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UK BREXIT

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019
May's Brexit deal hinges on just one man
It's not Jeremy Corbyn, for all his calls for another referendum.
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
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2019
The demise of Honda's only U.K. factory sums up Britain's Brexit angst
Swindon, famous for its traffic intersections and steam-engine past, feels like Brexit Britain in a nutshell.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2019
Eighth British MP quits Labour, saying party is 'infected' with 'anti-Jewish racism' under Corbyn
Joan Ryan has become the eighth member of Parliament to resign from the U.K.'s main opposition Labour party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2019
U.K. admits trade deals with Japan and South Korea are unlikely before Brexit
Business Secretary Greg Clark said the U.K. isn't likely to reach agreements with Japan and South Korea to roll over existing trade deals before Britain's scheduled departure from the European Union on March 29.
EDITORIALS
Feb 19, 2019
A reality check for Japan-U.K. ties
Tokyo must be prepared for a shift as London faces an uncertain future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2019
Birth of a new party and death of a lawmaker could shift Labour's approach to Brexit
Two events in 24 hours could shape the Brexit policy of the U.K.'s main opposition Labour Party and change the course of Britain's departure from the European Union.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2019
Honda to shut sole U.K. plant in Swindon, imperiling 3,500 jobs just weeks ahead of Brexit
Honda built 160,000 vehicles at the Swindon factory last year, accounting for just over 10 percent of Britain's total output of 1.52 million cars.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2019
Spain and Gibraltar offer differing accounts of 'quixotic' warship incident
Authorities in Madrid and Gibraltar gave differing versions on Monday of an incident in which a Spanish warship told commercial ships to leave anchorages near Gibraltar, the latest example of tension over the strategic port as Brexit approaches.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2019
The endgame of Brexit is approaching at last
The immediate outcome is reduced to two routes, neither very attractive but at least going forward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2019
Airbus warns of no-deal Brexit and says it has spent tens of millions preparing
Airbus said on Sunday it would have to make "difficult decisions" about future investment if Britain crashes out of the European Union without a deal, adding it had already spent tens of millions of euros in preparations.
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 14, 2019
Lack of Brexit deal leaves exporters to Asia in limbo
Business is brisk at Nim's Fruit Crisps. Pineapples are imported from Costa Rica, kiwis from Italy and oranges and lemons from Spain. They're then turned into healthy snacks for export to Israel, South Africa, Hong Kong and elsewhere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2019
The Ghosn effect? Nissan and Renault set to unveil first post-crisis results
What kind of financial blow has the widening scandal surrounding Carlos Ghosn delivered to Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA? Investors are about to get a glimpse when closely watched earnings releases come out this week.
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
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2019
Brexit's corporate refugee numbers in Netherlands set to swell
Brexit is driving companies out of the U.K., and the Netherlands is raking in the corporate refugees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2019
Nissan blow leads to regret and defiance in a Brexit heartland
Lisa Roley has worked at Nissan Motor Co.'s car plant in Sunderland, U.K., for the past two decades. Like the majority of people in the city, she also voted to leave the European Union in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 7, 2019
British colony or not, people of Gibraltar worried about life after Brexit
With London fuming over whether Gibraltar should still be called a "colony," residents of the British outpost on the southern tip of Spain are more worried about life after Brexit than about which word best explains their status.
Japanese stocks fall almost 6% just days after shock rate rise
The Nikkei 225 fell more than 2,000 points on Friday, capping a volatile week in the financial markets.
An ideal AC temperature for sleep? Science says yes ... and no.
Temperatures are soaring across Japan, making getting to sleep at night a constant battle between your body and the right setting for your air conditioner to help you nod off.
IOC addresses boxing controversy at Paris Olympics
Algeria's Imane Khelif walks to the ring for her bout against Italy's Angela Carini during the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Social media trolls beware: Olympic athletes have had enough
Members of the Romanian Olympic women's gymnastics team check their smartphones during a training session early last month.
Government reveals 25 offshore active faults on country's Sea of Japan side
Road signs are tilted over a road damaged by the New Year's Day earthquake in Nishiaraya, Ishikawa Prefecture. A new report, part of a long-term assessment, was swiftly drawn up in response to the 7.6-magnitude quake that struck the Noto Peninsula area, so that coastal municipalities can improve their disaster reduction measures.
Summer sumo tour may be tough for wrestlers, but it's a boon for fans
An event that was part of a regional sumo tour in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, in April 2019.
Koshien at 100: 'Sacred' dirt, the Hanshin Tigers and a storied high school tourney
The front facade at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The stadium, widely regarded as the spiritual home of Japanese baseball, turns 100 on Thursday.
Japan experienced its hottest July on record
People cross a street in Tokyo's Harajuku district on Wednesday. In July, the deviation from the average temperature between 1991 and 2020 — a period when warming was already well underway — was 2.16 degrees Celsius.
How Japan's gymnasts picked each other up and toppled China
Teammates swarm Daiki Hashimoto after his gold medal-clinching performance on the horizontal bar on Monday.
A President Harris might be decidedly Trumpy in approach to Asia trade
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris might maintain some of the economic policies of former President Donald Trump.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

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