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BRITAIN

JAPAN
Dec 2, 2016
U.K. fighters in Japan to overfly South China Sea, carriers after 2020 to ply Pacific: envoy
British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2016
Freighter evacuated after hitting barge off England's storm-hit south shore
Emergency services rescued 11 people from the Saga Sky cargo ship on Sunday after it collided with a barge carrying rocks and started to take on water as Storm Angus battered England's southern coast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 27, 2016
France finishes clearing Calais 'Jungle' camp of migrants
French authorities said on Wednesday they had finished clearing the "Jungle" shanty town outside Calais built by migrants who had hoped to cross to Britain but who are now mostly being dispersed around France.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2016
Theresa May's risky search for the elusive center ground
The search for the political center ground sometimes leads to no-man's land.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2016
Britain, France seek more EU sanctions on Syria, Russia over Aleppo
Britain and France are leading EU efforts to impose more sanctions on Syrians close to President Bashar Assad in response to the devastating bombing of Aleppo, diplomats said, signaling that Russians may eventually be added to the list.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2016
Just say no to 'hard Brexit'
If British Prime Minister Theresa May goes ahead with a 'hard Brexit' she will damage British interests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 10, 2016
France demands Britain take in migrant children stranded in refugee camp
Paris demanded Monday that Britain honor promises to take in migrant children from the notorious "Jungle" camp in the French port city of Calais, adding to pressure following accusations by the Red Cross that London is dragging its heels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2016
Ex-commander says U.K.'s 'withered' forces could not defend country
Britain's armed forces would be unable to defend the country against a serious military attack because they have been "withered" by cuts, a former senior commander warned before his retirement, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2016
Russia fetes 75th anniversary of arrival of first British Arctic WWII convoy
British and Russian World War II veterans gathered on Wednesday in Arkhangelsk, 75 years to the day since Britain's first Arctic convoy of military supplies steamed into the northern port.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2016
Brexit and the geopolitics of emotion
The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union defies logic.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2016
Reappraising Japan-U.K. ties
As it prepares to exit the EU, Britain needs a prosperous and politically stable Japan more than ever.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2016
Combating the terrorist threat
While the threat of terrorism in Britain is real, people should remember the chance of falling victim is remote and carry on with their normal lives.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2016
Just how divided is Britain?
Digital empowerment has led to the creation of two powerful but opposing forces: an impulse to be connected across borders and a desire for more local control.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2016
A way for post-Brexit Britain to move forward
Post-referendum Britain needs a more comprehensive debate on how it will cope with the challenges of global change and how it will work with the international community to do so.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2016
Britain should reflect on its self-inflicted mess
Brexit's narrow victory has caused a political meltdown in Britain and economic uncertainty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2016
U.K. politics: Shakespeare in action
British politics have begun to resemble the final scene in 'Hamlet,' when almost all the major characters die violently.
WORLD / Society
Jul 12, 2016
Mayor says remaining part of Calais 'Jungle' migrant camp to be razed
French authorities will soon announce that the remaining half of the "Jungle" migrant camp near Calais will be dismantled, the mayor of the northern port city said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2016
U.K. referendum: Just when should the majority rule?
The Brexit referendum has raised a question for many people on the losing side: How democratic do we want to be?

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