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UK BREXIT

WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2017
May's Conservatives make strong gains in U.K. local votes
Britain's governing Conservative Party made strong gains in local elections on Friday, suggesting that Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy is winning over voters who should hand her an easy victory in a parliamentary election on June 8.
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2017
Brexit chief says U.K. won't pay reported €100 billion bill to exit EU
Brexit Secretary David Davis said the U.K. government won't accept a reported bill of as much as €100 billion ($110 billion) from the European Union as part of the deal for leaving the bloc.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2017
May vows to be 'bloody difficult woman' in Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May promised EU officials on Tuesday that she would be "a bloody difficult woman" in divorce talks, after being criticized for underestimating the complexity of Brexit talks and having "illusions" over a deal.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2017
EU hurries to fill Trump trade void with Pacific partners Japan, Mercosur
Europe's claim to be the global champion of open trade and a counterweight to the threatened protectionism of U.S. President Donald Trump risks ringing hollow if it cannot sign a new Pacific free trade deal by the end of 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2017
Brexit to dominate as May sets out plans for U.K. re-election
Whatever Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives promise in their manifesto before a June election, managing Britain's exit from the European Union will limit her opportunity to push wide-ranging radical domestic change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2017
The 'Brenda factor' and the British election
Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to call a snap election after repeatedly saying she would not do so has dented her reputation for honesty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2017
May's snap election is shrewd but cynical
Despite her reputation for cautious pragmatism, British Prime Minister Theresa May shows she can also take a gamble.
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2017
May's bold election gambit
Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking to strengthen her hand domestically as she enters into difficult Brexit negotiations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2017
Why is the U.K. holding an election now?
Theresa May's present small majority of 17 seats in the House of Commons leaves her dangerously vulnerable to challenges from both sides of the Brexit equation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2017
British parliament backs May's plan for June 8 snap election
Prime Minister Theresa May won parliament's backing for an early election on Wednesday, a vote she said would strengthen her hand in divorce talks with the European Union and help heal divisions in Britain.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 19, 2017
Britain's May betting an early election will buy her more time to hash out Brexit
Nine months after becoming prime minister, Theresa May is learning how to gamble.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2017
British PM May calls for early election to strengthen Brexit hand
British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Tuesday for an early election on June 8, saying she needed to strengthen her hand in divorce talks with the European Union by shoring up support for her Brexit plan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2017
Lessons from Europe worth remembering
The EU and Britain should make use of the negotiating skills finally honed in the postwar period to ensure Brexit signals a promising new beginning rather than a messy end for both sides.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2017
A new EU gateway for Japan
The reality that the U.K. can no longer be a single major gateway to Europe has to be acknowledged by Japanese officials and business leaders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2017
The temptation of Theresa May
If Britain's prime minister concedes too much to the political fringe, she could make it impossible to reach an agreement with Europe that both fulfills her promise to 'leave' voters and ensures Britain's future economic prospects.
EDITORIALS
Mar 30, 2017
The U.K.-EU divorce begins
Whatever the outcome of Brexit, one thing is certain: The process will not be easy or painless.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2017
Let reason rule the day
Negotiators on both sides of the Brexit table need to exercise restraint and be willing to search for mutually acceptable compromises.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2017
For Britain, the real work on Brexit starts now
On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May began Britain's exit from the European Union by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2017
Leaving the EU doesn't have to be a disaster
A friendly parting between the U.K. and EU is still possible, and in both sides' best interests.
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.

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