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Andy Burnham, leader of the Labour Party, at a speech to party members in central London on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2026
Andy Burnham bets political future on remaking Britain¡¯s centralized state
Britain¡¯s next prime minister is staking his premiership on a goal that has eluded most British leaders.
Partly assembled cars pass through the battery installation section of the production line at the Nissan car factory in Sunderland, Britain, in December 2025.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2026
U.K. in advanced talks with Nissan over Sunderland plant support, sources say
The Japanese carmaker is undertaking a major global ?restructuring that includes selling or closing other factories, cutting 15% of its workforce and shrinking its product lineup.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, at Downing Street in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2026
Britain clinches $5 billion Gulf trade deal in shadow of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
The deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council?comes after U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran prompted Iranian attacks on countries in the region, straining energy and food supplies.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer returns to the House of Commons after listening to the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 15, 2026
U.K.¡¯s Starmer faces survival battle as potential rivals circle
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will battle to keep his job, and sources close ?to him say ?he is determined to fight any leadership contest.
Green Party candidate for Hackney mayor Zoe Garbett canvasses in London on April 22.
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2026
U.K.¡¯s leftwing Greens seek to topple Labour¡¯s London strongholds
The trend among urban progressives could cost British Prime Minister Keir Starmer dearly.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves No. 10 Downing St. for the House of Commons in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Mandelson scandal shatters Starmer¡¯s promise of stable government
During his early days in office, the British prime minister had pledged to ¡°restore honesty ?and integrity to government.¡±
A man passes by the entrance to the campus of University of Southampton Delhi, a British university and the first to open a campus in India under the National Education Policy 2020, at the International Tech Park in Gurugram, India, on Jan. 29.
WORLD
Feb 12, 2026
Facing pressures at home, U.K. universities set up in India
U.K. universities face pressure at home over the recruitment of international students, with the government determined to reduce immigration.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain's ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence last year.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2026
Once-feted Mandelson becomes nightmare for weakened Keir Starmer
The U.K. prime minister¡¯s appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. was once hailed as an inspired move to manage relations with Donald Trump.
U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng shake hands at Lancaster House in London on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2025
Deal to get U.S.-China trade truce back on track is done, Trump says
The deal removes Chinese export restrictions on rare earth minerals and allows Chinese students access to U.S. universities.
U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (L) and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (R) shake hands as they pose for a photo during trade discussions at the Lancaster House in London on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2025
U.S.-China trade and minerals talks in London set to extend to second day
Washington and Beijing are trying to revive a temporary truce struck in Geneva that had briefly lowered trade tensions and calmed markets.
U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Steel Corporation Irvin Works facility in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on Friday
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 4, 2025
U.K. avoids doubled U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs as countries eye trade pact
The U.S. announcement, which exempts British steel and aluminum from a doubling of tariffs to 50%, came in a proclamation that will raise metals tariffs for other countries.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands on the day of a bilateral meeting inside 10 Downing Street in London on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2024
Zelenskyy outlines ¡®victory plan¡¯ to allies and discusses long-range weapons
The Ukrainian leader is keen for the West to give further support to try to change the balance on the battlefield ahead of a U.S. presidential election and winter.
Diego Garcia ¡ª the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago and the site of a major military base used by Britain and the United States ¡ª is seen in this undated image the U.S. Navy provided.
WORLD
Oct 4, 2024
U.K. cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius and keeps air base
Britain¡¯s deal also could pave the way for people displaced decades ago to return home.
An exit poll predicting that the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer will win 410 seats in Britain's general election is projected onto BBC Broadcasting House in London on July 4, 2024. Labour is set for a landslide win in U.K. election, exit polls showed.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2024
U.K.¡¯s Labour set to sweep into power with huge majority, exit poll shows
The result would give Labour a majority of 170 and would bring the curtain down on 14 years of increasingly tumultuous Conservative-led government.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 16, 2023
Scotland¡¯s Nicola Sturgeon bows out at ¡®critical moment¡¯ for independence fight
Her success has silenced many critics, but internal fault lines could be exposed by the vacuum she leaves behind.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2023
In a health system in crisis, Britain¡¯s heart care suffers
The British Heart Foundation charity says full treatment after a heart attack should begin within 18 weeks but a third of patients are currently not being seen within that time.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2022
Lockerbie plane bombing suspect taken into U.S. custody
Court documents described Abu Agila Mohammad Mas¡¯ud Kheir Al-Marimi as an expert bombmaker who joined Libya¡¯s External Security Organization intelligence service in the 1970s.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022
U.K. announces plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda while claims are assessed
Concerns over immigration were a big factor in the 2016 Brexit vote, and Johnson has been under pressure to deliver on his promise to ¡®take back control¡¯ of the country¡¯s borders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2022
U.K.¡¯s Johnson, facing plot to oust him, says he will not resign
The prime minister is struggling to quell an internal revolt by his own lawmakers who are angry over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2022
COVID-19 testing policies under scrutiny worldwide as omicron surge drives up demand
This time last year, vaccines offered hope that the pandemic might be over by now. Instead, the new variant is overloading public health systems.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
Intervention is the word after yen moves beyond ?163 and sits there
The government could prop up the yen at any moment, though its signaling is hard to read.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.

Podcast

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

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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