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JEREMY HUNT

U.K. prime minister Rishi Sunak speaks at a Conservative Party election campaign event in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2024
Sunak blindsided his own chancellor with early U.K. election call
Some ministers backed the election decision, but disappointment was a common sentiment among Tory members of Parliament as the vote could cost scores of them seats.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2022
What to expect in the plan to fix Britain's fiscal hole
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's finance minister is trying to identify u00a350 billion ($56 billion) of spending cuts and tax increases.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 15, 2022
Jeremy Hunt brought in from the cold to be U.K.'s new finance minister
Britain's onetime top diplomat is named new finance minister, the latest senior government role for for a man regarded by many in his Conservative Party as a safe pair of hands.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2022
Truss’ desperate bid to save U.K. premiership lands her in more trouble
Boxed in, U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss was left with two cards to play: hitting reset on her economic plan, and firing her friend and finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2022
Inside the week of Boris Johnson’s downfall
The populist and chaotic leader was a hero for millions of Brexit voters but he ultimately succumbed to a deluge of scandals of his own creation as his most senior ministers turned on him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2022
To pick Johnson’s successor, Britain’s Conservatives confront the void he leaves behind
The choice of Britain's next prime minister falls to the governing Conservatives, whose lawmakers pushed Boris Johnson to resign and now have to reinvent their party without him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2019
U.K. Parliament flexes muscle as Boris Johnson doubles down on no-deal Brexit
Members of Britain's Parliament delivered a sharp warning to the country's next prime minister: They will not allow him to pursue a no-deal Brexit without a fight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2019
Britain's Boris Johnson set for crushing victory over Hunt, poll suggests
Boris Johnson looks set for a landslide victory over rival Jeremy Hunt in the race to become Britain's next prime minister.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2019
Jeremy Hunt sets early October deadline for no-deal Brexit decision
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt would decide to take Britain out of the European Union without a deal on Oct. 31 if it becomes clear at the beginning of that month that there is no prospect of getting an agreement through Parliament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2019
No-deal Brexit could end Japan investment boom, envoy tells U.K. leadership candidates
Foreign Minister Taro Kono has warned two candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May that a no-deal Brexit would be so disruptive Japanese capital's 35-year bet on the U.K. could end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2019
Boris Johnson says chances of no-deal Brexit are 'a million to one'
Boris Johnson, the favorite to become British prime minister, said the chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal are "a million-to-one" even as he repeated his promise to leave the bloc without a deal by the end of October.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2019
Johnson and Hunt on the campaign trail: How the two Tory rivals reckon they can fix Brexit
Boris Johnson will face his successor as foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, in the final Conservative Party showdown to determine who takes over from Prime Minister Theresa May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2019
Then there were two: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to fight it out for PM post
Fervent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson and foreign minister Jeremy Hunt emerged on Thursday as the only two candidates left in the race to become British prime minister, with the flamboyant Johnson odds-on favorite to win next month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2019
Taking aim at Boris Johnson, British prime minister hopefuls make Brexit case
Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favorite Boris Johnson on Sunday, questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2019
Hopefuls for Theresa May's job chime in on Huawei issue
U.S. President Donald Trump is in Britain this week to urge the government to keep Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. out of the country's 5G telecoms infrastructure. And in the race to succeed Theresa May, senior ministers in her government are keen to agree.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2018
U.K. foreign minister touts 'strategic partnership' with Japan and the promotion of a free and open Indo-Pacific
Visiting British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt met Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday in Tokyo, reconfirming the "strategic partnership" of the two countries, with Japan welcoming Britain's moves to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 10, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May plows on toward Brexit as she clings on to power following resignations of her ministers
British Prime Minister Theresa May looked likely to survive any attempt to oust her over the government's Brexit strategy for now, and is leaning on the biggest opposition party to help get the plan through parliament and counter a mutiny by a group of her own lawmakers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2018
New British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, fluent Japanese speaker, drew on years in Japan to become one of U.K.'s richest politicians
Hunt reportedly pocketed u00a314.4 million from the sale of a company he got the idea for after spending two years teaching English in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2018
Social media firms that ignore children's well-being may face regulation: U.K. health minister
Britain's health minister, Jeremy Hunt, threatened to impose new regulations on social media firms unless they do more to protect young people using their services.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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