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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 15, 2016
China asks Britain for advice on creating financial superregulator
China has asked Britain for advice on plans to create a financial superregulator as it looks to improve financial oversight following last year's stock market crash, sources with knowledge of the talks say.
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.
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2016
Trumpism suffers a loss in London
Trumpism, or the politics of hate and fear, suffered a major defeat last week with the election of a Muslim as mayor of London.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2016
New London mayor an exception to proposed ban on Muslims, Trump says
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, suggested on Monday he would make an exception for London's newly elected Muslim mayor, The New York Times reported.
EDITORIALS
May 9, 2016
A vital victory for London
The election of Sadiq Khan as the first Muslim mayor of London was a vote for intelligence and tolerance.
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.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
May 2, 2016
Natsume Soseki museum in London to close
A museum in London dedicated to Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki plans to close next year due to a decline in visitors.
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2016
Ninety years for Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth has been a pillar of strength and the embodiment of the British ideal of service and a stiff upper lip.
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 24, 2016
History of Nordic EU referendums holds lessons for British vote
With Britain's noisy campaign over a possible Brexit polarizing voters, tight referendums over EU membership two decades ago in Norway and Sweden offer lessons how campaigns that stay positive and focus on ordinary people can swing voters at the last minute.
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.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2016
Casualties of globalization sound 'Brexit' alarm
A vote for 'Brexit' is a vote against Britain's political mainstream.
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.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2016
Archbishop of Canterbury learns his father was secretary to Churchill
Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, has discovered his biological father was the former private secretary to Britain's war-time leader Winston Churchill, he said in a statement Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2016
U.K.'s Cameron not set to benefit from offshore funds
Prime Minister David Cameron, his wife and their children will not benefit in the future from any offshore funds or trusts, a spokesman said on Wednesday as the British leader faced more questions over family tax affairs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2016
A vote for 'Brexit' would be a vote for irrelevance
EU membership allows the U.K., a relatively small country with limited economic and political powers, to punch above its weight.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2016
Australian foreign minister says Britain should stay in EU
Australia wants Britain to stay in the European Union, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said, weeks before Britain holds a referendum on EU membership.
WORLD
Mar 31, 2016
Britain to ship record amount of nuclear waste to U.S.
Britain will ship 700 kilograms of nuclear waste to the United States under a deal to be announced by Prime Minister David Cameron at a nuclear security summit in Washington on Thursday, a British government source said.
WORLD
Mar 29, 2016
Islamic State planning attacks on Jewish children in Turkey, U.K. TV reports
Britain's Sky News quoted intelligence sources Monday as saying that the Islamic State group had "advanced plans" to kill Jewish children in Turkey by attacking kindergartens, schools and youth centers.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 10, 2016
Aging gang jailed for England's biggest burglary
A gang of aging criminals that carried out an audacious multimillion pound raid on a safe-deposit business in London's jewelry district last year were jailed Wednesday for their role in the largest-ever burglary in English legal history.

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