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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2017
Why tower blocks are unfit for public housing
Countries that still house many of their poor in tower blocks need to work on moving them out into human-scale housing that can be maintained more efficiently.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2017
Van attack targets worshippers after prayers at London mosque
A van plowed into worshippers leaving a London mosque Monday, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others in what witnesses said was a deliberate attack on Muslims.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2017
As Brexit talks loom, May scrambles for deal to stay in power
Britain is likely to enter arduous talks on its exit from the European Union without a deal to keep Prime Minister Theresa May in power as negotiations with a Northern Irish “kingmaker” party grind into a second week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2017
Why the media keeps missing political earthquakes
The widely embraced political certainties of the 1980s and 1990s are dead, and those who still cling to them are condemned to repeat, ‘I was wrong.’
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2017
Under pressure to soften Brexit, May meets Northern Irish ‘kingmakers’
Prime Minister Theresa May sought to strike a deal with a Northern Irish Protestant party to save her premiership on Tuesday as she came under intense pressure to soften her approach to Brexit days before formal EU divorce talks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2017
Trump delays state visit to Britain over protest fears: report
U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned state visit to Britain has been postponed after he told Prime Minister Theresa May in a phone conversation he did not want to come until the public supported his visit, the Guardian reported Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2017
How May’s sure thing became political disaster for the ages
It was 5:15 a.m. when an exhausted Theresa May entered the campaign war room at Tory headquarters to face her demoralized party workers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2017
British voters wake up and ask: Who are the DUP?
British voters spent Friday frantically Googling the name of a small Northern Irish party whose 10 seats hold the balance of power in Parliament.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017
May dealt crushing blow, blurring Brexit talks
British voters dealt Prime Minister Theresa May a devastating blow in a snap election she had called to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks, wiping out her parliamentary majority and throwing the country into political turmoil.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017
U.K. Conservatives lose majority as May’s election gamble over Brexit backfires
Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to hold on to her job on Friday as British voters dealt her a punishing blow, denying her the stronger mandate she had sought to conduct Brexit talks and instead weakening her party’s grip on power.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2017
U.K.’s May says she is ready to curb human rights laws to fight extremism
As security dominated the closing stages of the U.K. election campaign, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that she would be willing to tear up human-rights legislation to combat terrorism, a move that the Labour opposition said was an attempt to distract from her cuts to police.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 7, 2017
Views from Fukuoka: Who would you vote for in the U.K. election and how might recent terrorist attacks affect the result?
U.K. citizen residents of Japan offer their thoughts on the British general election in the wake of terrorist attacks on London and Manchester.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2017
Study abroad and travel agencies on edge in wake of London Bridge attack
Japanese travel agencies and study abroad companies report no casualties or cancellations related to the terrorism turmoil in London but say they are warily mulling their options.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2017
Clutching pint amid mayhem, man becomes symbol of London’s defiance
A man pictured calmly taking his pint of beer with him as other people fled past him during Saturday’s deadly attack in London has been cast as an unlikely hero who encapsulates British humor and defiance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2017
Attackers plow van into London crowds, stab revelers; 12 arrested
Three attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revelers nearby on Saturday night, killing seven people in what Britain called the work of Islamist militants engaged in a new trend of terrorism.
WORLD
Jun 4, 2017
Londoners fought back as killers rampaged
When three men armed with a van and knives went on the attack in a bustling area of the British capital on Saturday night, Londoners fought back with whatever came to hand, in some cases hurling chairs and tables to ward them off.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2017
Say goodbye to left and right and hello to digitalization
The concept of the state as a sort of ruling elite, or of ‘the people’ as the toiling masses, is beginning to melt away under the impact of digitization.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2017
U.K. election exposes Northern Ireland’s deep divisions
Political leaders in Northern Ireland are casting Thursday’s British election as a referendum on whether voters want to be part of the United Kingdom or neighboring Ireland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2017
Coming to grips with the terrorist mind
Responses to terrorism must not undermine the rule of law and democratic principles of tolerance that lie at the heart of Western traditions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2017
Britain’s May could lose majority in June 8 election, projection shows
Prime Minister Theresa May could lose control of parliament in Britain’s June 8 election, according to a projection by polling company YouGov, raising the prospect of political deadlock just as formal Brexit talks begin.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.

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