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BREXIT

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2019
U.K. dismisses EU offer on Brexit backstop as 'disappointing'
U.K. Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom rejected the European Union's latest plan to break the Brexit deadlock, but said Parliament will be given more chances to vote on the deal if the bloc improves its "disappointing" offer before it's too late.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2019
Brits and Americans no longer own English
Now spoken at a useful level by 1.7 billion people around the world, the language doesn't belong to the Anglosphere anymore.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 8, 2019
After bloc's offer to break impasse falls short, May to warn EU that fate of Brexit vote is in their hands
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday will tell the European Union that the outcome of a historic vote on her Brexit deal next week is in its hands, as signs emerged that the two sides are at least trying to make progress toward a deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2019
Toyota joins rival carmakers BMW and Honda in sounding Brexit alarm bell
Toyota Motor Corp. has added its voice to warnings about potential Brexit fallout as the deadline for an agreement on the U.K.'s exit from the European Union looms less than four weeks away.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2019
In Brussels, May's top lawyer struggles to secure last-minute movement on Brexit deal
Talks between U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's top government lawyer and European Union negotiators, intended to win concessions from the bloc on Brexit, ended with no agreement in Brussels on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 5, 2019
Brexit hasn't triggered a general Japanese retreat from Britain
The headline-grabbing departures are only a tiny fraction of the dozens of Japanese companies in the U.K. and the150,000 jobs that they provide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2019
After months of setbacks, Theresa May's Brexit deal starts to fall into place
Wednesday night's votes in Parliament suggest that Prime Minister Theresa May is closer to leading Britain out of the European Union with a Brexit deal than at any other point since her negotiations with Brussels began. Instead of another humiliating defeat, Parliament told her to stay the course. Crucially,...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2019
May gains two-week Brexit reprieve from British lawmakers
British Prime Minister Theresa May won a two-week reprieve on Wednesday from British lawmakers, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possible delay to Britain's departure from the EU.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019
May's Brexit deal hinges on just one man
It's not Jeremy Corbyn, for all his calls for another referendum.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2019
In day of U-turns, Theresa May considers delaying Brexit while Labour's Corbyn backs second referendum
Theresa May is considering a plan to delay Brexit and stop the U.K. leaving the European Union with no deal next month, according to people familiar with the situation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2019
The demise of Honda's only U.K. factory sums up Britain's Brexit angst
Swindon, famous for its traffic intersections and steam-engine past, feels like Brexit Britain in a nutshell.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2019
Eighth British MP quits Labour, saying party is 'infected' with 'anti-Jewish racism' under Corbyn
Joan Ryan has become the eighth member of Parliament to resign from the U.K.'s main opposition Labour party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2019
U.K. admits trade deals with Japan and South Korea are unlikely before Brexit
Business Secretary Greg Clark said the U.K. isn't likely to reach agreements with Japan and South Korea to roll over existing trade deals before Britain's scheduled departure from the European Union on March 29.
EDITORIALS
Feb 19, 2019
A reality check for Japan-U.K. ties
Tokyo must be prepared for a shift as London faces an uncertain future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2019
Birth of a new party and death of a lawmaker could shift Labour's approach to Brexit
Two events in 24 hours could shape the Brexit policy of the U.K.'s main opposition Labour Party and change the course of Britain's departure from the European Union.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2019
Honda to shut sole U.K. plant in Swindon, imperiling 3,500 jobs just weeks ahead of Brexit
Honda built 160,000 vehicles at the Swindon factory last year, accounting for just over 10 percent of Britain's total output of 1.52 million cars.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2019
Spain and Gibraltar offer differing accounts of 'quixotic' warship incident
Authorities in Madrid and Gibraltar gave differing versions on Monday of an incident in which a Spanish warship told commercial ships to leave anchorages near Gibraltar, the latest example of tension over the strategic port as Brexit approaches.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2019
The endgame of Brexit is approaching at last
The immediate outcome is reduced to two routes, neither very attractive but at least going forward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2019
Airbus warns of no-deal Brexit and says it has spent tens of millions preparing
Airbus said on Sunday it would have to make "difficult decisions" about future investment if Britain crashes out of the European Union without a deal, adding it had already spent tens of millions of euros in preparations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2019
More Brexit humiliation for May as Parliament defeats her again
British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May in a symbolic vote over her Brexit strategy on Thursday, undermining her pledge to European Union leaders that she can get the unpopular divorce deal approved if they grant her concessions.

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