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U.K.

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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2016
May sends Xi letter as U.K.-China ties hang on nuclear plant
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has written to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang to express her desire to enhance trade and strategic ties, her nation’s new Asia envoy said.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016
Queen Elizabeth II: longer may she reign
Still going strong at 90, Queen Elizabeth appears determined to keep her promise that she will devote her whole life to the nation’s service.
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
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 10, 2016
Training of British troops on Okinawa bases may violate Japan-U.S. Security Treaty
The U.K. government reveals that two Royal Marines have been deployed to U.S. bases in the island prefecture.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2016
Combating the terrorist threat
While the threat of terrorism in Britain is real, people should remember the chance of falling victim is remote and carry on with their normal lives.
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.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 1, 2016
Amid Britain nuclear debacle, Chinese state media decries ‘suspicion’
China will not tolerate “unwanted accusations” about its investments in Britain, a country that cannot risk driving away other Chinese investors as it looks for post-Brexit trade deals, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2016
Security concerns prompt May to delay nuclear plant deal reached with China under Cameron
Prime Minister Theresa May was concerned about the security implications of a planned Chinese investment in the new Hinkley Point nuclear plant and intervened personally to delay the project, a former colleague and a source said Saturday.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2016
South China Sea PR campaign falsely suggests British lawmaker backs maritime claims
Beijing has taken its fight over the disputed South China Sea to a whole new arena — New York’s Times Square — leasing a giant electronic billboard to showcase its claims in a video that falsely suggests a British lawmaker supports its position.
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.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2016
The U.K.’s balancing act between powerful friends
As a major trading nation, the U.K. cannot afford to be anything but very closely linked to both Japan and China at all levels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2016
Boris Johnson refuses to apologize for years of ‘misconstrued’ insults
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday it would take far too long for him to apologize for the “rich thesaurus” of rude comments he has directed at world leaders and others over the years.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2016
Scotland is determined to retain its EU status
Scotland is European, and it needs EU membership to flourish.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2016
A way for post-Brexit Britain to move forward
Post-referendum Britain needs a more comprehensive debate on how it will cope with the challenges of global change and how it will work with the international community to do so.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2016
U.K. politics: Shakespeare in action
British politics have begun to resemble the final scene in ‘Hamlet,’ when almost all the major characters die violently.

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