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BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2016
Brexit shock may have silver lining for bruised Asian investors
Asia's equity markets were the first to suffer through a Brexit-fueled rout. Old Mutual PLC and Citi Private Bank are betting they may be the first to recover.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2016
Amid Brexit mayhem, Rajoy wins poll after Spanish voters embrace stability offered by People's Party
Caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy consolidated his position in Spain's general election as voters backed away from insurgent political forces in favor of the relative security of the People's Party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2016
In wake of Brexit shock, Australian leader Turnbull urges stability vote in July's national poll
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday used "Brexit" shock waves to urge voters to return his government with a majority at a July 2 election, arguing only stable government can deliver jobs, economic growth and tough border controls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 26, 2016
China's finance minister sees Brexit heightening uncertainty, but wider effects to be long-term
China's finance minister and leading economists on Sunday voiced concerns about Britain's vote to leave the European Union, with the policymaker saying it has heightened market uncertainty, though some expect a limited impact on the Chinese economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2016
U.K.'s Johnson wins backing for prime ministerial bid from key 'leave' ally Gove; Corbyn sacks shadow finance chief
Boris Johnson, one of the leaders of the successful "leave" campaign in Britain's European Union membership referendum, has won the backing of a key colleague to replace David Cameron as prime minister, a newspaper reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2016
Can Brexit be overturned? What Brits are asking each other this weekend
Britain is coming to terms with its decision to leave the European Union after Thursday's dramatic referendum. Here are some of the questions that are doing the rounds in the U.K. over the weekend:
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2016
Brexit leaves U.S. secessionists hankering for 'Texit'
Emboldened by Brexit, U.S. secessionists in Texas are keen to adopt the campaign tactics used to sway the British vote for leaving the European Union and are demanding "Texit" comes next.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2016
Britain votes to leave EU in historic vote that threatens bloc's future
Britain voted to quit the European Union in a historic vote, with the ballot count Friday plunging the bloc into uncharted waters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2016
Following Brexit referendum, Cameron says he will resign by October
Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War II.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2016
Just say no to leaving the EU
The Brexit campaign bases its appeal on emotion rather than reason.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 23, 2016
Much to lose, little or nil to gain in 'Brexit,' says Japan Inc.
Should the United Kingdom leave or remain in the European Union? With the world's fifth-largest economy set to make a historic decision about its future next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed support for the U.K. to stay in the political and economic club of 28 countries during his Europe tour earlier this month. But how would a "Brexit," or British exit from the EU, affect Japan?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 16, 2016
Good relationship with Britain's Cameron unlikely: Donald Trump
Donald Trump has said he is unlikely to have a good relationship with David Cameron because the British prime minister cast the U.S. presidential candidate as "divisive, stupid and wrong" for proposing a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2016
Countries pledge to fight graft by revealing who owns companies
Countries from Britain to Afghanistan pledged on Thursday to set up public registers of company ownership in a collective effort to make it harder to launder the proceeds of corruption around the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2016
Britain's Labour suffers losses in regional election
Britain's Labour Party suffered losses on Friday in regional and local elections, especially in Scotland, but waited to see if it would, as expected, capture the big prize of London mayor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 5, 2016
Abe meets Cameron, says Brexit would make U.K. less attractive for Japanese investors
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cautioned Britain on Thursday that a vote to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum will make Britain less attractive for Japanese investors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2016
Cameron backs down over Syrian child refugees; Britain to accept more
Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that Britain would take more Syrian child refugees who had made it to Europe, in a move meant to quell a rebellion in his party before a referendum on EU membership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2016
Should Britain leave the EU?
If British voters are to make the right choice about remaining in the EU, they will have to cut through the hyperbolic claims being made by leaders on both sides.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2016
Obama urges 'friend' U.K. to stay in EU but Brexit camp tells him to 'butt out'
U.S. President Barack Obama made an impassioned appeal on Friday for Britain to remain in the European Union, saying membership had magnified Britain's place in the world and made the bloc stronger and more outward looking.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2016
Scottish National Party head says Scotland should hold new referendum if forced out of EU
Scotland should have the right to hold a new referendum on independence if the country is taken out of the European Union "against our will," Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), said Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2016
Closing the tax loopholes
The British government needs to take more effective measures to deal with anonymous shell companies and to control tax havens.

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