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LIZ TRUSS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2023
In Taiwan, U.K.'s shortest serving PM urges West to confront China
Speaking in Taipei, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss described the island as 'an enduring rebuke to totalitarianism.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2022
Images of 2022: World news
One event stood over all else this year: Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The conflict ushered in rapid shifts on defense, energy and business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2022
U.K. Tories are finally ‘ready for Rishi.’ Is it too late?
The Tory psychodrama has paused for now, but Rishi Sunak has warned of an “existential threat” to the party if it doesn't change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2022
Boris Johnson battling for comeback bid as Rishi Sunak enters U.K. PM race
Johnson was fighting for support to make a shock return as Britain's prime minister after prominent Tory right-wing figures coalesced around former finance chief Sunak.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2022
Liz Truss’s 44 days in office net her a £115,000 yearly stipend for life
The money isn't for private use, but rather to help pay for the additional costs, like staffing, faced by former prime ministers after being in 'public life.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2022
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hold talks over U.K. leadership race
The two contenders to be prime minister were seeking a deal that would eliminate the need to take a potentially divisive runoff vote between them to Conservative Party members.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2022
Could Boris Johnson make a comeback as Britain’s prime minister?
A comeback by Johnson is viewed as a very real possibility, delighting some Conservative Party lawmakers and repelling others.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2022
U.K.'s Rishi Sunak qualifies for PM race as Boris Johnson eyes comeback
Sunak reached the minimum threshold to run for Conservative Party leader, as the scandal-tainted Johnson targeted an audacious comeback.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2022
Wannabe U.K. prime ministers face weekend of intense Tory lobbying
Liz Truss's resignation has triggered a leadership contest that, coming so soon after the bitter one that put her into No. 10 Downing Street, is likely to deepen divisions in the party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2022
Truss’ exit leaves Conservatives at the last chance saloon
As Britain's shortest-serving prime minister resigns, the first job for her successor will be to restore a sense of competence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2022
In U.K., Tories seek quick fix to Truss chaos as party faces wipeout
Under rules announced Thursday, a maximum of three Tory MPs will be able to run in the next leadership contest, and the winner could be decided as soon as Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2022
The likely front-runners to replace Liz Truss
Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak and Ben Wallace — all current or former Conservative cabinet members — are seen as candidates for Britain's next prime minister.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2022
Liz Truss quits after six chaotic weeks as U.K. prime minister
Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after being brought down by an economic program that sent shock waves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2022
Liz Truss defied the markets, and they ruthlessly sealed her fate
World leaders buffeted by economic challenges are watching the turmoil in Britain, hoping that Liz Truss' woes won't be their own.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2022
It's official: The lettuce outlasts Liz Truss
Inspired by a columnist's turn of phrase, a British newspaper tracked whether the embattled prime minister could survive longer than off-the-shelf produce.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2022
Truss’ government on the brink as Tories agitate for her to go
Many Conservative lawmakers now want Truss to resign immediately, a sudden reversal from the view that a leadership change should wait until a new economic plan is announced.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2022
The dilemmas and delusions of Britain's political and economic predicaments
Britain is facing several issues, including whether to keep new Prime Minister Liz Truss in office or replace her after recent political setbacks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2022
In office but not in charge: How is Truss still prime minister?
On the face of it, Liz Truss's days as U.K. prime minister look numbered and her demise imminent, but Tory MPs are utterly divided over who should take over.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2022
The pitfalls of Brexit are no longer taboo in U.K. politics
Brexit has caused six years of 'damage,” 'policy confusion” and 'ineptitude,” a columnist for the traditionally Brexit-backing Telegraph newspaper wrote this weekend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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