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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2019
Tories plot against no-deal Brexit as odds of Boris Johnson victory grow
In the coffee shops and bars of Britain's Parliament, the political conversation has already turned to the question that will define the country's immediate future: Can Boris Johnson be stopped from pursuing a no-deal Brexit?
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 / Politics
Jun 10, 2019
Boris Johnson woos the hard-Brexit brigade as Michael Gove is eclipsed by cocaine woes
Boris Johnson, the front-runner to succeed Theresa May as U.K. prime minister, pledged a hard line on Brexit — including the option of leaving without a deal — as contenders to lead the Conservative Party sought support before the list of candidates is finalized Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2019
U.K. to get new, Brexit-saddled leader by July 26 as candidates make pitch amid accelerated procedure
Boris Johnson, the front-runner to replace Theresa May as U.K. prime minister, warned Conservative Party colleagues that they face "extinction" if they didn't deliver Brexit by the current deadline of Oct. 31.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2019
Deal or no deal, we leave EU on Oct. 31: U.K. prime minister candidate Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister, promised Monday to lead the country out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without an exit deal, launching his leadership bid in a campaign video.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2019
Trump says Boris Johnson would do 'very good job' as U.K. leader ahead of state visit
U.S. President Donald Trump, days before his state visit to the U.K., again weighed in on British politics, saying Boris Johnson "would do a very good job" as prime minister. He also referred to Meghan, the duchess of Sussex, as "nasty."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: The EU's worst nightmare?
For European leaders watching Theresa May's political death throes, a sense of inevitability has been replaced by one of fear.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Japanese Derby
May 24, 2019
Japanese Derby stands out as one of racing's big events
It's the 86th running of the Japanese Derby (or the Tokyo Yushun as it's known in Japan) this coming Sunday, and the race will be run at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, just a short distance away from the hustle and bustle of the city center, although that hustle and bustle will be shifting to Fuchu, and...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2019
Boris Johnson slim, trimmed and ready to fight for power
For a man who has made his name as a comical shambles, cracking jokes on talk-shows and scruffing up his famous blond mop, Boris Johnson is taking a deadly serious approach to his work.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2019
Tigers' Pierce Johnson striving to improve his Japanese
Sitting in the Hanshin Tigers' bullpen has given Pierce Johnson a chance to pick up some new things. Namely, his teammates have been teaching him some Japanese during their downtime, and he's already imagining the possibilities of having a new language in his arsenal.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 13, 2019
Taking the fall: The hard-knock life of a stunt performer in Japan
Trainer Chuck Johnson explains what it takes to get a piece of the action in this rough-and-tumble world of stunt performers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2019
Who might be the prime minister to inherit the Brexit mess if Theresa May quits?
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday offered to quit if her twice-defeated EU divorce deal passes, in a last-ditch attempt to persuade euroskeptics to back it.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 28, 2019
ONE Championship's focus on fighting helped attract Eddie Alvarez, Demetrious Johnson
Eddie Alvarez is here to fight. That's it. "The Underground King" isn't interested in playing a character or engaging in over-the-top WWE-style promotion.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 20, 2018
Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson set to make ONE Championship debut against Yuya Wakamatsu
Mixed martial arts superstar Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will make his ONE Championship debut in Japan against Yuya Wakamatsu, the organization announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2018
Brexiteers bet U.K. can defy gravity in post-divorce trade
The U.K.'s hard-line Brexit backers are making their move. If they get their way on the U.K.'s new trade arrangements, they will face a test of gravity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2018
Starbucks to speed up digital services roll-out, CEO says during visit to Japan
Starbucks plans to accelerate the roll out of digital services in Japan by introducing preorders and deliveries via smartphones, as well as cashless payments, visiting CEO Kevin Johnson said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2018
Postseason superhero Kris Johnson pitches Carp to victory
Kris Johnson took the mound in front of the Hiroshima Carp's red-clad fans and threw warmup tosses. His usual warmup music, the song "White Ranger Tiger Power" from the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" TV show, rang out around Mazda Stadium.
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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