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Jordan Rochester, known as "Mr. Brexit," has left Mizuho Bank after serving as head of fixed income strategy in London for nearly two years to pursue a position in Dubai.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2026
¡®Mr. Brexit¡¯ financial commentator leaves Mizuho for position in Dubai
Jordan Rochester joined Mizuho in 2024 as part of the bank¡¯s push to expand its currency and rates business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Anti-Brexit protesters waving European Union and Ukrainian flags gather near the Houses of Parliament in London on June 17, ahead of the Brexit referendum's 10th anniversary.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2026
Beyond Brexit ¡ª and back to Europe
Those who follow only intergovernmental debates in the media might think that nothing has changed in the decade since British voters decided to leave the European Union.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2026
Farage¡¯s retreat from spotlight fuels fresh doubts about Reform
His acceptance of ?5 million from a British cryptocurrency investor shortly before returning to the House of Commons in 2024¡¯s election is under scrutiny.
Daniel Northover, 53, who moved from Britain to Spain to care for his mother after her husband's death, takes his mother Carole Bentley, 80, for a stroll in her wheelchair along a street in the village of Turre, Almeria, Spain, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2026
In Spain, elderly U.K. expats struggle for care post-Brexit
Spain¡¯s resident British population ¡ª the largest in the European Union at around 266,000, according to official statistics ¡ª is aging fast.
People walk past the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, during a march marking 10 years since Britain voted to leave the European Union and calling for closer ties with Europe, in London on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2026
After the fracture: how Britain¡¯s financial industry recovered from Brexit
Signs the British financial industry has weathered Brexit better expected: Employment in London¡¯s financial district is near an all-time high and banks are posting record profits.
EU supporters in London in 2019. Immigration, trade and the economy were all key issues during the Brexit campaign.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2026
10 years on, how has Brexit affected key issues?
Immigration, trade and the economy were all key issues during the Brexit campaign.
Two activists with the EU flag and Union Jack painted on their faces kiss in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to protest against Brexit in 2016.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2026
Would the EU take Britain back?
A decade after the Brexit referendum, surveys show most Britons now believe leaving the European Union was a mistake.
Michael Harte, managing director of Bridge Cheese, at the Bridge Cheese factory in Telford, Britain, on June 10. He says he had banked on a "soft Brexit."
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2026
Brexit 10 years on: U.K. exporters still adjusting to life outside the EU
Britain¡¯s overall economy will be 4% smaller 15 years after Brexit than if the country had stayed in the EU,? the government¡¯s budget forecasters have estimated.
Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave flags during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, on March 5.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2026
A decade on from Brexit vote, divided brothers are both disappointed
For one brother,?new freedoms have been squandered, while the other bemoans the complications to trade.
The Belfast harbor estate, Northern Ireland.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 13, 2026
One part of U.K. is enjoying a Brexit boost 10 years after vote
Northern Ireland has enjoyed bumper economic growth at twice the pace of the rest of the country in recent years.
Anti-Brexit demonstrators protest near the Houses of Parliament in London in January 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2026
A decade after Brexit, the City of London is fine
London still has a lot going for it: History, habit and all the past investments that turned it into a global financial hub can¡¯t be easily thrown away
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks as he meets unionized skilled trades workers in Calgary, Alberta, on May 15.
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2026
Carney warns of ¡®dangerous bluff¡¯ in Alberta vote, citing Brexit
Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to call a referendum in October on whether the energy-rich province should stay in Canada.
In the aftermath of this month¡¯s elections, Labour members of Parliament pointed to voters¡¯ dissatisfaction with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a contributing factor to the party¡¯s performance.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2026
Labour¡¯s Starmer revolt revives thorny debate over rejoining EU
The development follows heavy losses by the party in local elections earlier this month to the rightwing Reform U.K. and the leftist Green Party.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes part in a panel discussion with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2026
As Iran war strains ties with Trump¡¯s U.S., U.K. looks to Europe
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s unpredictability and insults towards Britain is adding impetus to a bid to deepen ties with the EU, a decade after Brexit.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres inside 10 Downing Street in London on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2026
¡®Bring it on¡¯: U.K.¡¯s Labour readies for EU reset fight
Prime Minister Keir Starmer immediately set about repairing and rebuilding relations with the 27-member bloc after winning the July 2024 election that ousted the Conservatives.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the United Kingdom is better placed to gain more market access than form a customs union with the European Union.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2026
Starmer sets up fight with Farage on EU single-market access
The move follows a growing debate in the final weeks of 2025 about forming a customs union with the EU in a bid to revive the British economy.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's latest call to ¡°rearm Europe¡± is reminiscent of Albania¡¯s bunker-building campaigns.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2025
The year that could be
Progress is never guaranteed, but it is always possible, provided we act as if it were.
Britain¡¯s stagnant economy and the damage from Brexit make a pragmatic new trade deal with the EU the most realistic path to revive growth without reopening old political wounds.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2025
The U.K. needs a new deal, without saying Brexit
It isn¡¯t necessary to rebuild the whole EU institutional architecture to retrieve the benefits that have been lost.
A worker at one of the Blast Furnaces at British Steel's steelworks site on April 15
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2025
Brexit, decay and politics collide on U.K.¡¯s industrial east coast
The common thread is fading industrial competitiveness because of things like high energy costs compared to rivals like China, that politicians have struggled to address.
Ursula von der Leyen (left), president of the European Commission, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (center) and Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, visit the HMS Sutherland frigate as part of the U.K.-EU summit in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 20, 2025
Britain¡¯s big EU reset turns out to be just the start of talks
Most of the ¡°renewed agenda¡± unveiled at a summit in London amounted to an agreement to keep negotiating.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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