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BORIS JOHNSON

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 9, 2019
With the U.K. in turmoil, Brexit talks appear to be slipping backward
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists his priority is still to get a Brexit deal rather than leave on Oct. 31 without one. European Union officials with knowledge of the negotiations in Brussels are not convinced, saying a lack of seriousness suggests the British side is playing for time. So what's...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2019
Embattled Johnson proceeds with Brexit plan despite Tory turmoil
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will press on with his plan to deliver Brexit by Oct. 31, senior ministers said, despite defeats in Parliament and the sudden resignation of Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd with a furious attack on his leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2019
Johnson preparing to call election on eve of Brexit showdown with Parliament, reports say
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to call an election, British media reported on Monday, on the eve of an historic showdown with Parliament over Brexit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2019
Stage set for Brexit clash in U.K. Parliament this week
Boris Johnson's summer is over. The week that could determine how long he remains prime minister — and how or whether Britain leaves the European Union — is about to begin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 29, 2019
Boris Johnson corners his opponents and pushes Brexit toward a showdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to suspend Parliament and come good on his promise to avoid any more delays to Brexit has set the clock running for his opponents to thwart him. The question is whether they can do it in time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 26, 2019
Trump's warm handshakes in Biarritz mask hard-line approach
On the surface, Donald Trump was on his best behavior: flattering fellow leaders in Biarritz at the Group of Seven summit, tweeting his delight at being there, and even somehow resisting the urge to tweet about a shock visit to this seaside city by Iran's foreign minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2019
At G7 summit, Trump offers Brexit Britain a 'very big' trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump promised a big trade deal for post-Brexit Britain to Boris Johnson on Sunday and praised the new prime minister as the right man to take Britain out of the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2019
Boris Johnson seeks legal advice on closing Parliament early to cement Brexit: Observer
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked Attorney General Geoffrey Cox if Parliament can be shut down for five weeks starting early next month, the Observer newspaper reported, citing a leaked email from senior government advisers to an adviser in No. 10 Downing St.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2019
Squabbles erupt as G7 leaders open summit in French resort
Squabbles erupted among G7 nations Saturday as their leaders gathered for an annual summit, exposing sharp differences on global trade tensions, Britain's exit from the EU and how to respond to the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2019
U.K. officials encouraged by Johnson's Brexit talks with Merkel and Macron
Britain is hoping the rest of the European Union falls in behind France and Germany and agrees to work on solving a deadlock over Brexit, with officials sensing a glimmer of hope after meetings this past week, but conscious of the need for a wider consensus in Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2019
Trump or Europe? New U.K. leader Boris Johnson to sample post-Brexit reality at G7 summit
Boris Johnson is about to feel the pinch of Brexit Britain's new global status: squeezed on one side by Europeans in no mood to yield, and on the other by a United States driving a hard bargain for its economic support.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2019
Johnson's opening Brexit bid lands flat with EU leaders
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's demand that the European Union reopen the Brexit divorce deal was rebuffed on Tuesday by the bloc, which said Britain had failed to propose any realistic alternative to an agreed upon insurance policy for the Irish border.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn gears up for election as Brexit fears soar and Johnson heads to heart of EU
U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will promise to do "everything necessary" to prevent a no-deal Brexit as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to take his threat to let Britain crash out of the EU to the heart of Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2019
Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn seeks support to form caretaker government to block 'no-deal' Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K.'s opposition Labour Party, asked rival parties to support him as prime minister in a coalition to block Boris Johnson's government from pursuing a "no-deal" Brexit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2019
U.S. and Britain discuss trade deal that could take effect on Nov. 1, first day after Brexit
Britain and the United States are discussing a partial trade accord that could take effect on Nov. 1, the day after Britain is due to leave the European Union, a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2019
Trump adviser Bolton says U.S. will support U.K. choice for no-deal Brexit and quickly pursue FTA
The United States would enthusiastically support a no-deal Brexit if that is what the British government decided to do, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday during a visit to London aimed at reassuring Britain over U.K.-U.S. ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2019
U.S. adviser John Bolton to urge tougher U.K. stance on Iran and China's Huawei
John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, arrived in London on Sunday for talks at which he is expected to urge Britain to toughen its stance on Iran and Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2019
Boris Johnson's Belfast Brexit message leaves Dublin and EU in cold
Boris Johnson went a long way toward cementing his working majority in the U.K. Parliament with a visit to Northern Ireland on Wednesday, but did little to break the Brexit impasse with Dublin and Brussels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2019
Boris Johnson aims to meet notorious Brexit bus pledge with health care boost
Boris Johnson plans to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on hospitals and health care technology, as the U.K.'s new prime minister seeks to deliver on his own most contentious political promise.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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