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THERESA MAY

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 8, 2019
After bloc's offer to break impasse falls short, May to warn EU that fate of Brexit vote is in their hands
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday will tell the European Union that the outcome of a historic vote on her Brexit deal next week is in its hands, as signs emerged that the two sides are at least trying to make progress toward a deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2019
In Brussels, May's top lawyer struggles to secure last-minute movement on Brexit deal
Talks between U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's top government lawyer and European Union negotiators, intended to win concessions from the bloc on Brexit, ended with no agreement in Brussels on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2019
National emergency: Two more teens killed as knife murders in Britain soar to year tally of at least 24
Two teenagers were killed in knife attacks in Britain over the weekend, bringing the number of people killed in stabbings this year to at least 24 and pushing the bloodshed to the forefront of national concern.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2019
After months of setbacks, Theresa May's Brexit deal starts to fall into place
Wednesday night's votes in Parliament suggest that Prime Minister Theresa May is closer to leading Britain out of the European Union with a Brexit deal than at any other point since her negotiations with Brussels began. Instead of another humiliating defeat, Parliament told her to stay the course. Crucially,...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2019
May gains two-week Brexit reprieve from British lawmakers
British Prime Minister Theresa May won a two-week reprieve on Wednesday from British lawmakers, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possible delay to Britain's departure from the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2019
In day of U-turns, Theresa May considers delaying Brexit while Labour's Corbyn backs second referendum
Theresa May is considering a plan to delay Brexit and stop the U.K. leaving the European Union with no deal next month, according to people familiar with the situation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2019
More Brexit humiliation for May as Parliament defeats her again
British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May in a symbolic vote over her Brexit strategy on Thursday, undermining her pledge to European Union leaders that she can get the unpopular divorce deal approved if they grant her concessions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2019
May seeks more Brexit debates in push for negotiating time as U.K. biz lobby warns of no-deal 'emergency zone'
British Prime Minister Theresa May will later this week pledge to give Parliament another chance to voice their opinions on Brexit by Feb. 27, a government source said, as she tries to buy more time to negotiate a new deal with the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2019
May to promise new Brexit debate in push for more negotiating time
British Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge this week to give Parliament another chance to voice their opinions on Brexit by Feb. 27 as she tries to buy more time to negotiate a new deal with the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2019
EU's Tusk rebuffs May, and says Brexiteers deserve a place in hell
The European Union will make no new offer on Brexit and those who promoted Britain's exit without any understanding of how to deliver it deserve a special place in hell, Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2019
Nissan deals Brexit blow as Theresa May launches new working group to look for a plan B
The automaker cited doubts about the U.K.'s split from the EU in its decision to scrap plans to make the X-Trail at its Sunderland plant.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2019
Irish unmoved by British PM Theresa May's plan to renegotiate Brexit deal with Brussels
After a week of missteps, Irish nerves are steadying again, unmoved by British Prime Minister Theresa May's promise to go back to Brussels to renegotiate the Brexit deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2019
Conservative Party lawmakers offer last-minute compromise on Brexit plan
Lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party on Tuesday proposed a last-minute compromise Brexit plan which seeks to draw a line under internal divisions that have so far prevented Parliament from approving an exit deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2019
Theresa May's Brexit 'Plan B': A guide to what could happen next in Parliament
Prime Minister Theresa May is aiming to break the parliamentary deadlock over Brexit by proposing to seek further concessions from the European Union on a plan to prevent customs checks on the Irish border.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2019
To avoid feared no-deal Brexit, Parliament may force May to ask EU to delay departure date
The U.K. Parliament is moving closer to a plan to delay Brexit in order to stop the country dropping out of the European Union with no deal and avoid the risk of an economically damaging divorce.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2019
Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn pushes for Parliament vote on new Brexit referendum
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on European Union membership by trying to use Parliament to grab control of Brexit from Prime Minister Theresa May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019
Don't hijack Brexit, British trade minister warns Parliament
Parliament can't be allowed to hijack Brexit, Trade Minister Liam Fox said in a warning to lawmakers who want to take more control over Britain's departure from the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2019
Theresa May's Brexit plan isn't dead yet
In the end, the British prime minister's rejected agreement might seem marginally less unpalatable than, and the only alternative to, a hard Brexit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2019
May gropes for Brexit consensus after deal's crushing defeat in Parliament
Prime Minister Theresa May was trying to forge consensus in Parliament on a Brexit divorce agreement on Wednesday after the crushing defeat of her own deal left Britain's exit from the European Union in disarray 10 weeks before it is due to leave.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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