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BREXIT

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 Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2017
British minister says U.K. government sees need for phased Brexit
Senior members of the British government are becoming convinced of the need for a phased departure from the European Union to help protect the economy, Finance Minister Philip Hammond said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2017
Toyota made U.K. investment decision after Brexit reassurances, sources say
Toyota allegedly made a big investment in Britain after getting secret reassurances that it wouldn't lose its trading advantages once Britain leaves the European Union, sources say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2017
May's 'red lines' pose a threat to British interests
It's in the interest of both the EU and U.K. that terms acceptable to both parties should be agreed smoothly and quickly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Weakened May appeals to opponents to help deliver Brexit success
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will call on opposition lawmakers to help steer Britain out of the European Union as she seeks to reset after her standing was diminished by last month's disastrous general election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 10, 2017
France makes late 'finance friendly' pitch to woo Brexit bankers weighing move to Frankfurt
A government push to make France more "finance-friendly" is raising Paris' chances of attracting Brexit-fleeing banks from London although it is raising its game at a late stage in the process, a group of senior financial industry executives said.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2017
London's top financial status at risk if Brexit hits 'tipping point': report
Britain will lose its status as Europe's top financial center unless it keeps borders open to specialist staff, improves infrastructure and expands links with emerging economies, TheCityUK said in a report published Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2017
May could walk out of Brexit talks over exit bill: report
British business leaders have been told to brace for the possibility that Prime Minister Theresa May's government may walk out of Brexit talks this year, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2017
Nomura said to choose Frankfurt as new European base after British exit
Nomura Holdings Inc. has picked Frankfurt to be the headquarters of its European Union operations after the U.K. leaves the bloc, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2017
Britain seeks 'special' EU ties as Brexit talks kick off in Brussels
Britain's negotiators came to Brussels seeking a "new, deep and special partnership with the European Union" on Monday as talks on the unprecedented British withdrawal from the bloc finally got under way.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2017
As Brexit talks loom, May scrambles for deal to stay in power
Britain is likely to enter arduous talks on its exit from the European Union without a deal to keep Prime Minister Theresa May in power as negotiations with a Northern Irish "kingmaker" party grind into a second week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2017
Tackling Brexit with no one in charge
If the British aim is an eventual clear disassociation from the EU that minimizes disruption, an amended EEA seems the obvious transitional status for a few years
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2017
Under pressure to soften Brexit, May meets Northern Irish 'kingmakers'
Prime Minister Theresa May sought to strike a deal with a Northern Irish Protestant party to save her premiership on Tuesday as she came under intense pressure to soften her approach to Brexit days before formal EU divorce talks.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2017
Another stunning United Kingdom ballot result
British Prime Minister Theresa May's lost election gamble has put her own position in jeopardy and destroyed the foundation of her Brexit policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2017
Theresa May pays dearly for her hubris
The British prime minister will have her hands full trying to hold onto her job following the Conservative Party's disastrous performance in Thursday's election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2017
Britain's general election results in political mayhem
A weak prime minister with an uncertain future puts Britain in a perilous position as it enters its most important negotiations for generations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2017
How May's sure thing became political disaster for the ages
It was 5:15 a.m. when an exhausted Theresa May entered the campaign war room at Tory headquarters to face her demoralized party workers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2017
British voters wake up and ask: Who are the DUP?
British voters spent Friday frantically Googling the name of a small Northern Irish party whose 10 seats hold the balance of power in Parliament.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2017
Theresa May's biggest mistake
U.K. voters threw out the script. Let that be a lesson.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017
May dealt crushing blow, blurring Brexit talks
British voters dealt Prime Minister Theresa May a devastating blow in a snap election she had called to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks, wiping out her parliamentary majority and throwing the country into political turmoil.
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 fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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