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BORIS JOHNSON

Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021
Conservatives abandon Boris Johnson over new COVID-19 rules
With nearly 100 lawmakers from Johnson's own party voting against him, it was a stinging rebuke of their leader that undermines his authority just as omicron threatens the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2021
Vaccine mandates rekindle fierce debate over civil liberties
Across Europe's democracies, the latest wave of the pandemic is prompting governments to reimpose sweeping restrictions on free movement and mixing in their societies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2021
New video embarrasses Boris Johnson on alleged illegal party
The episode casts further doubt over government integrity, while fueling a view that there is one rule for the government and another for the governed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2021
Boris Johnson courts edgy MPs who may one day end his career
Johnson has been hosting weekly drinks and canapes for Tory MPs, divided into groups according to the years they entered Parliament, to try to soothe nerves.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 5, 2021
Johnson's COVID-19 gambit steers Britain's health care system into uncharted waters
Britain, its hospitals and its COVID-19 strategy are under the microscope as the country enters the dangerous winter period.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 4, 2021
Inbound capital shows Macron’s 'startup nation' on track to challenge London
The French leader's efforts inviting investors every year to the Elysee Palace, organizing tech summits in Versailles and implementing reforms are starting to pay off.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2021
Kishida makes global debut, but offers few clues on foreign policy and security plans
Experts said it may have been difficult to achieve 'much of substance' in Kishida's diplomatic debut, given he had only hours in Glasgow in the immediate aftermath of Sunday's election.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2021
Kishida and Biden agree to beef up alliance in first in-person talks
Kishida said that he had agreed with Biden to meet again at the earliest date possible, which could be later this year, to have more 'thorough' discussions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2021
U.K. and India plan to connect the world's green power grids
Linking the grids would allow parts of the world with excess renewable power to send it to areas with deficits.
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JAPAN
Nov 2, 2021
Kishida to push for Asia-wide zero emission efforts at COP26 summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to pledge that Japan will play a leading role in putting Asia on a path to zero carbon emissions as he attends a U.N. climate summit in Britain.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2021
Kishida tells Johnson he may attend U.N. climate summit
The prime minister said his attendance depends on the results of the upcoming general election and his chances of securing a face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2021
Brexit cold turkey: U.K. tries to kick 25-year imported labor habit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit experiment — unique among major economies — has further strained supply chains already creaking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2021
Fuel shortages pile pressure on Johnson as U.K. crisis escalates
The food and fuel shortages add to a pile of daunting challenges for Johnson, with Britons facing a surge in electricity and gas prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2021
Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bites
The driver shortage has been caused partly by Brexit and COVID-19, and the loss of about a year of driver training and testing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2021
At Oval Office meeting, Boris Johnson's Brexit promise of U.S. trade deal fades from view
Despite having talked up a deal with Washington as a major prize of his campaign to leave the EU, the British prime minister himself has since tried to downplay expectations of progress.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2021
The hidden agenda behind the deal France called a betrayal
The United States and Australia went to extraordinary lengths to keep Paris in the dark as they secretly negotiated a plan to build nuclear submarines.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2021
What’s an ex-U.K. prime minister to do?
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron's lobbying for a collapsed finance firm allegedly earned him $10 million for two years of part-time work.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 7, 2021
London defined Boris Johnson. Then Brexit changed the metrics.
The city that made the British prime minister's political career risks becoming an economic casualty of his premiership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2021
At this point, the U.K.'s COVID-19 rules follow politics as much as science
If the last 18 months have taught us anything, it's that a successful COVID-19 policy requires three things: high levels of public trust, a coherent strategy and effective implementation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2021
U.K. set for big reopening as cases soar the most in the world
Pandemic restrictions are ending in England on Monday, a moment that was meant to herald the full reopening of the battered economy.

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