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UK BREXIT

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2016
High hurdles line the road to a new U.K.-EU relationship
Political upheavals and rapid technological changes will make it difficult to reach a grand overall bargain between the U.K. and the rest of the EU.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2016
Brexit and the geopolitics of emotion
The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union defies logic.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2016
Reappraising Japan-U.K. ties
As it prepares to exit the EU, Britain needs a prosperous and politically stable Japan more than ever.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2016
EU nations' red lines for Brexit: a first look
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May faces a daunting array of demands from European Union nations when the time comes to negotiate Britain's relationship with the bloc, an analysis of the 27 other members shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2016
Nissan says Brexit deal will determine future U.K. plant investment: report
The chief executive of carmaker Nissan said future investment decisions about Britain's biggest car plant will depend on the terms of a Brexit deal struck with the European Union on customs, trade and free movement of goods.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2016
Britain's Tories are now in a class of their own
Theresa May has begun her premiership with her Conservative Party in its strongest position in more than a quarter of a century.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2016
Just how divided is Britain?
Digital empowerment has led to the creation of two powerful but opposing forces: an impulse to be connected across borders and a desire for more local control.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2016
The future of globalism stands at a crossroads
Japan must make efforts to fortify the crumbling foundation of globalism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2016
Saving EU's freedom of movement
The EU will disintegrate if it doesn't change its migration rules that have made it a welfare magnet for economic migrants.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2016
Brexit vote demonstrated the power of the old
Seniors have a unique set of interests and understanding of economic trade-offs — all of which policymakers ignore at their peril.
WORLD
Jul 29, 2016
Ireland plans for 'soft border' with U.K. after Brexit
Ireland is planning a system of electronic border surveillance that it hopes will prevent it having to erect physical barriers with Northern Ireland when Britain leaves the European Union, its customs service said on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 25, 2016
Brexit doesn't doom the Japan-U.K. partnership
Japan should be aggressive in trying to shape post-Brexit trade relations with Britain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2016
FTAs easier said than done
The Britons who pushed for Brexit misled voters by telling them that free trade was an easy and speedy option.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2016
Let's be frank: Britain's future is not in Europe
Those who put their faith and trust in the European Union will also ultimately find that it is an illusion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2016
BOJ's Kuroda says to ease again if necessary to hit 2 percent price goal
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Saturday he would ease policy further if necessary to achieve its 2 percent inflation goal, while reiterating a commitment to continue with the current stimulus until prices are anchored there.

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