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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2016
May wins battle to be next British leader but faces tough times over Brexit
Theresa May has won the battle to be Britain’s prime minister but she will face a much tougher struggle once in power — overseeing her country’s divorce from the European Union.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2016
Is Brexit really inevitable?
Brexit isn’t a foregone conclusion. There are three main scenarios that could keep Britain in the EU.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2016
Heed the lessons of Britain’s vote to leave EU
Contrary to glib assumptions, globalization of capital, trade and migration flows are not ‘good for everyone.’
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2016
U.K. hopeful May warns of tough future after Brexit as rival Leadsom flaunts motherhood
The two rivals to become the U.K.’s next prime minister stepped up their campaigns, with Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom extolling the virtues of motherhood while Home Secretary Theresa May, who is childless, pledged to get Britain through the “difficult times” that Brexit will bring.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Jul 6, 2016
Views from Tokyo: What do you think about the ‘Brexit,’ and how might it affect the future?
Go Taira
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2016
ASEAN and Brexit’s lessons
ASEAN would do well to take a lesson from the European Union and Britain’s vote to leave it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2016
May leads three-horse race for British prime minister; Brexit hurts the pound and property funds
Home Secretary Theresa May opened up a strong lead on Tuesday in what is now a three-horse race to become Britain’s next prime minister, but the first stage of voting was overshadowed by post-Brexit carnage for property investors and the pound.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 6, 2016
North Korea sends ‘state-sponsored slaves’ to Europe: rights group
In an attempt to circumvent international sanctions aimed at starving it of cash over its nuclear weapons program, North Korea has been sending hundreds of “state-sponsored slaves” to work in European Union nations, rights campaigners said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2016
U.K. referendum: Just when should the majority rule?
The Brexit referendum has raised a question for many people on the losing side: How democratic do we want to be?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 5, 2016
Post-Brexit, Britain may need ‘Hotel California’ model
After the self-inflicted wound of voting to quit the European Union, Britain’s best option to limit the mutual economic and political damage could be called the “Hotel California” model.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2016
Ministry report says Germany’s arms exports almost doubled in 2015 to $8.75 billion
German arms exports almost doubled last year to their highest level since the beginning of this century, a German newspaper said Sunday, citing a report from the Economy Ministry that is due to be presented to the Cabinet on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2016
Recent Brexit vote makes prospect of a united Ireland suddenly thinkable
Protestant unionists are queuing for Irish passports in Belfast and once quiet Catholic nationalists are openly campaigning for a united Ireland, signs of deep shifts in the United Kingdom’s most troubled province since Britons on June 23 voted to leave the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2016
Queen Elizabeth II tells Scottish parliament ‘staying calm can be hard’
Queen Elizabeth II told Scottish lawmakers Saturday that staying calm in a fast-changing world can be difficult.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2016
Thousands gather in London to participate in rally protesting result of EU referendum
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday to march in protest against last week’s vote to leave the European Union, a result that has plunged Britain into political chaos and which most people in the capital rejected.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 1, 2016
Britain will not turn its back on Europe: ambassador
Britain will not walk away from Europe even as it prepares to leave the European Union, Britain’s envoy to Japan said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2016
‘Citizens of the world’? Nice thought, but wrong
Nationalism and place still matter, and the West’s elites forget this at their peril.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2016
No need to rush out of EU
Slowing down the Brexit process would maximize Britain’s leverage in its negotiations with the EU.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2016
Britain, not the European Union, will survive
After Brexit, Europe could finally emerge as a strong international actor, but sadly the political will to achieve such an outcome is unlikely to emerge.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2016
‘Brexiteer’ Farage booed in rowdy EU Parliament debate
Leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage was booed and heckled in a raucous special session of the European Parliament on Tuesday as he accused the EU of imposing a superstate on its citizens and predicted other countries would follow Britain in leaving the bloc.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2016
Quo vadis, Little England?
The economic wreckage of globalization has generated a massive backlash and claimed its first casualty.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police have arrested nine individuals for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone as a base.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, Japan’s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.

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