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UK BREXIT

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2020
Maybe Brexit isn’t so bad after all
The problem is that, especially in the last year, the EU has become a less workable political union, especially for the U.K.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2020
British Navy to help protect fishing waters in case of no-deal Brexit, newspaper reports
Four Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready from Jan. 1 to help Britain protect its fishing waters in case of a no-deal Brexit, The Guardian newspaper reported Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2020
Talk of a 'no deal' Brexit grows as deadline looms
The U.K.'s transition period ends on Dec. 31, and if by then there is no agreement to protect trade from tariffs and quotas, businesses on both sides would be hit hard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2020
EU leaders urged to step up preparations for no-deal Brexit
The warning came as face-to-face negotiations between the U.K. and EU were suspended after a member of the EU team tested positive for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2020
Nissan’s U.K. arm tough to sustain without Brexit deal, chief says
The Japanese carmaker says the U.K. provided reassurances in 2016 that Brexit would not affect its competitiveness, when the firm announced a plan to expand operations in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 14, 2020
Boris Johnson clears out his Brexit gang to take back control
Boris Johnson was livid, and so was Dominic Cummings. After a series of rows that boiled down to who was really running Britain, the prime minister threw his most powerful adviser out of Downing Street on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2020
Boris Johnson’s top aide to quit, throwing PM's political project into doubt
Dominic Cummings has been at the premier's side since he took power in July 2019, and was the mastermind of the successful Brexit referendum campaign.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2020
Boris Johnson has a serious Joe Biden problem on Brexit
Donald Trump's very presence encouraged Johnson's Brexit brinkmanship with Brussels. Britain could threaten to walk away knowing a friendly White House approved.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
Johnson enters Brexit endgame that could define his premiership
Major differences still need to be bridged on the same issues that have plagued talks from the beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2020
'It'll be carnage': British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown
Even the government has said 7,000 trucks could be held in 100-kilometer queues in Kent, south-east England, if companies do not prepare.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2020
Michael Gove says U.K. 'well prepared' for no-deal Brexit, even as businesses sound alarm
Michael Gove, the minister handling Brexit divorce issues for Britain, said on Sunday that the U.K. is "increasingly well-prepared" for a no-deal Brexit, even as businesses urged Britain and the European Union to find a compromise over trade terms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2020
Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit warning leaves door open to more talks
The European Union isn’t taking Boris Johnson’s threats to walk away from seven months of trade negotiations at face value.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2020
The race to replace the city of London begins
Nobody's saying that Paris or Frankfurt will suddenly replace London. But we're in a decentralizing phase where many centers can happily coexist.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2020
Macron on the spot with Brexit talks snagged on French red line
The French leader's position is angering the British and creating tensions even among his allies within the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 28, 2020
Brexit talks enter key week with time and trust running out
If a deal isn't reached, Britain would be almost certain to crash out of the EU's single market without a trade accord.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2020
Japan-U.K. trade deal: Cheer amidst the gloom
It could be that the golden era of U.K. relations with China is set to be replaced by a golden era of relations with Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2020
Tories may warm to Biden, but they’ll miss Trump
Chances are that Joe Biden, if he wins in November, would be a little less interested in Britain and a little frostier toward Boris Johnson.
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.
Leon Marchand breaks Michael Phelps’ Olympic record to win fourth gold in Paris
Leon Marchand swims during the 200-meter individual medley final at La Defense Arena in Paris on Friday.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The students at Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School have access to various cooling devices for when they play sports.
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports
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