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UK BREXIT

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2019
Boris Johnson girds for battle on delivering Brexit by deadline
A defiant Boris Johnson hit back at the U.K.'s top judges on Tuesday and vowed to take the country out of the European Union next month despite suffering an unprecedented legal defeat over his Brexit strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2019
Resign for misleading Britain, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn tells Johnson, warning against a 'Trump Deal Brexit'
Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday to resign, but said he would not press for a new election until he was sure Britain would not leave the European Union without a deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour backing for his wait-and-see Brexit tack
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn won backing for his wait-and-see policy on Brexit after the opposition party's conference voted to reject a plan to "energetically campaign" to stay in the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2019
Clock running down as Johnson takes bid for Brexit deal to U.N. General Assembly
Boris Johnson will start a week of intense diplomacy on Monday, as he tries to push for a Brexit deal on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2019
U.K. appeals for public help in outlining post-Brexit trade with Japan
The U.K. government said Friday it wanted to hear from businesses and members of the public about their priorities for a post-Brexit trade deal with Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2019
How Boris Johnson can pull off Brexit
Britain's new prime minister and new government are about to pull off a remarkable victory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2019
Eyeing post-Brexit deal, U.K. trade minister to visit Japan on Friday
U.K. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will visit Japan, Australia and New Zealand for a total of five days this week, the British government said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2019
U.K.'s Johnson, comparing himself to the Incredible Hulk, vows to exit EU on Oct. 31
Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the comic book character the Incredible Hulk in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2019
Northern Ireland's DUP says there is still time to agree on Brexit border deal
The Northern Ireland party whose 10 members of Parliament support British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government believe a deal can be done in the coming weeks to maintain an open border in Ireland, a senior member said Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2019
Boris Johnson's horrible week
While most assessments of these horrific events have focused on Brexit's economic impact, there is increasing attention to the damage that has been done to British politics and its democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2019
Britain: Keeping calm amid chaos
Regardless of which side of the political equation of Brexit one stands on, most people in the U.K. have an abiding sense that the time for resolution has arrived.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 9, 2019
With the U.K. in turmoil, Brexit talks appear to be slipping backward
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists his priority is still to get a Brexit deal rather than leave on Oct. 31 without one. European Union officials with knowledge of the negotiations in Brussels are not convinced, saying a lack of seriousness suggests the British side is playing for time. So what's...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2019
Embattled Johnson proceeds with Brexit plan despite Tory turmoil
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will press on with his plan to deliver Brexit by Oct. 31, senior ministers said, despite defeats in Parliament and the sudden resignation of Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd with a furious attack on his leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2019
Johnson preparing to call election on eve of Brexit showdown with Parliament, reports say
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to call an election, British media reported on Monday, on the eve of an historic showdown with Parliament over Brexit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2019
Britain's Brexit breakdown
As each side ups the ante, Brexit is now an all-or-nothing fight to the death among absolutists.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2019
Stage set for Brexit clash in U.K. Parliament this week
Boris Johnson's summer is over. The week that could determine how long he remains prime minister — and how or whether Britain leaves the European Union — is about to begin.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 1, 2019
'Where do I go?' EU citizens face legal limbo after decades in Britain
Anna Amato was just 2 years old when she moved to Britain from Italy with her parents 55 years ago.
EDITORIALS
Aug 30, 2019
Boris Johnson takes a bold, dangerous, step
Britain is not ready for the no-deal Brexit that Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears intent on delivering.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 29, 2019
Boris Johnson corners his opponents and pushes Brexit toward a showdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to suspend Parliament and come good on his promise to avoid any more delays to Brexit has set the clock running for his opponents to thwart him. The question is whether they can do it in time.
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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