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BREXIT

WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2017
Minister says U.K.'s divorce bill figure can only come with final Brexit deal
Britain can only come up with a figure for a financial settlement with the European Union when a Brexit deal has been agreed, Trade Minister Liam Fox said Sunday, warning leaders not to believe London is bluffing over a no deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2017
British leader Theresa May refuses to say how she would vote in another Brexit referendum
British Prime Minister Theresa May has declined to say whether she would vote for Brexit if there was another referendum.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2017
British PM Theresa May vows to stay as party plotters attempt to topple her
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would stay on as leader to provide stability after a former chairman of her Conservative Party said he had garnered the support of 30 lawmakers who wanted her to quit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2017
Britain caught in crossfire, says it will fight to protect jobs amid Boeing-Bombardier row
Britain, caught in the crossfire of a damaging trade dispute between plane makers Boeing and Bombardier, said on Sunday it would fight its corner to protect thousands of jobs put at risk in Northern Ireland.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2017
U.K.'s May sets out transition plan in bid to unlock Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May, trying on Friday to reassure business and reset the tone of stalled exit negotiations with the European Union, set out a plan to retain full access to the EU's single market for two years after Brexit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 21, 2017
BMW calls Brexit an 'uncomfortable scenario' amid tariff concerns
BMW AG became the latest carmaker to weigh in on the Brexit debate as an executive warned that the introduction of any tariff would have repercussions for the German firm's business.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2017
Boris Johnson was less popular than Theresa May, says former U.K. Conservative party aide
As U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson burnishes his euro-skeptic credentials for a possible Conservative Party leadership bid, secret polling has emerged showing he was unpopular with voters and had to be kept out of the public eye during this year's election campaign, a former government aide has...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2017
Minister says Johnson's Brexit plan 'absolutely fine,' not bid for leadership
British Home Secretary (interior minister) Amber Rudd said Sunday that Boris Johnson was not starting a leadership bid by setting out his plans for Brexit in a newspaper article, adding that his intervention was "absolutely fine."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2017
U.K.'s Boris Johnson reignites leadership speculation with Brexit plans
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson set out his plans for a "glorious" Brexit on Saturday that angered colleagues and reignited speculation he would challenge Prime Minister Theresa May for the leadership of the Conservative party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2017
MUFG set to pick Amsterdam as post-Brexit hub for EU investment banking
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has chosen Amsterdam as a base for its investment-banking business in the European Union after the U.K. leaves the bloc.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 30, 2017
Theresa May arrives in Japan to allay Brexit fears and show solidarity against North nuclear threat
Formal talks between May and Prime Minister Abe are to begin Thursday and are expected to focus on issues surrounding Brexit, bilateral economic cooperation and increased defense ties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2017
U.K.'s Labour shifts to support staying in EU single market, undermining May as Brexit talks resume
The U.K.'s opposition Labour Party wants Britain to stay in the European Union's single market for an extended period after it leaves the bloc, a shift in its position that could undermine Prime Minister Theresa May's efforts to deliver her vision of Brexit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2017
Britain outlines plans to break free of European Court after Brexit
Britain on Wednesday outlined several escape routes from the "direct jurisdiction" of the European Court of Justice after Brexit, one of Prime Minister Theresa May's key aims in talks to unstitch 40 years of EU membership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2017
At last, U.K. heading for smoother Brexit waters
At last, the Brexit issue is calming down and the way forward is becoming clear.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2017
British Prime Minister Theresa May to lead business delegation to Japan, meet Abe and Emperor Akihito
British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Japan this month for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss Brexit, trade and defense, her office said Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2017
Newspaper reports U.K. ready to pay up to €40 billion to leave EU
Britain is prepared to pay up to €40 billion ($47 billion) as part of a deal to leave the European Union, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, citing three unnamed sources familiar with Britain's negotiating strategy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2017
Time for Europe's philosophers to speak up
Europe will look quite different after Brexit because forces are at work internationally and globally that are changing the whole pattern of European collaboration.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2017
Free movement with EU will end in March 2019, spokesman for May says
Free movement of people between Britain and the European Union will end in March 2019, when Britain leaves the bloc, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2017
British pragmatism now on trial
Britain faces a bumpy ride in the wake of Prime Minister Theresa May's failed election gambit.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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