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UNION

COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2016
The British people will choose their destiny
The 'Brexit' referendum presents an explicit opportunity to reject a rising and unaccountable administrative state.
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2016
Is Chancellor Angela Merkel on the brink?
The internal EU and German domestic debates are testing Merkel's leadership as never before.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 23, 2016
Much to lose, little or nil to gain in 'Brexit,' says Japan Inc.
Should the United Kingdom leave or remain in the European Union? With the world's fifth-largest economy set to make a historic decision about its future next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed support for the U.K. to stay in the political and economic club of 28 countries during his Europe tour...
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2016
Russia marks WWII victory with military display of arms, some used in Syria
Russia rolled out an air defense missile system of the kind used to protect its base in Syria and some of the Russian jets flying missions there screamed overhead as it showcased its military war machine on Moscow's Red Square on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2016
Georgia detains five suspected of selling uranium
The security service in the former Soviet republic of Georgia said on Thursday it had detained five Georgian citizens who were trying to sell $3 million worth of radioactive uranium.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2016
Casualties of globalization sound 'Brexit' alarm
A vote for 'Brexit' is a vote against Britain's political mainstream.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2016
Migrants, the euro and 'Brexit': the EU at risk
Three major crises could be enough to end the EU as we now know it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016
Europe's rule-of-law crisis
Hungary and Poland are the leading edge of a far-right agenda that has taken hold throughout Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2016
A vote for 'Brexit' would be a vote for irrelevance
EU membership allows the U.K., a relatively small country with limited economic and political powers, to punch above its weight.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2016
Australian foreign minister says Britain should stay in EU
Australia wants Britain to stay in the European Union, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said, weeks before Britain holds a referendum on EU membership.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Apr 2, 2016
Munitions orders grow; Japan, Soviet Union sign neutrality treaty; Metric system enforced; Public asked to accept gulf mission
100 YEARS AGO
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2016
British minister's resignation set to sharpen the EU-exit debate
British Prime Minister David Cameron was forced into a hasty cabinet reshuffle on Saturday after the dramatic resignation of a senior minister that threatens to widen divisions over Europe within the ruling Conservative Party.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2016
With leaders distracted, EU's tower of Babel falls
While Europe's weak and divided leaders remain distracted by internal debates, the union that provided the framework for post-World War II prosperity will start to unravel.

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