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U.K.

BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2017
U.K. won’t be legally bound to pay into EU budget if no exit deal is reached, says report by lawmakers
If Britain leaves the European Union without sealing an exit deal, it will not be legally obliged to contribute to the bloc’s budget, a committee of members of Britain’s upper house of parliament said on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2017
Migration: a threat or a necessity?
By targeting immigration control as one of the prime aims of Brexit, the British government may find that it has kicked an own goal.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2017
Brexit versus the new globalization
Leaving the EU single market may have little affect on British economic growth due to the nature of modern trade.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 27, 2017
Queen Elizabeth II marks record 65 years on throne
Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2017
China overtakes U.S., France as Germany’s biggest trading partner
China for the first time became Germany’s most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States, which fell back to third place behind France, data showed on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2017
Trust vs. protection in trade
In 15 months, Britain will host a large meeting in London that may sound like it comes from yesterday but in fact belongs to tomorrow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
China invites Britain to attend new Silk Road summit, sources say
eijing/London
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
Poll shows support for Scottish independence rising
Support for Scottish independence rose after the British Prime Minister came out in favor of the U.K. making a clean break with the European Union, a BMG survey for Herald Scotland showed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 7, 2017
China advises companies to take ‘precautions’ over Brexit
Chinese companies operating in Britain, especially in the financial sector or whose European headquarters are in Britain, need to take “precautions” due to uncertainly over Brexit, China’s ambassador to London said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017
Don’t let Trump embarrass our queen, say more than 1.6 million Britons
Well over a million people in Britain have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned state visit to be canceled to avoid embarrassing Queen Elizabeth, in a grass-roots backlash against his immigration policies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2017
Under fire, U.K. leader May criticizes Trump’s curb on refugees
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday Britain did not agree with U.S. President Donald Trump’s curbs on immigration after facing criticism from lawmakers in her own party for not condemning his executive order.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2017
Aligning the West to face an uncertain world
The populist forces that are now pulling at the threads of the post-1945 international order must be resisted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2017
Theresa May’s hard Brexit risks a crash landing
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s objectives for negotiating with the EU make clear her intention to prioritize hardline Brexiteers’ demands over the country’s economic interests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2017
May refuses to confirm Trident missile failure fired from sub off Florida last year
The British government is being accused of concealing the failure of an unarmed ballistic missile launch ahead of a debate in Parliament over whether to refurbish the country’s aging Trident nuclear launching system.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 18, 2017
The long goodbye: making sense of Brexit from Japan
What Brexit will mean in practice remains a mystery. Also unknown is what effect — if any — Britain’s divorce from the EU will have on ‘Brexpats’ in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2017
Britain will leave EU single market, May says
Britain will leave the European Union’s single market when it exits the group, Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday, putting an end to speculation that London might try to seek a “soft Brexit.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2017
Failure of economic theories
Are there any answers to the digital Wild West that seems to be taking over?
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2017
The messy march of folly to Brexit and beyond
Barbara Tuchman published her masterpiece, “The March of Folly,” in 1984. It explored what the American writer and historian called “one of the most compelling paradoxes of history: the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests.” Today she might have explored the march of folly...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 27, 2016
Swat team: Scientists track huge number of flying bugs
Counting the number of bugs whizzing high overhead annually may seem all but impossible, but researchers in Britain have completed the most comprehensive tally ever conducted. And the head count they came up with was almost un-bee-lievable.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2016
U.K., looking beyond Europe, to hold regular trade talks with South Korea
The U.K. and South Korea are set to begin regular trade talks, with luxury brands a particularly promising topic, as Britain prepares to expand its commercial reach once it has left the European Union.

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