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Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage leaves the party headquarters in Millbank after announcing he has resigned as an MP, triggering a by-election in his parliamentary seat where he intends to stand for reelection, in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
Farage wagers he can outrun his troubles with election ploy
By quitting amid a probe into finances he received in the run-up to the 2024 election, the Reform leader is choosing to fight a by-election on his own terms.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits a children¡¯s activity center in Essex, England, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
May 24, 2026
Starmer¡¯s lame duck status risks policymaking paralysis in U.K.
Starmer¡¯s political support has collapsed in the wake of a devastating round of local elections for his governing Labour Party this month.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets construction apprentices during a visit to London South Bank Technical College in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2026
U.K.¡¯s Starmer clings on as rivals try to build coup momentum
About 90 Labour Party lawmakers called for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stand down, saying they believed the governing party needs new leadership.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps outside No. 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2026
Starmer¡¯s rivals need everything to go wrong for him all at once
Labour members of Parliament say a series of events need to take place in quick succession to make the prime minister¡¯s position untenable.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for a reception at the British Museum to view the final design for the Queen Elizabeth Memorial, on the 100th anniversary of the late queen's birth, in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Mandelson vetting fiasco leaves Starmer looking like lame duck
The chances of a leadership challenge against the British prime minister after local elections in May have increased.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Starmer¡¯s political fate rests with top U.K. official he fired
The fate of Prime Minister Keir Starmer¡¯s premiership may rest with Olly Robbins, whom Starmer last week fired as the Foreign Office¡¯s top civil servant.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor leaves Aylsham Police Station after he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, after the U.S. Justice Department released more records tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Aylsham, Britain, on Thursday.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2026
U.K. royals face biggest challenge in decades with Andrew¡¯s arrest
The investigation will unpick years of lurid allegations about Andrew¡¯s ties to the disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to stay on as leader on Monday, as another top aide quit and he prepared to face lawmakers furious that his government has become embroiled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Starmer shores up position for now as U.K. rivals bide time
None of the British prime minister¡¯s potential challengers is said to be ready to launch a bid to replace him.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2026
Starmer faces own TACO problem after latest policy reversal
Labour¡¯s policy reversal woes highlight the difficult transition the party has made from opposition, which is in part down to the shallow support that took it to power.
Nigel Farage in Oxford, U.K., on Tuesday. His Reform party would carry out the mass deportations of asylum-seekers and remove Britain from the European Convention on Human Rights while also scrapping the country¡¯s Human Rights Act, he said.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2025
Farage floats Trump-style deportation push in bid to lead U.K.
The Reform party leader¡¯s approach is the most draconian policy yet advanced by any of the U.K.¡¯s major parties to crack down on a record level of irregular migration.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement on defense spending on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2025
Trump¡¯s threats push U.K.¡¯s Starmer into a more global, military agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s apparent refusal for the U.S. to be the final guarantor of security in Europe has prompted the prime minister to act.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2024
Starmer¡¯s China reset plans get undercut by royal access scandal
It has emerged in court documents that a Chinese man who acted as a business adviser to the Duke of York was banned from Britain on national security grounds in 2023.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shake hands at a news conference in Rome on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2024
Starmer courts Meloni in Rome with eye on risk from U.K. right
The British prime minister said he¡¯s looking to his Italian counterpart for lessons on tackling what is known as irregular migration.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks in Widnes, England, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2024
Keir Starmer¡¯s clash with Labour left sets up wider fight on tax rises
Making the numbers add up while keeping her tax promises is the unenviable task that¡¯s been top of U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves¡¯ mind.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, soaked in rain, pauses as he delivers a speech to announce July 4 as the date of the U.K.'s next general election, at 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2024
Sunak gambles on July 4 election as Tories struggle in polls
The leading opposition party holds a poll lead of about 20 points that Sunak has been unable to shift since he took over from Liz Truss in late 2022.
U.K. prime minister Rishi Sunak speaks at a Conservative Party election campaign event in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2024
Sunak blindsided his own chancellor with early U.K. election call
Some ministers backed the election decision, but disappointment was a common sentiment among Tory members of Parliament as the vote could cost scores of them seats.
People hold pictures of victims of the contaminated blood scandal, at a vigil to remember those that lost their lives, ahead of the release of the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, in London on Sunday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 21, 2024
Probe into infected blood scandal slams U.K. state over ¡®chilling¡¯ cover-up
More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C in the U.K. in the 1970s and 1980s after receiving treatments with contaminated blood products.
The Russian Embassy in London. Britain's deportation of Russia's defense attache is a response to a suspected arson attack against Ukrainian-linked properties in East London and other espionage activities, the U.K. Home Secretary said.
WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2024
U.K. expels Russian envoy in pushback against spying surge
The action is a response to a suspected arson attack against Ukrainian-linked properties in East London and espionage activities across the U.K and Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 16, 2023
Sunak puts Boris Johnson¡¯s legacy to a vote in bid to end chaos
The House of Commons will vote Monday on whether to accept a parliamentary probe that found Johnson repeatedly misled politicians about the rule-breaking parties during the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2023
U.K.¡¯s Sunak survives day of drama as Boris Johnson grilled by MPs
The prime minister¡¯s position at the head of the governing Conservative Party has been bolstered after months of speculation in Westminster that Johnson could return to power.
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.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
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.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
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.

Podcast

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

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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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