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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2022
Liz Truss, elected leader of U.K.'s ruling party, set to become PM
Truss faces a long, costly and difficult to-do list, with the U.K. now facing what is forecast to be a long recession triggered by sky-rocketing inflation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2022
Gone in 30 years? The Welsh village in crosshairs of climate change
As Britain confronts the threat of rising sea levels to coastal communities, Fairbourne is a cautionary tale of how to proceed.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2022
Japan to join advanced nuclear reactor project in Britain
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency will work together with Britain's National Nuclear Laboratory and nuclear company Jacobs to build a demonstration high-temperature gas reactor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2022
Liz Truss slumps in popularity polls with voting closed
The polls reinforce how damaging the leadership debates have been for both Truss and her rival, Rishi Sunak.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
Britain's incoming Prime Minister faces an '80s playlist: Recession, unrest and runaway prices
If Truss beats former finance minister Rishi Sunak in an election to lead the ruling Conservative Party and becomes prime minister, she will face similar strife to 1980s Britain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2022
Bernie Sanders joins striking British rail workers and calls out 'corporate greed'
The event was hosted by the RMT union, which has been at the heart of strikes that have crippled Britain's transport network in recent months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 1, 2022
Japan Times 1997: Japan shocked by news of Princess Diana's death
Twenty-five years ago, news of Princess Diana's death spread to Japan. Comparisons are drawn to media coverage of the Japanese royal family, and editors explain what made her popular here.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2022
Can Liz Truss exceed low expectations? Thatcher did
The odds favor an early bounce for the U.K.'s Liz Truss and a steady decline. But don't write her off yet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2022
Why the Ukraine outcome is central to all our futures
Can either side in the Ukraine war possibly “win” in the pure sense of inflicting full defeat on the other and how much pain is the West going to have to bear?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2022
Truss tipped to prevail as U.K. leadership race nears end
The winner will be announced next Monday and replaces outgoing leader Boris Johnson in Downing Street the following day — only to face immediate crises over the spiraling cost of living.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2022
One answer to Europe’s energy crisis? More electric cars.
About 350 U.K. residents have been pumping electricity from their vehicles to surrounding homes since 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2022
Bionic hand can be updated with new gestures — anytime, anywhere
Users say the British tech has the power change lives through its ability to be updated in a short space of time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2022
Net-zero and Russia war drive nascent hydrogen economy
Green hydrogen is in sharp focus as governments seek to slash carbon emissions amid record-high temperatures and to safeguard energy supplies hit by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2022
U.K. coal mine dilemma pits energy crisis against green goals
The project has highlighted the broader dilemma facing the country's next leader over how to balance green goals with the upheaval of fuel supplies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2022
‘Putin chef’ case shows London courts welcome Russians no more
The 61-year-old ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, sanctioned by the U.K., U.S. and the European Union, had sued the investigative journalism organization Bellingcat for libel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2022
Made in Britain: Broken supply lines drive manufacturing back home
After two years of global supply-chain disruption, manufacturers around Birmingham say they are inundated with orders, helped by clients bringing some production back home.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2022
Climate change made deadly U.K. heat wave at least 10 times likelier
More than 840 people may have died in England and Wales during the extreme heat, according to a preliminary analysis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2022
U.K. breaches 40 C for first time as heat records tumble in France
Experts have blamed climate change for the soaring temperatures — and warned that worse is yet to come.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2022
Europe burns as heat wave breaks temperature records
Expectations are now high that the current British record of 38.7 C could be broken and 40 C breached for the first time, with experts blaming climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2022
Race for U.K. leadership heats up as rivals vie for runoff spot
The field will be narrowed down to a final pair this week, with the wider party membership making the final decision.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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