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France urges Japan to respect Ghosn's legal rights

Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:53:54 +0200

France's foreign minister on Saturday urged Tokyo to ensure consular protection and the presumption of innocence in talks with his Japanese counterpart over the case of Carlos Ghosn, after the re-arrest of the former Nissan and Renault boss in Japan.

French skier killed in Japan avalanche

Sat, 26 Jan 2019 10:21:18 +0100

A French man has been killed in an avalanche while skiing on a Japanese mountain, local police said on Saturday.

Japanese Olympic chief indicted in France for corruption

Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:07:39 +0100

The head of Japan's Olympic Committee has been charged in Paris for "active corruption" in connection with the awarding of the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo, a judicial official told AFP.

Japan the star of huge eight-month festival in France

Sat, 14 Jul 2018 11:30:53 +0200

The largest celebration of Japanese culture ever to take place outside the country starts this weekend in France.

Japanese tour guides decide to clean up Paris

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:31:58 +0100

Clearly not impressed with the way locals have failed to keep Paris clean, Japanese tour guides in the French capital are taking matters into the own hands in a bid to boost visitor numbers.

French ballerinas offer lessons in Fukushima

Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:23:00 +0200

A group of French ballet stars from the renowned Paris Opera donned tutus and tights in the shadow of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and twirled their way into the hearts of local students.

Japan angered by French Fukushima cartoons

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:23:00 +0200

France's satirical weekly Le Canard Enchainé kicked off a storm this week, angering Japan with cartoons that take a mocking look at the impact of the Fukushima disaster on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Hollande applauds anti-austerity Abe in Japan

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:50:00 +0200

The success of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's big-spending, austerity-busting economic policies in recent times is "good news" for Europe, French President François Hollande said on Friday on an official visit to the country.

Hollande visits Japan to meet anti-austerity Abe

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:25:00 +0200

French President François Hollande arrives in Japan on Thursday, on a mission to discuss the anti-austerity economic policies of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, as well as close deals on the aviation industry and nuclear cooperation.

France urges Japan to suspend executions

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:08:00 +0200

France on Thursday urged Japan to restore a moratorium on capital punishment after the hanging of two death-row inmates which took to seven the number of executions carried out this year.

Tokyo tops Paris as world food capital

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:20:00 +0100

Tokyo has once again proved its worth at the top table of world food with more Michelin three star restaurants than Paris, according to the latest edition of the gastronomical guide.

France pipped by Japan on three star restaurants

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:21:00 +0200

France has been overtaken by Japan when it comes to the number of restaurants with three Michelin stars, according to the latest guide to the nation's western cities to be released on Friday.