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NORTHERN IRELAND

A banner is displayed by Northern Ireland fans in protest against the redevelopment of Casement Park for use in Euro 2028, at Windsor Park in Belfast last October.
SOCCER
Aug 24, 2024
Derelict stadium for Euro 2028 highlights Belfast’s bitter divide
The issue is stirring up old divisions and proving to be an early headache for the Labour government.
Michelle O'Neill at the Stormont Parliament Buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2024
Michelle O'Neill makes history as Northern Ireland's first nationalist leader
The landmark move follows the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) ending its walkout after striking a deal with the U.K. over post-Brexit trade.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2023
Biden under political fire in restive Northern Ireland
Biden touted the 'unlimited possibilities' for investment and growth offered in the U.K.-ruled territory, 25 years on from a historic peace deal brokered by the U.S. government.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2023
Architects of Northern Ireland peace see hope beyond Brexit deadlock
One source of the current political crisis is the sense that Brexit and its fallout have upset some of the balance of the 1998 deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2023
'Extraordinary roller coaster': Good Friday talks remembered 25 years on
The historic agreement was struck between Irish nationalists seeking a united Ireland and pro-British unionists wanting to remain part of the United Kingdom.
Japan Times
Rugby
Mar 16, 2023
Northern Irish rugby players find their voice with 'Ireland's Call'
'The great thing about the Irish team is it reflects all types of Irishness across the island.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2023
Brexit reset could mark a turning point in U.K.-EU relations
The new Brexit deal negotiated on Northern Ireland will not eliminate all the political tensions surrounding the province’s status, but, if approved, it will ease them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2023
Finally, a happy chapter in the post-Brexit era
The U.K. and the EU come up with an agreement both sides can live with — in principle. That alone is an achievement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2023
Brexit deal gives Sunak one chance to end years of EU acrimony
Agreement on Northern Ireland trade could clear a path for the U.K. and EU to rebuild a relationship built on trust and cooperation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2023
Sunak strikes post-Brexit Northern Ireland deal with EU
The deal seeks to resolve the tensions caused by the Northern Ireland protocol, a complex agreement which set the trading rules for the British-ruled region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2023
Sunak set to unveil Northern Ireland Brexit deal with EU
Meeting could see resolution to a standoff that has persisted since the U.K. left the EU single market and customs union in 2021.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2023
Northern Ireland deal could be struck in ‘matter of days’: Raab
U.K. deal with the European Union over trade barriers in Northern Ireland could be struck in the coming days, deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2023
Sunak set for his biggest political test yet with Brexit deal
A solution to the impasse over the post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland would enable the U.K. to reset relations with the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2023
In fresh talks, U.K. and EU aim for deal to end Brexit clash over Irish trade
Intense negotiations are aimed at overcoming the trading relationship dispute ahead of the anniversary of Northern Ireland's peace agreement in April.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2022
Sunak to meet with Irish counterpart in sign of post-Brexit progress
U.K.-EU relations have been strained for months over post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
Japan urges U.K. to reach EU deal that doesn’t hurt its companies
The United Kingdom is pushing ahead with legislation to override parts of the Brexit deal it signed with the EU, risking a serious legal dispute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2021
EU refusal to reopen Brexit deal spells fresh U.K. collision
Boris Johnson's government has warned that it will suspend parts of the agreement if the EU doesn't budge.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2021
U.K.’s divided city seeks to escape a past inflamed by Brexit
Britain's departure from the European Union has exposed fault lines across the U.K., and no more so than in Northern Ireland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2021
How the Irish question affects us all
Partition of Ireland was the solution in the last century, but now it persists as the impossible problem in this one.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2021
Belfast petrol bombs are a Brussels problem, too
The clashes followed a decision by authorities not to prosecute 24 Sinn Fein politicians who last year attended a funeral for an IRA man, in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions.
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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