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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 8, 2017
In defeat for May, U.K. lawmakers demand power to reject final Brexit terms
Britain's upper house of parliament voted on Tuesday to give lawmakers more power to reject the final terms of the country's exit from the European Union, ignoring pleas from Prime Minister Theresa May's government not to hamstring their negotiations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2017
Battle-hardened in Britain, May prepares for Brexit divorce talks
If past form is anything to go by, Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to bow to political expedience in Brexit negotiations but will make up her own mind about what she believes is best and refuse to give ground.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2017
U.K. won't be legally bound to pay into EU budget if no exit deal is reached, says report by lawmakers
If Britain leaves the European Union without sealing an exit deal, it will not be legally obliged to contribute to the bloc's budget, a committee of members of Britain's upper house of parliament said on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
China invites Britain to attend new Silk Road summit, sources say
eijing/London
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 7, 2017
China advises companies to take 'precautions' over Brexit
Chinese companies operating in Britain, especially in the financial sector or whose European headquarters are in Britain, need to take "precautions" due to uncertainly over Brexit, China's ambassador to London said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2017
Theresa May got Trumped
However distasteful and dangerous Trump's policies may be, Britain has to find a way of getting on with him without too much damage to its interests and values.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017
Don't let Trump embarrass our queen, say more than 1.6 million Britons
Well over a million people in Britain have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump's planned state visit to be canceled to avoid embarrassing Queen Elizabeth, in a grass-roots backlash against his immigration policies.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2017
Under fire, British prime minister criticizes Trump's curbs on refugees
After coming under criticism from lawmakers in her own party for not condemning his executive order when initially questioned, Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain does not agree with U.S. President Donald Trump's curbs on immigration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2017
Under fire, U.K. leader May criticizes Trump's curb on refugees
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday Britain did not agree with U.S. President Donald Trump's curbs on immigration after facing criticism from lawmakers in her own party for not condemning his executive order.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2017
May refuses to confirm Trident missile failure fired from sub off Florida last year
The British government is being accused of concealing the failure of an unarmed ballistic missile launch ahead of a debate in Parliament over whether to refurbish the country's aging Trident nuclear launching system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2017
Britain will leave EU single market, May says
Britain will leave the European Union's single market when it exits the group, Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday, putting an end to speculation that London might try to seek a "soft Brexit."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2016
British PM May slaps down foreign minister over Saudi comments
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was not setting out government policy when he said Saudi Arabia and Iran were stoking proxy wars across the Middle East, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2016
U.N. chief Ban may be unwitting loser in South Korean presidential scandal
Besides South Korean President Park Geun-hye, the biggest casualty of the country's mushrooming political corruption scandal may be the presidential aspirations of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
U.K. leader May says Britain can deepen India trade ties before leaving EU
Britain should not wait until it leaves the European Union to develop deeper trade ties with India, Prime Minister Theresa May said in New Delhi on Monday, promising to ease access for Indian business travelers but not for its students.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2016
Brexit challenge will be supreme test of Britain's top court
The century-old Portland stone building of the U.K.'s Supreme Court stands on London's Parliament Square, separated from the historic structures housing lawmakers and religious leaders by about 400 feet.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2016
Theresa May's risky search for the elusive center ground
The search for the political center ground sometimes leads to no-man's land.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2016
Britain's May to trigger EU divorce by end of March
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would trigger the process to leave the EU by the end of March, offering the first glimpse of a timetable for a divorce that will redefine Britain's ties with its biggest trading partner.
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.
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
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.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores