https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed There is still time to find a solution to Britain's exit from the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday, voicing optimism on a political deal over the tricky "backstop" that has stymied progress. https://www.thelocal.de/20190205/germanys-merkel-says-still-time-to-find-brexit-solution Tue, 05 Feb 2019 10:25:15 +0100 germanys-merkel-says-still-time-to-find-brexit-solution A German executive working at Volkswagen's Tokyo office has been arrested on drug charges, the automaker said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170615/volkswagen-arrested-in-japan-for-consuming-illegal-drugs Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:34:45 +0200 volkswagen-arrested-in-japan-for-consuming-illegal-drugs Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a staunch joint defence of free trade on Sunday, as the United States pushes towards greater protectionism. https://www.thelocal.de/20170320/merkel-calls-for-free-trade-with-japan-after-meeting-with-trump Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:32:00 +0100 merkel-calls-for-free-trade-with-japan-after-meeting-with-trump A butcher in Hesse claims to be making "the most expensive bratwurst in the world" after he was commissioned to make sausages from outrageously expensive Japanese Kobe beef. But one expert chef told The Local it was a total waste. https://www.thelocal.de/20151005/bratwurst-butcher-makes-meal-of-kobe-beef Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:41:42 +0200 bratwurst-butcher-makes-meal-of-kobe-beef German Chancellor Angela Merkel waded into the fraught area of wartime forgiveness during a visit to Japan on Monday, saying that "facing history squarely" and "generous gestures" are necessary to mend ties. https://www.thelocal.de/20150309/merkel-broaches-shared-past-on-japan-visit Mon, 09 Mar 2015 09:13:06 +0100 merkel-broaches-shared-past-on-japan-visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Japan early next month for the first time in seven years for a summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an official said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150220/germany-diplomacy-japan-merkel-to-make-first-japan-visit-in-seven-years Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:13:15 +0100 germany-diplomacy-japan-merkel-to-make-first-japan-visit-in-seven-years German toilet-maker Grohe received the largest ever investment from a Japanese company in the country on Thursday. The firm is now almost entirely owned by the Japanese after the €3 billion deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20130926/52109 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:17:00 +0200 52109 Germany has the third highest population of millionaires of any country in the world, and according to a study released on Wednesday, their piles of gold are growing faster than the world economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20130619/50405 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:00 +0200 50405 Top Japanese chef Miki Nozawa has died after apparently being attacked by two German men who were unhappy with the fried noodles from his restaurant on the North Sea island of Sylt. https://www.thelocal.de/20130516/49745 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:57:00 +0200 49745 German luxury carmaker BMW has issued a recall of 220,000 vehicles because of a defect in Japanese-made airbags installed over a decade ago, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130508/49585 Wed, 08 May 2013 08:59:00 +0200 49585 Two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, major German banks are funding atomic power projects despite having promised not to do so, a new study claims. https://www.thelocal.de/20130312/48481 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:48:00 +0100 48481 Japanese giant Mitsubishi Corporation and Dutch power grid operator TenneT said on Wednesday they were teaming up to connect four off-shore windparks to the German national grid. https://www.thelocal.de/20130116/47379 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:25:00 +0100 47379 Japanese police have arrested a 25-year-old German activist on suspicion of damaging a statue of a whaler in the town of Taiji, western Japan, a spokesman said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121009/45435 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:11:00 +0200 45435 Germany stands ready to help Japan with the "demanding" goal of phasing out nuclear energy by drawing on its own nuclear exit progress, a government spokesman said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120915/44981 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 10:46:00 +0200 44981 Over 700,000 people celebrated Japan Day in Düsseldorf during the weekend, transforming the city into an anime-style celebration of the country's culture - complete with food, fireworks and music. https://www.thelocal.de/20120604/42937 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:13:00 +0200 42937 German scientists on Thursday joined a mission to the seabed off Japan where a massive quake triggered last year's devastating tsunami, to get their first proper look at the buckled ocean floor. https://www.thelocal.de/20120308/41197 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:01:00 +0100 41197 Germany’s women volleyball team celebrated a sensational victory in Japan on Wednesday, beating the world cup favourites USA 3-0 and getting into a good position to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. https://www.thelocal.de/20111110/38779 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:24:00 +0100 38779 Japan's Suzuki said on Monday said it had decided to end its capital and business partnership with German carmaker Volkswagen after a disagreement about ordering engines from a third party. https://www.thelocal.de/20110912/37529 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:49:00 +0200 37529 Japanese automaker Suzuki is getting increasingly frustrated with its larger partner Volkswagen and is eyeing deeper ties with Italian giant Fiat, German media said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110723/36487 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:06:00 +0200 36487 Japan won the women's World Cup for the first time on Sunday, beating the United States in a penalty shoot-out after the final had finished 2-2 in extra-time. https://www.thelocal.de/20110717/36355 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:39:00 +0200 36355