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BREXIT

WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2016
Two senior members of Britain's troubled UKIP party enter leadership race
Two senior members of Britain's anti-European Union U.K. Independence Party said Sunday they will run to become its next leader, days after the previous front-runner quit the race and resigned from the troubled party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2016
The political logic of Theresa May's 'hard Brexit'
The Brexiteers are desperately seeking to avoid being exposed as having no negotiating power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2016
Asia investors bet on Clinton win after caustic debate; pound down, peso up
Investors and traders in Asia indicated on Monday they are mostly increasing their bets on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton winning the U.S. presidential race after the second of three debates with Republican party nominee Donald Trump.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2016
Volatile sterling threatens to trigger currency crisis
The pound sterling's slump to its lowest in more than 30 years against the dollar this past week in increasingly volatile trading has raised fears that Britain's exit from the European Union could yet trigger a currency crisis like those of 1967, 1976 or 1992.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2016
Ignorance and prejudice rising
If the world is to continue to benefit from trade liberalization and expansion, more needs to be done to provide transitional relief to workers disadvantaged by globalization.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2016
Diane James, leader of pro-Brexit party UKIP, quits after 18 days
Diane James resigned as the leader of the pro-Brexit U.K. Independence Party on Tuesday after 18 days in the role, citing personal and professional reasons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2016
Britain's May to trigger EU divorce by end of March
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would trigger the process to leave the EU by the end of March, offering the first glimpse of a timetable for a divorce that will redefine Britain's ties with its biggest trading partner.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2016
Nissan issues compensation ultimatum as condition to proceed with U.K. investment
Nissan wants Britain to pledge compensation for any tax barriers resulting from its decision to leave the European Union or the automaker could scrap a potential new investment in the country's biggest car plant, its CEO said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2016
Sarkozy reportedly would offer U.K. a new EU treaty if he wins French presidency
French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday that if he wins in 2017 he will offer Britain a chance to reverse its Brexit vote by negotiating with Germany a new treaty for the European Union, the Financial Times reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 21, 2016
Once-powerful Merkel losing her shine in Europe due to weakness at home
It is hard to think of what more Angela Merkel could have done over the past weeks to nudge fellow European leaders toward a post-Brexit consensus.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 20, 2016
Japan's Brexit challenge
Japan is being surprisingly forceful in demanding answers from the U.K. on Brexit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2016
Winds of change buffet EU
The forces that led the British to vote for Brexit — rejection of too much centralism and a yearning for greater local control — are sweeping the rest of Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2016
Brexit and the pound in your pocket
The early returns on Brexit are in and the data are not good, regardless of claims to the contrary by 'leave' supporters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2016
Saving refugees to save the European Union
Rather than uniting to resist the populist threat they all face, EU member states have played into its hands by becoming increasingly unwilling to cooperate with one another.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2016
Southeast Asia has a 'Brexit' risk of its own
ASEAN could end up a toothless tiger unless it addresses economic integration and regional security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2016
U.K. needs a reality check
The British economy and people will survive Brexit, but we should not kid ourselves into believing that there will be no pain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2016
In report, Japan warns Brexit may drive finance, pharmaceutical investment to EU
Japan has warned Britain that its exit from the European Union could prompt Japanese financial institutions to relocate from London and listed a raft of concerns from Japanese companies about the transition away from the EU.
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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