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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2018
U.K. foreign minister touts 'strategic partnership' with Japan and the promotion of a free and open Indo-Pacific
Visiting British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt met Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday in Tokyo, reconfirming the "strategic partnership" of the two countries, with Japan welcoming Britain's moves to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 11, 2018
U.K. Conservative party euroskeptics fail to agree on alternative to Theresa May's Brexit plan
A plan by euroskeptics in Prime Minister Theresa May's party to publish an alternative plan for the United Kingdom's future relationship with the European Union has fallen apart, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2018
May's Brexit plans opposed by 80 rebels in her own party, former minister says
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party faces a "catastrophic split" if she persists with her so-called Chequers proposals on Brexit and 80 or more of her lawmakers are prepared to vote against the proposals, a former junior minister said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2018
Theresa May wraps ‘suicide vest’ around U.K. over Brexit: Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal wraps "a suicide vest around the British constitution" and hands the detonator to the European Union, former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said in an article in the Mail on Sunday newspaper.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2018
As Brexit looms, Muji eyes Germany for new European base
The retailer of Muji products is considering moving its European headquarters out of the U.K. because of Brexit, in what would be at least the second such shift by a Japanese company.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2018
Ford may slash 12% of jobs in revamp of Europe operations: U.K. media
Ford Motor Co. may cut up to 24,000 jobs and stop producing models such as the Mondeo as it tries to revive its European business, the Sunday Times reported over the weekend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2018
Brexit could sway Scottish voters to seek independence from U.K.: poll
Britain's exit from the European Union could tip public opinion in Scotland in favor of seeking independence, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2018
May stands firm on her Brexit plan, but skepticism among other lawmakers persists
Prime Minister Theresa May said she will not allow compromises to her Brexit strategy that go against the national interest, seeking to allay fears among some in her Conservative Party that she will cave in to Brussels' demands in negotiations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2018
Japan offers clue for British banks' future in Europe after Brexit, U.K. says
The U.K. now sees its banks having a similar relationship with the European Union after leaving the bloc as Japanese ones do.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2018
London mayor Sadiq Khan consults disaster planners over possibility of no-deal Brexit
London's mayor Sadiq Khan said on Friday he had asked the organization that deals with militant attacks and disasters in the British capital to assess the impact of a "no-deal" Brexit on access to medicines and food and on law and order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2018
China tempts Britain with free trade deal, says door to U.S. talks open
China offered Britain talks on a post-Brexit free trade deal Monday, reaching out to London as Beijing remains mired in an increasingly bitter trade war with Washington, even as a senior Chinese diplomat reiterated its door remained open for dialogue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2018
Britain plans first foreign takeover rule-tightening in 20 years amid China worries
Britain is planning the biggest change to takeover rules in almost two decades, giving the government new powers to block deals in all sectors of the economy to prevent U.K. companies in sensitive industries from falling into foreign hands.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2018
Poll finds many Britons reject May's Brexit strategy; some turn to Boris Johnson, far-right
Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to leave the European Union are overwhelmingly opposed by the British public and more than a third of voters would support a new right-wing political party committed to quitting the bloc, according to a new poll.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2018
British consumers, companies to get weekly information bulletins about any 'no-deal Brexit': Times
From this week Britons will start receiving weekly information bulletins from the government about how to make sure they're ready for a disorderly Brexit, The Times reported Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2018
U.K. chief whip faces calls to quit as lawmakers accuse May's government of breach of trust in pivotal vote
Prime Minister Theresa May's most senior political enforcer is facing calls to quit after he was accused of cheating to win a crucial Brexit vote in Parliament.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2018
A middle way emerges on the road to Brexit
Tired of the endless squabbling by the two extremes, chances are good the Conservatives will close ranks behind May's approach
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2018
World's poorest risk losing out as Brexit Britain pushes 'aid for trade'
Women, young and disabled people risk being left out as Britain shifts aid spending to boost its own trade, experts said on Tuesday, with worries over Brexit already hitting the economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2018
Brexit campaign group Vote Leave referred to police for breaching spending rules
Britain's Electoral Commission said Tuesday it had fined the officially designated pro-Brexit campaign group £61,000 ($80,843) for breaching spending rules in the 2016 referendum and referred it to the police.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2018
Plane makers plot course through trade, Brexit worries to air show deals
Aerospace firms are setting out wares from luxury jets to lethal drones at back-to-back British air shows this week, hoping trade tensions will not deter airlines from buying jetliners even as geopolitical uncertainty allows them to sell more weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2018
May says Trump advised her to sue EU over Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May said U.S. President Donald Trump had previously advised her to sue the European Union as part of her Brexit strategy, disclosing a piece of advice Trump said last week she had ignored.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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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