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When Italy¡¯s Cavour aircraft carrier visited Japan in August, it was the latest in a string of other ports of call by European nations such as Britain, Germany and France, all of whom are engaging in military and defense industry partnerships in East Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Longform
Oct 25, 2024
Will Europe¡¯s pivot to Asia have any teeth?
Deals are being made and carriers are making visits, but it is yet to be seen if nations on the other side of the world will come when a crisis hits.
In the digital age, it will get harder for institutions such a the British Museum to keep looted cultural possessions as communities in Africa and elsewhere learn about what was taken from them.
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2024
How are museums still justifying keeping stolen artifacts?
As much as 90% of Sub-Saharan Africa¡¯s cultural artifacts are outside of the continent, according to a 2018 report commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2022
Britain¡¯s queen has had far more triumphs than failures
In some senses, life in the British royal household is less about grandeur than survival. And that is also true of the institution itself.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 3, 2022
Roman Abramovich to sell Chelsea as UK officials continue to call for sanctions
The Russian businessman promised to donate money from the sale to help victims of the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
A strong Japan-U.K. alliance needed to counter China
The U.K. should focus on cooperation with like-minded states like Japan to handle what could be shaping up to be this century¡¯s biggest security challenge ¡ª China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2020
Boris Johnson takes Brexit in a crazy direction
Trade negotiations are stuck primarily over the question of state-aid rules.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 1, 2020
Britain reportedly planning to grant sports an exemption from quarantine rules
British quarantine rules are set to be relaxed for elite sports, giving a boost to soccer clubs in European competition and Formula One's plans for races at Silverstone, the Times reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2020
Boris Johnson leaves the dirty work to everyone else
Britain¡¯s prime minister has centralized power, but he doesn¡¯t seem to want to use it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2020
Britain doesn¡¯t want to come out of lockdown
On the question of whether to prioritize the economy or the well-being of older people, Brits are much more bothered about the latter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2020
How lockdown could lead to stronger parliaments
Parliamentary democracies need parliaments to function. This is as true of the Westminster institution in London, sometimes described as the mother of parliaments, as it is of the Diet in Tokyo or of any other parliamentary legislatures in states round the world that struggle (and the struggle is constant)...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2020
What will happen in post-Brexit Britain?
Britain¡¯s departure from the EU may reduce its influence in the global community, but in economic terms Brexit will not be an entirely bad deal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2020
Johnson can¡¯t be all things to all Britons
The prime minister wants to be a global hero on free trade, while keeping his new working class voters happy, but EU trade talks may make this impossible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2020
Sussex Inc. can work as royal spinoff
Allowing some royals to step away from ¡®senior¡¯ status makes sense if you think of the British monarchy as a business.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2019
Britain¡¯s December election prompt surge in voter registrations
The number of Britons registering to vote before a midnight deadline expired on Tuesday was up 31 percent compared to a similar period before a 2017 election, with data showing almost 4 million registrations ahead of the Dec. 12 election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2019
¡®Poison¡¯ of anti-Semitism has taken root in U.K.¡¯s Labour: Chief Rabbi
The poison of anti-Semitism ¡°sanctioned from the top¡± has taken root in Britain¡¯s opposition Labour Party, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said in an article published on Monday, warning the ¡°soul of our nation is at stake¡± in next month¡¯s election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2019
Genuine fears and false alarms in Britain
The great hope of the moment must therefore be that a majority pro-deal U.K. government emerges on Dec. 12.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2019
The British monarchy needs to get serious about brand management
Sweden¡¯s experience shows that smaller and cheaper reigning houses are better investments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2019
A New Parliament Will Decide
Far from losing votes, in the upcoming election Boris Johnson will stand out clearly for the one thing everyone really wants — a soft and orderly withdrawal from the EU
EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2019
Brexit drags on
Japan has a long relationship with Britain. We must ensure that it endures as Brexit places a strain on both our countries.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®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.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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