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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Japan Times
CULTURE
Sep 9, 2022
From Sex Pistols to 'The Simpsons,' the queen's image was a part of pop culture through the decades
In her later years, Queen Elizabeth II seemed to see the positives in playing a part in our collective pop culture. To misquote her great-grandmother Victoria, we were thoroughly amused.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022
A delicate dance: The queen's political relationships
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, delicately nurtured a wealth of political relationships at home and abroad, always managing to stay impartial during her decades-spanning reign.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 9, 2022
Sports world mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
The British Horseracing Authority said the sport was in mourning for the queen, who showed an intense passion for racing throughout her life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022
A global outpouring of grief mixes with criticism of the monarchy
Many of the official reactions of leaders read as prepackaged sentiment. But some seemed genuine, as if a profoundly important constant in life had suddenly vanished.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth mourned globally as a stabilizing force in tumultuous age
Her death prompted an outpouring of condolences from global leaders, many noting that her long reign provided constancy to a world beset by wars, a pandemic and other crises.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s death comes at moment of great uncertainty for Britain
The country faces its gravest economic threats in a generation, besieged by inflation, soaring energy bills and the specter of a prolonged recession.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022
Charles ascends to a role he has prepared for all his life
Once an awkward, self-doubting young man, he comes to the throne, at 73, as a self-assured, gray-haired eminence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth's reign: Golden age, or last embers of a bygone era?
Some commentators describe her reign as a 'golden age' reminiscent of that of her namesake Elizabeth I, who ruled England during a period of growing power and cultural flourishing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2022
Planning for the end of Elizabeth’s reign began at the beginning
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has set in motion a meticulously choreographed process — known as Operation London Bridge — that the palace, and the nation, has spent decades planning.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96
Her reign took Britain from the age of steam to the era of the smartphone, and she oversaw the largely peaceful breakup of an empire that once spanned the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth's family rush to side of ailing monarch
The queen's doctors have recommended that the 96-year-old monarch remain under medical supervision at her castle in Scotland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2022
The prince of Wales and his discontents
Queen Elizabeth II has kept the monarchy popular — and the country united around it — by keeping her opinions to herself. Charles should master the discipline
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 15, 2022
Australia’s baby steps toward severing ties with the queen
The Labor Party has made it clear it will not seek a constitutional revision to make Australia a republic during its first term, meaning that change is unlikely before 2025 at the earliest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2022
Britain's queen has had far more triumphs than failures
In some senses, life in the British royal household is less about grandeur than survival. And that is also true of the institution itself.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2022
Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to jubilee crowds, but will miss Friday service
The 96-year-old monarch appeared alongside her family, but the palace later said she had experienced a recurrence of mobility problems and some discomfort.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 15, 2022
Exhibition showcasing U.K.-Japan royal relationship opens in London
The exhibit features some 150 items from the royal family's permanent collection, many of which were gifted to British royals by Japanese emperors and shoguns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2022
Is time up for the British monarchy? Not so fast
The appeal of the royal family remains potent. Its adaptability to changing times is a hereditary trait.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2022
Queen Elizabeth tests positive for coronavirus, as England is poised to relax rules
The health of the queen, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has been in the spotlight since she spent a night in hospital last October for an unspecified ailment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2022
The Queen’s Jubilee year has just started, but the bad news hasn’t stopped for the royals
For all the differences, the troubles of Prince Andrew and Prince Charles both raise murky questions about money and how it moves in the opaque world of royalty.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2021
Barbados ditches Britain's Queen Elizabeth to become a republic
The birth of the republic severs almost all of the colonial bonds that have tied the island to England, but some also wonder what this transition actually means.

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