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MARGARET THATCHER

Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
Britain's incoming Prime Minister faces an '80s playlist: Recession, unrest and runaway prices
If Truss beats former finance minister Rishi Sunak in an election to lead the ruling Conservative Party and becomes prime minister, she will face similar strife to 1980s Britain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 9, 2019
No time to go 'wobbly': Mike Pompeo scolds Britain over China and Huawei
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Britain on Wednesday it needed to change its attitude toward China and telecoms company Huawei, casting the world's second largest economy as a threat to the West similar to that once posed by the Soviet Union.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 3, 2018
Abe challenger Seiko Noda coaches women on how to crack Japan's male-dominated Diet
If Seiko Noda doesn't achieve her quarter-century goal to become the nation's first female prime minister, maybe one of the 70-odd women who filed into a conference room to hear her speak Sunday will.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2015
Greece ruptures 30 years of political consensus in Europe
By catapulting to power an improbable alliance of the hard -left and nationalist far-right, Greece has shaken up Europe's political kaleidoscope and may have signaled the end of an era of centrist consensus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2015
Modi passes 'Thatcher test' as coal union strike crumbles
Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced down the first major opposition to his economic agenda as coal unions called off a 2-day-old strike that threatened to paralyze the nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2013
Thatcher-esque disparities a reality under Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe evokes the late Margaret Thatcher as he repeats 'there is no alternative' to his platform of economic change. One of the byproducts: prospects for a Thatcher-type division of wealth.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 1, 2013
Queen's secret speech for WWIII revealed
British government files from 1983, opened to the public for the first time Wednesday, include an official's view of the message Queen Elizabeth II would have broadcast to the nation in the event of World War III.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 19, 2013
Authorized life of Thatcher is clear-eyed, rich in details
It is a tricky deal being an authorized biographer. Charles Moore's big advantage over those who have previously tackled Margaret Thatcher is that he has been provided with material denied to them. Of the arrangement that he was offered by his subject, he writes: "I would have full access to herself...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2013
Reassessing Thatcher's legacy
Now that her funeral is over, let's begin a dispassionate assessment of why politicians of all parties remain enthralled by the legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2013
A journey across Margaret Thatcher's England
Much of Eileen Jeffrey's adult life has been shaped by a woman she never met and a prime minister she never voted for.
WORLD
Apr 20, 2013
The unintended paradoxical legacy of the lady in blue
Two former prime ministers were buried this week. One was a gloriously battling heroine of freedom, Boadicea in pearls, who put the Great back into Great Britain and won the Cold War with a little assistance from U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The other was the empress of evil, Cruella de Vil in a twinset,...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2013
Thatcher 'gave nod to son's coup plans'
Margaret Thatcher approved of a failed attempt to use an army of mercenaries to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea, according to the unpublished memoirs of the chief protagonist of the bid — former SAS officer Simon Mann.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2013
Margaret Thatcher and the 'Big Bang'
Americans have been surprised at the sharply divided views in Britain over the governance of Margaret Thatcher, a product with more appeal in export markets.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 17, 2013
The 'Iron Lady' and Japan
Margaret Thatcher was a role model for Japanese women and her combination of talents as a politician and scientist has had an important impact on Japanese attitudes.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2013
When the 'Iron Lady' bent to the will of Beijing
With regard to the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, Margaret Thatcher got some good advice from Singapore: Be neither defiant nor submissive.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2013
A decisive but divisive leader
Margaret Thatcher will be remembered for her decisive neoliberalism even though it atomized people and widened economic disparity among Britons.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2013
The Iron Lady's lasting legacy
Margaret Thatcher was the woman who began the shift to the right that has affected almost all the countries of the West in the past three decades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2013
Key moments that left mark on U.S.
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female prime minister, held the office for more than 11 years, including during the entire 1980s. In that time, she left a major mark on U.S. politics, mainly through her close relationship with President Ronald Reagan.
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Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
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Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
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After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
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Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
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