Mass Production of Bio-Jet Fuel in Japan: Embracing the Challenge

Sanyu Plant Service is working to be the first in Japan to mass-produce bio-jet fuel, answering the aviation industry’s need for sustainable fuel alternatives.

n business for 75 years, Sanyu Plant Service (Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture) has established a reputation for…[Read more]

Turkey’s Erdogan calls Israel a ‘terror state’, criticises the West

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Israel a “terror state”, stepping up his condemnation of the Israeli assault on the besieged Gaza Strip ahead of a sensitive visit to Germany.

Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israel’s military campaign against the Palestinian…[Read more]

German police crack down on pro-Palestine rallies, raising alarm

Berlin, Germany – Early-afternoon on Saturday in central Berlin, officers led an elderly German woman away to a police van so her sign could be checked.

She was preparing to attend a march calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Her banner, which said she was ashamed to be G…[Read more]

Wind of change: Germany gets serious about plans to make military ‘fit for war’

The return of full-scale armed conflict to Europe has Germany dramatically reframing its security policy.

With Russia and Ukraine still locked in combat after nearly two years and a major Israeli-Palestinian conflict underway, the European Union and NATO are feeling…[Read more]

Far-right German politician arrested after ‘Sieg Heil’ salutes heard

A legislator with the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party was arrested on Monday on charges including displaying forbidden totalitarian symbols, with neighbours of his fraternity complaining of often hearing the Nazi “Sieg Heil” victory salute.

Newly elected…[Read more]

Why Germany’s economic miracle is facing a new reality

Germany has come a long way in 100 years. Back in November 1923, people were trundling wheelbarrows stacked high with cash through its streets to buy a loaf of bread. Now its reputation is that of an economic powerhouse.

That episode of hyperinflation left deep scars on the nation’s psy…[Read more]

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tells Israel to stop ‘killing of babies’

Canadian rime Minister Justin Trudeau has called on Israel to “exercise maximum restraint,” saying the killing “of women, of children, of babies” in Israel’s war on Gaza must stop.

The Israeli military stormed the Al-Shifa hospital, the largest in Gaza, on Wednesday in what it…[Read more]

How to mobilize cultural relations for climate action?

Climate Culture(s) Creative Lab
The EUNIC Climate Culture(s) Creative Lab occurred in Berlin from 22 to 28 June 2023. As part of the Goethe-Institut’s presidency of EUNIC in 2022-2023, the Lab brought new connections and collaboration among EUNIC members on environmental, climate, and c…[Read more]

German government tightens belt in new budget

After three years of big spending to cope with the COVID and Ukraine crises, Germany is imposing wide-ranging cuts in its new budget to reduce debt.

The German government presented its 2024 budget to the parliament on Tuesday, with Finance Minister Christian Lindner, of the neoliberal Free Democratic…[Read more]

Germany’s top court annuls move to repurpose COVID funding

Germany’s highest court has ruled that the government’s 2021 reallocation of unused coronavirus pandemic credit is unconstitutional. The government’s climate action budget is now €60 billion short.

What was the government planning?
In December 2021, the German coalition government a…[Read more]

German publisher halts sale of top author’s books after leak reveals he received €600,000 from Putin ally

A German publisher has announced a stop to the sale of books authored by a leading journalist and Russia expert after an investigation showed he had received at least €600,000 (£522,000) in undisclosed offshore payments from companies linked…[Read more]

Pacific island nations express concern over Japan’s tainted water release

Leaders of Pacific island nations expressed strong concerns over the release of treated radioactive water from Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean during a regional summit through Friday, according to Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark…[Read more]

Thousands sheltering at Gaza City’s hospitals flee as Israel-Hamas war closes in

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip
Thousands of Palestinians sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war at Gaza City’s main hospital fled south Friday after several reported strikes in and around the compound overnight. They joined a growing exodus of people escaping intense urb…[Read more]

Pacific island nations express concern over Japan’s tainted water release

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Leaders of Pacific island nations expressed strong concerns over the release of treated radioactive water from Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean during a regional summit through Friday, according to Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark…[Read more]

Pressuring North Korea to Resolve Abductions Has International Support

In the United Nations, an online symposium was recently held on the issue of North Korea’s abductions of Japanese and citizens of other countries. It was aimed at finding a resolution to the issue.

Japan, Australia, South Korea, and the European Union jointly hosted the…[Read more]

Japan’s Kishida vows to prioritize economic steps to fight inflation

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sought to boost his flagging fortunes by pledging to prioritize an economic package to help combat inflation.

“What I have in my mind right now is one thing: ‘Never miss the flow of change, seize it,'” Kishida said Monday in a policy speech…[Read more]