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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2019
May seeks more Brexit debates in push for negotiating time as U.K. biz lobby warns of no-deal 'emergency zone'
British Prime Minister Theresa May will later this week pledge to give Parliament another chance to voice their opinions on Brexit by Feb. 27, a government source said, as she tries to buy more time to negotiate a new deal with the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2019
EU's Tusk rebuffs May, and says Brexiteers deserve a place in hell
The European Union will make no new offer on Brexit and those who promoted Britain's exit without any understanding of how to deliver it deserve a special place in hell, Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2019
U.K. revisiting secret plan to keep Irish border open after Brexit using Fujitsu tracking tech, Sun reports
Britain's department for exiting the European Union has been examining a secret new high-tech plan of keeping the Irish border open with the plan to be ready for a road test in March, the Sun newspaper reported late on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2019
Irish unmoved by British PM Theresa May's plan to renegotiate Brexit deal with Brussels
After a week of missteps, Irish nerves are steadying again, unmoved by British Prime Minister Theresa May's promise to go back to Brussels to renegotiate the Brexit deal.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 19, 2019
Ryohei Takahashi loses IBF super bantamweight title via 11th-round TKO
Ryohei Takahashi suffered a technical knockout in his first world title fight on Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2019
Google shifted $23 billion to tax haven Bermuda via shell firm in 2017, filing shows
Google moved €19.9 billion ($22.7 billion) through a Dutch shell company to Bermuda in 2017, as part of an arrangement that allows it to reduce its foreign tax bill, according to documents filed at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 3, 2018
A Michelin star in just six months for Ireland's first kaiseki restaurant
Chef Takashi Miyazaki's Ichigo Ichie is Ireland's first kaiseki restaurant — albeit one that blends Japanese and Irish flavors. When it landed a Michelin star within its first year, the restaurant put Cork back on Europe's culinary map and brought Miyazaki instant international acclaim.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2018
U.K. shadow finance minister commits Brexit gaffe by longing for 'united' Ireland
Asked for his Brexit solution to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, a leading member of the U.K.'s main opposition party dropped a bombshell.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2018
Irishman donates world's largest model aircraft collection to his local airport
When Irishman Michael Kelly was a boy, he loved nothing more than gazing at planes taking off and landing at his nearest airport.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2018
May appeals to EU leaders to reciprocate, come up with 'serious, workable' plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed directly to fellow European Union leaders on Wednesday to drop "unacceptable" Brexit demands that she said could rip Britain apart, urging the bloc to respond in kind to her "serious and workable" plan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2018
Germany cautious on EU tech tax as France adds 'sunset clause'
A European Union tax overhaul to raise levies on large digital firms needs a thorough debate, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said Saturday, although he maintained that an agreement could still be found by the end of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2018
Ryanair strikes widen as German pilots vote for stoppages
German pilots working for Ryanair have overwhelmingly voted to strike as they push for collective labor agreements at Europe's largest low-cost carrier, their union said on Monday, adding to Ryanair's recent strike woes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 6, 2018
Ireland to hold referendum on removing constitutional clause on women's 'life within the home'
Ireland will a referendum to remove a clause in the constitution marking the importance of a woman's "life within the home" and encouraging mothers to shun employment to fulfill domestic duties, the government announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
Ryanair's Irish pilot union ranks vote to strike for the first time
Pilots directly employed by Ryanair and who are members of its Irish trade union will go on strike for the first time on July 12 after the union said on Tuesday the airline had failed to meet demands over new working practices.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 29, 2018
Elton John says Ireland abortion vote shows mindsets can change
Elton John, on a visit to Ukraine to raise awareness about AIDS, said Ireland's vote to liberalize its abortion laws showed how mindsets can change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2018
May refuses to relax Northern Ireland abortion curbs despite its southern neighbor's historic vote to liberalize
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland's highly restrictive abortion rules after neighboring Ireland's vote to liberalize its laws.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 27, 2018
In Northern Ireland, abortion rights groups clamor for change
Abortion rights activists in Northern Ireland called on the British government to end what one group described as the province's "Victorian-era abortion ban" after neighboring Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalize its laws.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 26, 2018
Ireland set to end abortion ban in landslide vote, exit polls show
The people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, two exit polls from a referendum showed on Friday, as voters demanded change in what two decades ago was one of Europe's most socially conservative countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2018
In depth: Customs deal with European Union the latest Brexit headache for British PM Theresa May
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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2018
Irish emigrants set to flock home for key vote on abortion
Christine Howell planned to spend two years straight traveling and working in Australia from her arrival in Melbourne last December without breaking her trip to return home to Ireland.

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