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Andrew MacAskill
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands on the day of a bilateral meeting inside 10 Downing Street in London on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2024
Zelenskyy outlines 'victory plan' to allies and discusses long-range weapons
The Ukrainian leader is keen for the West to give further support to try to change the balance on the battlefield ahead of a U.S. presidential election and winter.
British Shadow Home Secretary and Conservative Party leadership candidate James Cleverly (left) speaks at the Conservative Party's annual conference, in Birmingham, U.K., on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2024
After being ousted, Britain's Conservatives plan their return to power
At their conference, many Conservatives were optimistic about unseating Labour at the next election, which must take place by mid-2029.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2024
U.K.'s Starmer to use forum to advocate EU reset and Ukraine support
A one-day meeting of more than 40 nations provides British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with an opportunity to push for closer defense cooperation.
An exit poll predicting that the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer will win 410 seats in Britain's general election is projected onto BBC Broadcasting House in London on July 4, 2024. Labour is set for a landslide win in U.K. election, exit polls showed.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2024
U.K.'s Labour set to sweep into power with huge majority, exit poll shows
The result would give Labour a majority of 170 and would bring the curtain down on 14 years of increasingly tumultuous Conservative-led government.
People carry their belongings as they leave a makeshift migrant camp near the banks of the Grand Canal, west of Dublin on Tuesday. Asylum seekers sleeping rough in tents in Dublin say life under a tarpaulin cover is better than facing the risk of the U.K. deporting them to Rwanda.
WORLD / Politics
May 24, 2024
U.K.'s Rwanda migrant plan may never get off ground
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's message seems to be that only by reelecting him in July would the Rwanda deportation plan get up and running.
An International Criminal Court prosecutor's request for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has created a diplomatic quandary for some of Israel's key allies.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 22, 2024
Israel's allies grapple with bid for ICC warrant against Netanyahu
The move has some of the ICC's vocal backers questioning the extent of their loyalty.
Razor wire lies near an abandoned house, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Israel’s border with Lebanon in northern Israel on March 19.
WORLD
Apr 30, 2024
Residents of northern Israel brace for possible all-out war with Hezbollah
Since October, more than 300 people have died in fighting in the border area, mainly Hezbollah fighters.
Israel's Iron Dome antimissile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on Jan 15.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2024
In any air war, Israel's defenses would trump Iran's, but at a high cost
Iran's obsolete air force means Israel would have few problems striking back, but diplomatic and strategic costs serve as a strong deterrent.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak inside 10 Downing Street in central London on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2024
British PM Sunak's Rwanda deportation plan set to pass Parliament
Britain's prime minister says he is "highly confident" his plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda will work.
Police patrol the Champs Elysees in Paris last month amid security concerns following a deadly knife attack in northern France.
WORLD
Nov 25, 2023
Gaza war raises risk of Islamist extremism in Europe
Intelligence in five European countries including Britain, Germany and France said they are increasing surveillance of Islamist militants.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions, at the House of Commons in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2023
British PM Rishi Sunak avoids wipeout in key local elections
By-elections were seen as an indicator of the two main parties' prospects at a time when voters are struggling with high inflation, strikes and rising mortgage rates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2023
Sunak avoids wipeout in key local elections
By-elections were seen as an indicator of the two main parties' prospects at a time when voters are struggling with high inflation, strikes and rising mortgage rates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022
Leaders and monarchs gather for final farewell to Queen Elizabeth
Hundreds of thousands of people lined up to file past the casket of Britain's longest-reigning monarch at London's historic Westminster Hall during her lying-in-state.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2022
How Boris Johnson helped Ukraine with its weapons shopping
Britain's leadership will be at a point of transition as Russia is steadily gaining ground in what Moscow calls a 'special operation.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2022
U.K. signals willingness to de-mine and help export grain from Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and blockade of its Black Sea ports has prevented the country from exporting much of the more than 20 million metric tons of grain stored in its silos.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 7, 2022
Boris Johnson clings to power, but question now is for how long
After years of weathering sex scandals, gaffes and missteps, the British prime minister, a relative loner in the Conservative Party, might be running out of road.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2022
Johnson faces new threat of confidence vote over lockdown parties
A damning official report published last week detailed a series of illegal parties at Johnson's Downing Street office during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2022
Local elections could spell end of the party for U.K.'s Johnson
Conservative lawmakers are wondering if Johnson is still an electoral asset, and a poor showing in local elections next Thursday might provoke a leadership challenge.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2022
Johnson under pressure amid reports of looming leadership challenge
As many as 20 Conservative lawmakers plan to submit letters of no confidence in Johnson after an angry backlash over claims parties were held at his residence during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2021
As China menaces Taiwan, the island's friends aid its secretive submarine project
Taipei has stealthily sourced technology, components and talent from at least seven nations to help it build a fleet with the potential to exact a heavy toll on any Chinese attack.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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