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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2020
Britain to pilot COVID-19 tests for care home visitors
Visitors to care homes in parts of England will be able to get tested for COVID-19 under a new pilot plan aimed at reducing onerous restrictions in time for Christmas, the health ministry said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2020
Boris Johnson’s top aide to quit, throwing PM's political project into doubt
Dominic Cummings has been at the premier's side since he took power in July 2019, and was the mastermind of the successful Brexit referendum campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2020
U.K. summons China envoy over Hong Kong lawmakers' disqualification
London said Beijing's new law barring any Hong Kong lawmakers who don't recognize Chinese sovereignty breaks the joint agreement on the former British colony.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020
Johnson enters Brexit endgame that could define his premiership
Major differences still need to be bridged on the same issues that have plagued talks from the beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2020
Airlines suffer blow as England bans overseas leisure travel
According to restrictions, overnight stays and holidays away from primary residences will not be allowed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 1, 2020
England virus lockdown may be extended beyond December
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced that England would go into a second, partial lockdown, as virus cases have spiked.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 1, 2020
Europe’s pandemic woes multiply with leaders drifting to lockdowns
A one-month stay-at-home policy for all of England will take effect Thursday, with waivers for schools, universities and essential stores.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2020
Britain may impose new national lockdown from Wednesday, report says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering imposing new national lockdown measures next week, amid concerns that hospitals across the country are overwhelmed by a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, The Times newspaper reported on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 27, 2020
U.K. study finds evidence of COVID-19 antibody immunity waning over time
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus declined rapidly in the British population during the summer, a study found on Tuesday, suggesting protection after infection may not be long lasting and raising the prospect of waning immunity in the community.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2020
'It'll be carnage': British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown
Even the government has said 7,000 trucks could be held in 100-kilometer queues in Kent, south-east England, if companies do not prepare.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 25, 2020
As China clamps down, activists flee Hong Kong for refuge in the West
Western leaders have said they will stand up for human rights in Hong Kong, while Chinese officials have rebuked what they called interference in Beijing's affairs.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 22, 2020
Five Eyes spy alliance trains focus on China in echo of Cold War
The network, made up of the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, is also facing renewed requests to take on additional member nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2020
No, we shouldn’t report partying neighbors to the pandemic police
The pandemic has prompted European citizens to accept changes in social behavior that would have seemed impossible only a year ago. People have stopped shaking hands, started wearing masks and learned to talk at some distance. They have adhered to government rules keeping them at home and closing down...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2020
Michael Gove says U.K. 'well prepared' for no-deal Brexit, even as businesses sound alarm
Michael Gove, the minister handling Brexit divorce issues for Britain, said on Sunday that the U.K. is "increasingly well-prepared" for a no-deal Brexit, even as businesses urged Britain and the European Union to find a compromise over trade terms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2020
Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit warning leaves door open to more talks
The European Union isn’t taking Boris Johnson’s threats to walk away from seven months of trade negotiations at face value.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 10, 2020
As virus surges in Europe, resistance to new restrictions also grows
Still reeling from the toll of nationwide lockdowns, government officials are finding that the public might not be so compliant the second time around.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2020
The race to replace the city of London begins
Nobody's saying that Paris or Frankfurt will suddenly replace London. But we're in a decentralizing phase where many centers can happily coexist.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2020
Macron on the spot with Brexit talks snagged on French red line
The French leader's position is angering the British and creating tensions even among his allies within the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 28, 2020
Brexit talks enter key week with time and trust running out
If a deal isn't reached, Britain would be almost certain to crash out of the EU's single market without a trade accord.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2020
Winter crisis plan to save U.K. jobs from virus announced
Subsidized wages and loans for businesses are part of Chancellor Rishi Sunak's package.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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