The simple Japanese method for a tidier and less wasteful fridge

To help people clear cluttered fridges and reduce food waste, researchers in Tokyo are testing simple organisational techniques – and all you need to get started is some tape and a few stickers.

Have you ever opened your refrigerator and felt a surge of anxiety? Perhaps you s…[Read more]

Anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrested in Greenland. He faces possible extradition to Japan

Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan.

Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd…[Read more]

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards

Hiroshima, the Japanese city devastated by a US atomic bomb in 1945, is at the center of a growing controversy after local officials dismissed calls to disinvite Israel from its annual ceremony promoting world peace as war rag…[Read more]

Japan asks young people why they are not marrying amid population crisis

Consultation launched as surveys show people have little chance to meet partners and worry about high cost of living

The Japanese government has begun to consult young people about their interest in marriage – or lack thereof – as Japan continues to struggle with a dem…[Read more]

Kars unveils its historical treasures with EU-funded project

A major EU-funded project has revitalized the eastern province of Kars, enhancing its historical identity and tourism potential.

The “City of Kars with its Historical Identity Project,” funded by the European Union Pre-Accession Assistance Fund (IPA) and implemented by Türkiye’s…[Read more]

Drilling rig collapses in Gabar oil site

A drilling rig collapsed at an oil extraction site in the southeastern province of Şırnak, with crews pulling two workers from the wreckage.

The accident struck at the drilling site in the Mount Gabar area on July 21 morning as rig tower overturned for an as yet unknown reason.

Three workers were t…[Read more]

Türkiye urges international trial for Netanyahu gov’t

Türkiye has reiterated its belief that the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face trial in international courts, following a social media post by an Israeli official.

“The Israeli foreign minister is trying to hide the crimes being committed by Israel against P…[Read more]

Turkish units rescue migrants pushed back by Greece

The Defense Ministry has announced that the Turkish Coast Guard rescued a group of irregular migrants after they were pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greece in the Aegean Sea.

The social media post of the ministry on July 22 included footage captured during the surveillance…[Read more]

French PM Attal set to stay on as caretaker for Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to accept the resignation of his prime minister Gabriel Attal by Tuesday evening following their centrist party’s defeat in parliamentary elections, French media report.
However, Mr Attal is set to remain in place as head of a caretaker…[Read more]

Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscape

The Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine.

Dancers who’ll jazz up the July 26 show under the artistic direction of prize-winning French theater director Thomas Jolly are putting finishing t…[Read more]

France’s Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year

Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday — the Olympic flame lighting up the city’s grandiose military parade for Bastille Day.

Just 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games,…[Read more]

German investor morale falls sharply in July, ZEW says

German investor morale deteriorated more than expected in July, registering its first fall in a year and suggesting the recovery in the euro zone’s largest economy will be bumpy.
The economic sentiment index fell to 41.8 points from 47.5 points in June, the ZEW economic research institute…[Read more]

NATO launches Ukraine command centre in Germany

The centre in Wiesbaden will plan and coordinate security assistance for Kyiv as it continues to fight against Moscow’s war of aggression.

The southern German town of Wiesbaden, known for spas and hot springs, will now serve as a site of NATO’s efforts to support the Ukrainian military.

There,…[Read more]

Japan and Germany agree to boost security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region

Both sides said their countries would create an economic security framework amid fears about what they view as China’s overproduction of electric vehicles and other key products using massive subsidies.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio…[Read more]

Germany’s economic sentiment slips more than expected: Is recovery at risk?

Germany’s ZEW Economic Sentiment Index fell from 47.5 to 41.8 in July, missing forecasts and ending an eight-month of consecutive increases. Factors such as declining exports, political uncertainty in France, and unclear ECB monetary policy contributed to the…[Read more]

Erdogan urges NATO allies to adopt non-discriminatory approach to terrorism

US and some other allies’ support for terrorist groups such as the PKK/PYD/YPG and FETO threatens our security and defies NATO principles, Erdogan underlines.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Türkiye fights terrorist organisations without…[Read more]

Palestinians face Srebrenica-like atrocities: President Erdogan

The Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories are being subjected to atrocities similar to those committed 29 years ago in Srebrenica, says Erdogan.

Those responsible for the current “barbarity in Gaza” will sooner or later be held accountable before…[Read more]

Turkish president, new British premier meet at Nato summit

President Erdogan once more congratulated Prime Minister Starmer of the UK on his new position.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and newly-elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have met Thursday for the first time in the US.

The closed-door meeting came on the sidelines of…[Read more]

Türkiye rejects NATO cooperation with Israel: President Erdogan

Turkish president draws attention to the ongoing Israeli “atrocities” in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in Gaza.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that attempts to cooperate with Israel within NATO are “not acceptable.”

“It is not possible for the…[Read more]

Missing woman rescued near Tokyo after 36 hours adrift at sea

A woman was rescued from the sea off Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Wednesday morning after drifting some 80 kilometers over about 36 hours, a local coast guard office said.

The 21-year-old Chinese woman, who was on a swim ring, was found dehydrated but conscious, according to the…[Read more]