Plus, crafting the perfect grass for the World Cup.

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Antes de dejar Bagdad, Zaid Aldabawee ya había construido un negocio de restauración de éxito, abriendo dos grandes comedores en la capital iraquí. Enseña un vídeo reciente que le han enviado sus familiares desde su país, en el que se ven multitudes de clientes haciendo cola fuera de uno de ellos. “Es lo que conozco, y conozco bien este negocio”, dice. Su tercer proyecto de restaurante lo llevó a Alemania, pero la experiencia fue breve. “Después de un año, no podía más”, recuerda. “Así que me vine a España. La gente es más cálida y acogedora, y prefiero el clima”.

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Japan’s legislature is drafting a plan to allow the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives. But some in Japan would prefer a female emperor.

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After becoming allies to disastrous effect in the 1940s, Berlin and Tokyo are finding new reasons to team up — including rebuilding their militaries.

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Keir Starmer says commercial and government agreements will create tens of thousands of jobs

The UK and Japan are set to agree £18bn worth of investment, creating tens of thousands of jobs.

Prime minister Keir Starmer will welcome his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi to Downing Street on Sunday ahead of the G7 summit next week.

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Building on the country’s electric vehicle industry, Chinese companies are making robot parts at a scale and price point others can’t match.

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Mr. Kiley dropped his Republican affiliation earlier this year. The newly drawn Sixth Congressional District is widely considered to be favorable for Democrats.

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A significant event in the formation of both Japan’s postwar foreign policy and the situation in the critically important Southeast Asian subregion was Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s tour to Indonesia and the Philippines in early May. Japan is once again “moving southwest.” It should be emphasized once again that one of the central components of […]

The global migration problem has not spared Japan, one of the world’s economic leaders. The country’s leadership has to take into account many objective factors when tackling it. The Demographic Situation Looks Increasingly Grim The idea of demographic exacerbation began to appear in connection with Japan’s domestic political situation at the end of the previous […]

Following its landslide victory in the February 8 election, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in close cooperation with the Ishin no Kai party, is promoting initiatives to increase Japan’s military capabilities. At first glance, nothing has changed after the Diet elections, and the LDP continues to dominate politics. While this is largely true, several details […]

In late April to early May, Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, went on a tour of East Asian countries, having visited Japan, China and South Korea. The aim of this trip was Canberra’s desire to maintain a foreign policy balance among the region’s key players. However, achieving this goal is becoming increasingly difficult. […]