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THERESA MAY

EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2019
Another historic vote on Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May has struggled to find a consensus that would allow Brexit to proceed. The failure is not hers, but that of the entire British political class.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2019
May's humbling offers a glimmer of hope
There was not much meaningful about Tuesday's Brexit vote, but at least the prime minister is now finally promising to build consensus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2019
EU expresses horror at Brexit vote but refuses to reopen deal
The European Union said it was horrified by the massive scale of the U.K. Parliament defeat of the Brexit deal agreed with Prime Minister Theresa May but said there was no option to renegotiate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2019
May warns it would be 'catastrophic' for U.K. democracy if Parliament halts Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers Sunday that failing to deliver Brexit would be catastrophic for democracy, in a plea for support two days before Parliament is expected to reject her deal with Brussels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2019
Abe and Theresa May agree to create new economic partnership to rival Japan-EU free trade treaty
Abe tells May the world does not want to see a disorderly Brexit and that he fully supports May's withdrawal plan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2019
U.K. government defeated in vote; lawmakers create new obstacle to no-deal Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May's government suffered a defeat in Parliament on Tuesday when lawmakers who oppose leaving the European Union without an accord won a vote that created a new obstacle to a no-deal Brexit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 9, 2019
For Japan, the fear is real that May's Brexit deal will get shot down
Prime Minister Abe will tell Theresa May that Japan has a lot riding on Brexit when he meets with her mere days before Parliament votes on her EU divorce plan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2019
Britain stages mass truck jam as practice for chaotic no-deal Brexit
Like a military operation, the project to test how traffic might flow around southeast England in the event of a no-deal Brexit started before dawn. And like many a military operation, it ran into trouble soon after making contact with reality.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2019
Poll of over 25,000 Britons finds more would now vote to stay in EU, want second referendum
More Britons want to their country to remain a member of the European Union than leave, according to a survey published Sunday which also showed voters want to make the final decision themselves.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2018
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mulls visiting Twickenham Stadium, home of England rugby team
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting Twickenham Stadium, home of the England rugby team, during his trip to the U.K. in January, it has been learned.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2018
British minister says any decision on Brexit deal will happen in New Year
British Trade Minister Liam Fox said Sunday talks with the European Union to secure "assurances" for Parliament on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal will take time, with a decision expected in the New Year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 14, 2018
'Trust me': May tells EU leaders she can get Brexit deal passed in U.K. Parliament
"Trust me," Prime Minister Theresa May told other European Union leaders on Thursday, saying that with their help, she could win the British Parliament's backing for her Brexit deal and prevent a chaotic departure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 13, 2018
Theresa May's victory in party no-confidence ballot is a vote against a no-deal Brexit
Conservative lawmakers in the U.K. voted on one question, but decided another. Their choice may not make the path for an orderly Brexit any easier, but it may make a disorderly Brexit a little less likely.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2018
May takes a gamble that running down the Brexit clock will focus political minds
Faced with a Brexit vote she cannot win, Prime Minister Theresa May appears to be gambling that running down the clock to a no-deal departure might change the arithmetic in Parliament.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2018
An exasperated British lawmaker just broke one of Parliament's oldest rules
It was all so calm, so British.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2018
Theresa May calls off key vote on Brexit deal to avoid huge defeat, source says
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is calling off a crucial vote in Parliament on whether to approve her Brexit deal, according to a person familiar with the situation.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 7, 2018
Abe planning visits to Britain and Netherlands in early January
The government is arranging visits by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Britain and the Netherlands in early January before trips to Switzerland and Russia later in the month, government sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2018
Theresa May really has reaped what she sowed
The British prime minister's effort to sideline parliament has failed and now it's hard to tell who's at the wheel of Brexit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2018
Britain can end Brexit unilaterally, EU court adviser says
The European Court of Justice's advocate general said on Tuesday Britain has the right to withdraw its Brexit notice from the European Union unilaterally.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2018
Japan welcomes Britain's possible entry into TPP, Abe tells May
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday that he welcomes Britain's expression of interest in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, an 11-nation free trade agreement that will enter into force on Dec. 30.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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