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THERESA MAY

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2017
Britain outlines plans to break free of European Court after Brexit
Britain on Wednesday outlined several escape routes from the "direct jurisdiction" of the European Court of Justice after Brexit, one of Prime Minister Theresa May's key aims in talks to unstitch 40 years of EU membership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2017
Trump dumps business, policy councils after CEOs quit in protest
U.S. President Donald Trump disbanded two high-profile business advisory councils on Wednesday after corporate CEOs quit in protest over his remarks blaming violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, not only on white nationalists but also on the protesters who opposed them.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2017
British Prime Minister Theresa May to lead business delegation to Japan, meet Abe and Emperor Akihito
British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Japan this month for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss Brexit, trade and defense, her office said Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2017
Newspaper reports U.K. ready to pay up to €40 billion to leave EU
Britain is prepared to pay up to €40 billion ($47 billion) as part of a deal to leave the European Union, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, citing three unnamed sources familiar with Britain's negotiating strategy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2017
Lessons in losing international influence
What's happening now in the U.S. and U.K. shows how poor leadership can be devastating to a country's international standing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2017
Free movement with EU will end in March 2019, spokesman for May says
Free movement of people between Britain and the European Union will end in March 2019, when Britain leaves the bloc, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2017
British minister says U.K. government sees need for phased Brexit
Senior members of the British government are becoming convinced of the need for a phased departure from the European Union to help protect the economy, Finance Minister Philip Hammond said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2017
Trump hints he could reverse decision to exit Paris climate pact if persuaded
President Donald Trump held the door open to a reversal of his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord on Thursday, but did not say what he would need in return to persuade him to do so.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2017
Trump scrubs planned state visit to U.K. until next year
U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom, initially planned for this year, will be delayed until next year, a senior U.S. administration official said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Weakened May appeals to opponents to help deliver Brexit success
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will call on opposition lawmakers to help steer Britain out of the European Union as she seeks to reset after her standing was diminished by last month's disastrous general election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2017
May could walk out of Brexit talks over exit bill: report
British business leaders have been told to brace for the possibility that Prime Minister Theresa May's government may walk out of Brexit talks this year, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2017
Britain seeks 'special' EU ties as Brexit talks kick off in Brussels
Britain's negotiators came to Brussels seeking a "new, deep and special partnership with the European Union" on Monday as talks on the unprecedented British withdrawal from the bloc finally got under way.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2017
As Brexit talks loom, May scrambles for deal to stay in power
Britain is likely to enter arduous talks on its exit from the European Union without a deal to keep Prime Minister Theresa May in power as negotiations with a Northern Irish "kingmaker" party grind into a second week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2017
Under pressure to soften Brexit, May meets Northern Irish 'kingmakers'
Prime Minister Theresa May sought to strike a deal with a Northern Irish Protestant party to save her premiership on Tuesday as she came under intense pressure to soften her approach to Brexit days before formal EU divorce talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2017
Britain's general election results in political mayhem
A weak prime minister with an uncertain future puts Britain in a perilous position as it enters its most important negotiations for generations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2017
Trump delays state visit to Britain over protest fears: report
U.S. President Donald Trump's planned state visit to Britain has been postponed after he told Prime Minister Theresa May in a phone conversation he did not want to come until the public supported his visit, the Guardian reported Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2017
How May's sure thing became political disaster for the ages
It was 5:15 a.m. when an exhausted Theresa May entered the campaign war room at Tory headquarters to face her demoralized party workers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2017
British voters wake up and ask: Who are the DUP?
British voters spent Friday frantically Googling the name of a small Northern Irish party whose 10 seats hold the balance of power in Parliament.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017
May dealt crushing blow, blurring Brexit talks
British voters dealt Prime Minister Theresa May a devastating blow in a snap election she had called to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks, wiping out her parliamentary majority and throwing the country into political turmoil.
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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