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BREXIT

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2019
EU leaders agree to pick new 'Mr. or Ms. Europe' next month
European Union leaders engaged in a first skirmish Tuesday over who should become the next chief of the European Commission, giving themselves a short deadline to agree on the bloc's top jobs and a target of assigning half of them to women.
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2019
The EU muddles through election
Voters' confirmation of support for the European project echoes Tokyo's own sentiment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2019
Britain's great Brexit divide is getting deeper
Both big political parties lost the European elections and are faced with existential decisions about where they stand on Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2019
Brexit tears up British politics as Nigel Farage tops EU election poll
Brexit wrought more havoc on Britain's main political parties in European Parliament elections, with both Conservatives and Labour scoring their worst results in decades as voters opted for politicians with clear pro- and anti-European Union messages.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2019
The downfall of Theresa May, the prime minister broken by Brexit
At 10:11 a.m., a devastated Theresa May walked back in through the black door of No. 10 Downing St., tears in her eyes. Once inside she found her husband, Philip, and the couple went through to the prime minister's private study together for a few moments alone.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: The EU's worst nightmare?
For European leaders watching Theresa May's political death throes, a sense of inevitability has been replaced by one of fear.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2019
May's premiership hangs by thread as key minister quits over Brexit
Theresa May's premiership is hanging by a thread as a high-profile Cabinet minister quit and a growing revolt over Brexit looked set to force the British leader from power.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 22, 2019
May faces pressure to abandon vote on Brexit and resign, sources say
Theresa May is facing pressure to abandon her Brexit deal and quit as British prime minister within days, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2019
U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn moves closer to backing second Brexit referendum
Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn moved closer to fully backing a second Brexit referendum, saying the public should be given a choice on any deal to leave the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2019
Boris Johnson slim, trimmed and ready to fight for power
For a man who has made his name as a comical shambles, cracking jokes on talk-shows and scruffing up his famous blond mop, Boris Johnson is taking a deadly serious approach to his work.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 16, 2019
Rebels hope to kill off May's Brexit deal in 'last-chance' vote
Brexit-supporting rebels in British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party said on Wednesday they would vote down her European Union divorce deal when she brings it back to Parliament next month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 15, 2019
U.K. faces final Brexit showdown in Parliament at start of June
Theresa May has set a date for her final Brexit showdown, promising to bring her deal back to Parliament at the start of June. Talks with the opposition Labour Party haven't yielded an agreement, but she is hoping members of Parliament, stung by voter revolts, will back her in order to end a process...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2019
Britain's Labour Party questions whether successor to leader Theresa May would honor Brexit deal
A major sticking point in talks between Britain's government and opposition Labour Party is the lack of any guarantee that a successor to Prime Minister Theresa May would deliver on any Brexit agreement, Labour's trade policy chief said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AMBASSADOR VISIT
May 10, 2019
Sporting events and Brexit offer Dublin the chance to grow ties with Tokyo, Irish ambassador says
While Japan and Ireland may view each other as fierce rivals at the Rugby World Cup when they face off in Shizuoka Prefecture in September, Ireland sees the sporting event and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as opportunities to expand contacts — a prelude to further efforts to strengthen bilateral ties that...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2019
May's uneasy courtship of Jeremy Corbyn puts Brexit deal on knife edge
As the gray dawn came up over London on the morning of June 9, 2017, Theresa May had one urgent mission: to stop Jeremy Corbyn from becoming prime minister.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2019
Watch out U.K. conservatives, Farage is coming after you
The anti-EU militant's new Brexit Party seeks seats in the European Parliament, but his larger ambition is realigning British politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2019
Scotland will prepare for a second independence vote regardless of U.K. nod: Nicola Sturgeon
Scotland will start preparing for an independence referendum before May 2021 without permission from London, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2019
Brexit: compromise or chaos?
At long last, a whiff of compromise is in the air.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2019
Theresa May's party reportedly will tell her to quit before July
A top member of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party will tell her in the coming week that she must step down by the end of June or her lawmakers will try again to depose her, the Sunday Times reported, without citing sources.
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.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
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.
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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