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BREXIT

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2016
Understanding the geopolitics of populism
What unites supporters of Donald Trump and the U.K.'s 'leave' campaign is not anger at being excluded from the benefits of globalization, but rather a shared sense of unease that they no longer control their own destinies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2016
Elites must engage populists
Populists cannot be eliminated, but they can be co-opted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2016
Austrians in runoff roundly reject far-right presidential candidate
Austrian voters roundly rejected on Sunday a candidate vying to become the first freely elected far-right head of state in Europe since World War II, halting at least temporarily the wave of populism sweeping Western democracies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2016
Brexit — the next chapter
The ripples continue to spread out from the United Kingdom's Brexit decision to leave the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016
The tyranny of the majority
Only a small proportion of the British population voted to leave the European Union, but the whole nation will face the consequences.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2016
Swiss Upper House backs immigration bill avoiding EU quotas
Swiss efforts to curb immigration from the European Union without provoking a clash with Brussels cleared another hurdle on Thursday when parliament's Upper House backed giving locals first crack at open jobs rather than adopting outright quotas.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2016
Brexit, Trump and a new economic order
Multilateralism is giving way to national self-interest. As inequality across countries has declined, inequality within countries has surged — to the point that the reversal of priorities was probably inevitable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2016
Jaguar Land Rover wants to make electric cars in Brexit U.K.
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. said it intends to build electric cars in the U.K. if the government can overcome shortfalls in available energy and infrastructure investment, potentially giving Britain a manufacturing boost as it leaves the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 24, 2016
U.K. court sentences Nazi-obsessed loner to life for assassination of lawmaker Jo Cox
A loner obsessed with Nazis and extreme right-wing ideology was sentenced on Wednesday to spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering lawmaker Jo Cox in a frenzied street attack that stunned Britain a week before the European Union referendum.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2016
Britain's Brexit firebrand Farage meets Trump in New York
Leading Brexit campaigner and U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage visited U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his home in New York City on Saturday and a Trump aide said the pair had a "very productive" meeting.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 7, 2016
Keeping Japan in the U.K.
As Britain gears up for Brexit, the government is trying hard to keep Japanese companies from jumping ship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
U.K. leader May says Britain can deepen India trade ties before leaving EU
Britain should not wait until it leaves the European Union to develop deeper trade ties with India, Prime Minister Theresa May said in New Delhi on Monday, promising to ease access for Indian business travelers but not for its students.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2016
Brexit challenge will be supreme test of Britain's top court
The century-old Portland stone building of the U.K.'s Supreme Court stands on London's Parliament Square, separated from the historic structures housing lawmakers and religious leaders by about 400 feet.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2016
Pharma, aerospace industries seek Brexit assurances after Nissan deal
Britain's pharmaceutical and aerospace industries, both big exporters, are stepping up pressure on the government for assurances about their future after last week's post-Brexit deal with carmaker Nissan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 1, 2016
Japan demands talks with U.K. government over Brexit strategy
Japan warned British Prime Minister Theresa May that her government must improve its communications about Brexit, or risk endangering inward investment in the U.K.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2016
Surviving these troubled times
Our challenge, as individuals in this era of discontent, is to ensure that amid the madness, our own sanity endures.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2016
Secret U.K. deal for Nissan denied despite decision to build new model at Sunderland plant
Nissan Motor Co.'s decision to keep investing in Britain came after the carmaker told the government it might shut down manufacturing in the country once it leaves the European Union, according to a person familiar with the private discussions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2016
Nissan opts to build new model in Britain despite Brexit: source
Carmaker Nissan will build its new Qashqai model at Britain's biggest car plant in Sunderland, a company source said Thursday, in a major boost to Prime Minister Theresa May just months after voters backed Brexit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2016
The U.K.'s false dilemmas
Britain doesn't have to make any black-and-white decisions when it comes to dealing with Brexit.
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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