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Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2021
Fear of variant poses deadly new dilemma for Boris Johnson
Officials are now intensely studying data on the new strain, which they estimate has seeded across most of the country and accounts for as many as three-quarters of all new infections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2021
Where is the economic case for Scottish independence?
The threat of an independent Scotland hasn't gone away, but the U.K. government still has many cards to play to preserve the most durable union in democratic history.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2021
How the India COVID-19 variant exposed Britain’s weaknesses
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was slow to ban travel to India, even as cases of a dangerous COVID-19 variant in the world's second most populous country surged.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2021
Lessons from Britain: The old way of politicking no longer applies
The recent remarkable electoral events in the U.K. have big implications for British politics. But they also contain important lessons that should be of interest everywhere in the world where politicians and political parties seek the support of voters under modern conditions, Japan very much included....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2021
Boris Johnson's new wallpaper upgrade is a gamble on Britain's class divisions
The gulf between the top 5% and the rest has never looked so wide, nor been so apparent in everything from vacation choices to home decorations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2021
U.K. elections spark debate over Scottish independence push
The battle for the future of Scotland has begun after a dramatic set of British election results left the U.K. starkly divided.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2021
Johnson’s popularity faces key test in a Brexit heartland
An English town holds a vote on May 6 that will be a critical test for Johnson after his landslide victory in 2019 paved the way to take Britain out of the EU after years of wrangling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 24, 2021
U.S. ends Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pause, says shots to resume immediately
Officials found just 15 cases among the 8 million shots given that had experienced the syndrome involving severe blood clots and low platelets as a result of the vaccine.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 19, 2021
Top European clubs announce new Super League amid storm of criticism
The move sets up a rival to UEFA's established Champions League competition and was condemned by soccer officials and political leaders.
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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 17, 2021
Why the vaccine safety numbers are still fuzzy
If there is a connection between the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and a rare clotting syndrome, new cases are likely to emerge now that the word is out.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021
The FDA’s caution on the J&J vaccine is a costly mistake
The FDA acted after blood clots were observed in less than one in a million people who have received the J&J vaccine. COVID-19 has already killed 1,712 out of every million Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2021
Vaccine blood-clot side effect puts focus on immune reaction
Health officials are exploring whether and how an immune reaction may occur in people who have received vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine after clotting cases
The concerns about the shot mirror those about AstraZeneca's, which European regulators began investigating last month after some recipients developed blood clots.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2021
Johnson pushes COVID-19 tests for all to help reopen U.K. economy
Everyone in England will be urged to take a coronavirus test twice a week as a new system of COVID-19 passports is assessed for wide-scale use, under Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to reopen the economy after lockdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2021
Biden says he suggested to U.K.'s Johnson a plan to rival China's Belt and Road
China's Belt and Road Initiative is a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure program launched in 2013 and involving development and investment initiatives stretching from East Asia to Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
The Scottish drama Shakespeare couldn’t make up
Sturgeon has been weakened, no doubt, but in Westminster only one question matters: how best to keep the union intact.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2021
Britain targets influence in Indo-Pacific as counterweight to China
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants the U.K. to be at the forefront of a reinvigorated, rules-based international order based on cooperation and free trade.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2021
Boris Johnson moves to defuse anger over U.K. police violence
Images of male officers pinning down female demonstrators at a Saturday event meant to draw attention to violence against women have drawn criticism.
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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