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British opposition leader Keir Starmer speaks at a Welsh Labour general election campaign event in Abergavenny, Wales, Britain, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2024
Starmer campaigns on U.K. security ahead of key debate with Sunak
The Labour Party head is trying to win the election by campaigning on the political center ground, and by showing how the party has shifted since its historic 2019 defeat.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, soaked in rain, pauses as he delivers a speech to announce July 4 as the date of the U.K.'s next general election, at 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2024
Sunak gambles on July 4 election as Tories struggle in polls
The leading opposition party holds a poll lead of about 20 points that Sunak has been unable to shift since he took over from Liz Truss in late 2022.
British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and Labour's Claire Ward embrace after Ward was elected as East Midlands Mayor in Mansfield, England, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 5, 2024
Labour mayoral wins cap triumphant election run for U.K.'s Keir Starmer
The results dashed any hopes Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had of reassuring Tories anxious about the possibility of a general election wipe out.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with local residents during a walkabout with Conservative MPs in Winchester, England, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2024
Why Sunak’s Conservatives are talking about the 1993 Canadian election
A week of Tory rebellions and cataclysmic polls has left members of Sunak’s governing party plumbing new depths of despair over their prospects of staying in power.
A supporter of Donald Trump prior to a campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last month. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signaled that voters in the United Kingdom will go to the polls in the fall, around the time that the United States will be in the midst of its own pivotal vote.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2024
Trumpian bravado poses risk for Sunak amid dueling U.K. and U.S. votes
Polls show U.K. voters are becoming more wary of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as an election looms.
British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks to reporters in Wakefield, England, in 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2023
Britain's Keir Starmer plots painstaking path to power
Taking lessons from center-left parties in Australia and Germany, Starmer has imbued Labour with a cautious and methodical approach.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media during a visit to Cofton Park, near Rednal, England, on July 24.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2023
Sunak gambles with lurch to right as U.K. moderates flee to Labour
The prime minister plans to lean into controversial cultural issues and create dividing lines with Labour and the surging party’s leader, Keir Starmer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2023
U.K. election results pose mixed questions for Sunak and Starmer
The prime minister narrowly avoided an unprecedented defeat last week. His opponent in the battle for No. 10 was served a policy warning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2023
Boris Johnson, the once and perhaps future Tory king
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson isn’t going quietly, and may not be going at all.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2023
Sunak faces trouble everywhere in bid to keep Tory voters happy
Conservative ministers and advisers say they fear a post-Brexit 'realignment” of voters in England coming back to bite them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2022
Britain's Rishi Sunak is trapped in a Tory civil war
The Conservative Party has broken into antagonistic camps. Can the conflict-averse prime minister quell the rebellions rising within his own party?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2022
Rishi Sunak must detoxify Brexit to save himself
A thaw in U.K.-EU relations is the U.K. prime minister's best hope of political survival.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2022
Truss’ exit leaves Conservatives at the last chance saloon
As Britain's shortest-serving prime minister resigns, the first job for her successor will be to restore a sense of competence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2022
Boris Johnson leaves behind a sterling mess
Investors appear to view the British pound more like the currency of a troubled emerging market than of a stable advanced economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2022
Boris Johnson finally admits defeat
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson steps down as the latest scandal to rock 10 Downing Street was one too many.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2020
Could Keir Starmer be U.K. Labour’s knight in dull armor?
After a decade in the political wasteland, members of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party have chosen a moderate, unflashy lawyer as their new leader. Their hope is that turning the page on the socialist radical Jeremy Corbyn, who was resoundingly rejected by voters last year, will see them re-take...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2020
New U.K. Labour leader Keir Starmer to work with Johnson on coronavirus
Britain’s opposition Labour Party elected Keir Starmer as leader, putting a moderate lawyer with an eye for detail in charge as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the coronavirus comes under fire.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2019
U.K.'s Labour accuses BBC of bias over its election coverage
Britain's opposition Labour Party wrote to the head of the BBC on Thursday to complain about its coverage of campaigning ahead of next week's election, accusing the publicly funded broadcaster of bias.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2019
U.K. Liberal Democrats could back Labour to force second Brexit vote
The leader of Britain's pro-European Liberal Democrats has suggested she could work with the opposition Labour party to stop Brexit if it removed its leader in the event of a hung Parliament after next week's election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2019
U.K.'s Johnson to declare Britain can 'end the groundhoggery of Brexit' if he wins election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday declare that the U.K. can "end the groundhoggery of Brexit" if he wins next month's election, saying the rest of the world was wondering why so much time has been spent agonizing over whether to leave the European Union.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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