more]

Honda Resumes Output as China-Linked Chip Bottleneck Ends

Honda announced on November 25th that production has resumed at its automobile plant in Mexico after operations were halted from late October due to a semiconductor shortage.

The factory restarted on November 19th local time as supplies began to stabilize following export restrictions…[Read more]

Paris court: Hearing on request for Shein’s suspension in France postponed to Dec. 5

The hearing on the French government’s request that Chinese online platform Shein be suspended in France for three months over sales of childlike sex dolls and banned weapons, has been postponed to December 5, a Paris court said on Wednesday.
Shein has already…[Read more]

France arrests four people, including two Russians, suspected of espionage

French police have arrested four people, two of whom have Russian nationality, on suspicion of spying for a foreign power, the Paris prosecutor said on Wednesday.
The prosecutor’s office identified one of the individuals as Anna N, a dual French-Russian national who has…[Read more]

Canada–France tighten alliance on Ukraine war, Gaza crisis

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the wars in Ukraine and Gaza during a meeting at the G20 summit in South Africa. They reaffirmed their strong support for Kyiv and stressed that any peace deal must include Ukraine, protect its core i…[Read more]

French lawmakers reject income part of budget bill as it heads to Senate

The French lower house rejected parts of the 2026 budget bill on Saturday, leaving open whether the politically fragmented parliament, under pressure from investors to reduce a budget deficit, can strike a deal before the end of the year.
After the rejection of the income…[Read more]

France’s Macron says peace deal proposal needs to be revisited

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday a peace plan submitted by the U.S. to end the war between Ukraine and Russia was a good basis for work but needed to be revisited, taking the Europeans on board.
“There is a peace plan that has emerged, which incorporates ideas that…[Read more]

How Trump turned European diplomacy into a cycle of flattery and humiliation

To maintain a transatlantic relationship seen as essential, Europe has adapted to the US president’s unpredictable demands, even at the risk of slipping into servility.

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Berlin, Paris push companies for fighter jet agreement by mid-December

Germany and France are piling pressure on industrial leaders to find a solution for the troubled joint fighter jet project FCAS – or SCAF – by mid-December, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, one of the sources said…[Read more]

Germany’s Merz, Brazil’s Lula reconcile after Belem comments

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently came under fire in Brazil for comments he made after his trip to the COP30 Summit in Belem.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva appear to have eased tensions sparked by Merz’s comments on the…[Read more]

Schneider calls for a fossil fuel phase-out roadmap

As the World Climate Conference is coming to an end, Carsten Schneider is calling for a binding fossil fuel phase-out roadmap. Germany is one of around 30 states who signed a letter to the Presidency in which they threaten to refuse their approval of an outcome that does not include a clear…[Read more]

New Trump peace proposal for Ukraine could require land concessions and military reduction, source says

A new peace proposal for Ukraine drafted by the Trump administration could envision the country ceding the eastern Donbas region and limiting the size of its military in exchange for security guarantees from the United States, according to a…[Read more]

US military officials in Kyiv as Europe warns against reported Russia peace plan

Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine to “discuss efforts to end the war” with Russia, the US military has said.

The team, led by US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, held talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Thursday morning. They are…[Read more]

As US migration rates drop, life on the San Diego border has changed

A year ago, San Diego trauma surgeon Dr. Vishal Bansal was likely to see dozens of migrants each month who had fallen from the towering wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Leg and ankle fractures were common, and he also treated spine, pelvic and traumatic brain injuries.
On a…[Read more]

Yen and Japanese bonds continue to retreat as verbal intervention lacking

The yen and Japanese government bonds continued to retreat Thursday as confidence failed to return, and negative sentiment snowballed, even as stocks rebounded following a decisive overnight rally in the United States.
A massive stimulus package set to be announced Friday…[Read more]

Massive Fire Ravages Oita for Third Day

A major fire that erupted in the Saganoseki district of Oita City on November 18th and resulted in one fatality continued to burn into its third day on November 20th, with firefighters maintaining round-the-clock operations in an effort to bring the blaze under control.

Police are working to identify the…[Read more]

Offhand remark, symbolic suit signal long winter for Japan-China ties

An off-the-cuff remark by new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that triggered Japan’s biggest bust-up in years with powerful neighbour China was not meant to signal a new hardline stance.
But after openly stating how Japan might react to a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan,…[Read more]

Prominent neo-Nazi charged over alleged online harassment of federal MP

A prominent neo-Nazi has been charged over the alleged online harassment of a federal MP who condemned his group’s anti-Jewish rally on the steps of NSW’s Parliament House.
National Socialist Network spokesperson Joel Davis, 30, was arrested in Bondi today, more than a week…[Read more]

Statistically, there’s a reliable way to predict a domestic violence homicide like Hannah Clarke’s

Queensland researchers studying intimate-partner killings found one thing common to more than half the cases

When researchers in Queensland catalogued data from seven years of intimate-partner killings, they found one thing common to more than hal…[Read more]