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Newly elected leader of Britain's Labour Party Andy Burnham shakes hands with a man by Gravesend Town Pier in Gravesend, Kent, Britain, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2026
Burnham vows unity after lightning ascent to U.K. premiership
The incoming leader will inherit a prime ministerial inbox bursting with tricky issues.
Andy Burnham, the British member of Parliament for Makerfield, delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, Britain, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2026
Burnham vows to grow economy by taking powers out of London
The prime minister hopeful says Britain is ¡°stuck in a rut¡± with output held back by a ¡°stark imbalance in resources between national government and local government.¡±
A firefighter works to extinguish a fire in three cars parked on the street at Tigers Bay, during a protest after a knife attack on June 8 left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2026
U.K. police call for calm after brutal knife attack in Belfast
The incident led to the arrest of a Sudanese national and prompted protest calls from the far right.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2026
Starmer¡¯s U.K. premiership teeters on brink after key aide quits
No. 10 officials were bracing for cabinet ministers to privately tell the premier to stand aside or threaten their resignations if he doesn¡¯t.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a meeting with Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (U.N.), at Downing Street in London on Jan. 16
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
Six Labour figures queuing up to replace a weakened Starmer
Despite Labour¡¯s landslide in 2024, Starmer¡¯s historically low approval ratings have left him weak and vulnerable.
U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey is one of the most senior ministers to retain their post after Prime Minister Keir Starmer reshuffled his Cabinet.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 8, 2025
Starmer tells Cabinet to change gears in bid to fend off Farage
The British prime minister recently reshuffled his government, appointing more than four dozen junior ministers after overhauling his Cabinet.
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.
The four remaining U.K. Conservative leadership contenders (from left): Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024
Tories turn on each other in race to succeed low-key Sunak
The U.K. Conservatives¡¯ annual conference has kicked off with jibes between leadership contenders.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2024
Disastrous results in U.K. polling show scale of Sunak¡¯s challenge
Seat-by-seat analysis by Survation found Labour to be on course to a large majority.
Brexit architect Nigel Farage said he'll stand as a candidate for Reform U.K. in Britain¡¯s general election on July 4, an about-turn that threatens to destabilize the campaign for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak¡¯s governing Conservatives.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2024
Nigel Farage barrels into U.K. campaign in gut punch to Conservatives
With trademark chutzpah, Farage convened what he called an ¡°emergency¡± press conference to tell reporters that he would, in fact, be standing as a candidate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2022
Rishi Sunak¡¯s prize for predicting Truss chaos: He gets to clean up the mess
Just seven weeks after Truss traveled to meet Queen Elizabeth II to become prime minister, Sunak will meet King Charles III on Tuesday to formally replace her.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2022
Boris Johnson¡¯s brave face can¡¯t hide his fading grip on power
Key ministers suddenly appear less willing to give Boris Johnson their full backing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2022
Boris Johnson¡¯s key aides quit, leaving the premier on the brink
The U.K. prime minister¡¯s chief of staff and his principal private secretary both resigned on Thursday, along with his director of communications.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 7, 2021
London defined?Boris Johnson. Then?Brexit changed the metrics.
The city that made the British prime minister¡¯s political career risks becoming an economic casualty of his premiership.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 21, 2021
Britain¡¯s next answer to COVID-19 is to prepare to live with it
The U.K. plan is a pilot for whether nations can do enough to end damaging lockdowns and essentially learn to live with the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2020
Boris Johnson¡¯s top aide seeks ¡®weirdos and misfits¡¯ to change British government
Boris Johnson¡¯s top adviser wants to recruit ¡°weirdos and misfits¡± as part of a drive to overhaul the way the U.K. government works.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2019
Johnson and Hunt on the campaign trail: How the two Tory rivals reckon they can fix Brexit
Boris Johnson will face his successor as foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, in the final Conservative Party showdown to determine who takes over from Prime Minister Theresa May.
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
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2016
Jaguar Land Rover wants to make electric cars in Brexit U.K.
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. said it intends to build electric cars in the U.K. if the government can overcome shortfalls in available energy and infrastructure investment, potentially giving Britain a manufacturing boost as it leaves the European Union.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 5, 2014
World ¡®ill-prepared to face climate risks¡¯
Global warming is depleting fresh water and crops, destroying coral reefs and melting the Arctic, the United Nations said Monday in a report that concludes the world is ill-prepared to face many new threats.
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.
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.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

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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