Japan

A fresh start

JAPAN: Traditionally, young people have left farms for the city in search of work. Now, facing an economy that offers less job security, some are returning to rural life.

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Turn off those lights! Photo Vincent van der Pas http://www.flickr.com/photos/archetypefotografie/

Saving energy

This week, we look at media comment on energy-saving measures in Japan and at reaction to the British Labour Party’s annual conference.

Energiesparmaßnahmen

Jahrestagung

Isn't it fun when your currency is soaring? Foreign holidays cost less, you can import goods cheaply, and your country seems to be strong. But that's not the whole story. Strong currencies have many negative effects, too.

Währung

auf Höhenflug

The game of business

Regular readers of this blog know that I rarely, if ever, miss an opportunity to combine the topics of business and football. And the recent women's World Cup final between the US and Japan got me thinking again...

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Weltmeisterschafts-Endspiel

mir zu denken geben

Searching for rare-earth elements. Photo: Nautilus

Good as gold?

JAPAN: A team of Japanese scientists have found large deposits of rare-earth elements in the Pacific. The discovery could be good for the economy, but bad for the environment.

Vorkommen

Seltenerdelemente

Michael J. Sandel in action. Photo: Harvard News Office

Philosophy rocks!

ASIA: A national Chinese news magazine named him the "most influential foreign figure of the year”. Hundreds of thousands of fans watch his television show. Tickets to his live appearances in China, Japan and Korea sell out quickly. Is he a rock star? Sort of.

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Auftritte

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Storms all round

Two major crises continue to dominate the headlines this week, as new revelations are made about the disaster in Fukushima and as the eurozone struggles to contain the financial turbulence resulting from Greece's debt crisis.

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Enthüllungen

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Schuldenkrise

Busted: authorities must fight against insider trading

Never-ending stories

The euro crisis, the revolutions in the Arab world and the killing of Osama bin Laden are dominating the headlines for now. Yet there is still a lot to be said about the Fukushima disaster and corruption in the financial sector. We look at media comment on these never-ending stories.

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Missing parts

AUTOMOBILES: Japan's disasters caused a number of car factories to close. A few are beginning production again, but their stoppages have started a ripple effect.

Stillstand(szeiten)

immer weitere Kreise ziehen

Japan and the future of nuclear power

We look at the language used to discuss the future of nuclear power in Europe and Japan. Do we talk about "curtailing" or "cushioning" nuclear power? "Phasing out" or "stamping out" nuclear reactors?

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