BREXIT and beyond ....: JAPAN TIMES Brexit Headlines: 1 Mar

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JAPAN TIMES Brexit Headlines: 1 Mar - 31 Mar 2017

Brexit Headlines

EDITORIALS MAR 30, 2017

The U.K.-EU divorce begins

Whatever the outcome of Brexit, one thing is certain: The process will not be easy or painless.

COMMENTARY / WORLD MAR 30, 2017

Let reason rule the day

BY HUGH CORTAZZI

Negotiators on both sides of the Brexit table need to exercise restraint and be willing to

search for mutually acceptable compromises.

COMMENTARY / WORLDMAR 30, 2017

For Britain, the real work on Brexit starts now

BY PETER APPS

There are economic signs Brexit will be less disastrous than some anticipated, but the ongoing sense of uncertainty about the future does real harm.

COMMENTARY / WORLDMAR 30, 2017

Leaving the EU doesn't have to be a disaster

BY CLIVE CROOK

A friendly parting between the U.K. and EU is still possible, and in both sides' best interests.

BUSINESSMAR 30, 2017

Government, Japan Inc. trying to assess Brexit impact on U.K. operations

The government and private companies are stepping up efforts to assess the potential impact of Britain leaving the European Union as London formally notified Brussels of its withdrawal from the bloc. "There will be significant impact on businesses," Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko ...

WORLD / POLITICSMAR 29, 2017

U.K.'s May signs letter triggering British exit from EU

The U.K. started the clock on two years of negotiations to withdraw from the European Union on Wednesday, a divorce that will redefine the country's relationship with its largest trading partner and bring to an end decades of deepening political integration on the continent. Prime ...

COMMENTARY / WORLDMAR 23, 2017

May threatening mayhem

BY KEVIN RAFFERTY

Theresa May's vision for post-Brexit Britain is 50 years too late in its official articulation, and 150-200 years too late in having the means of accomplishment.

WORLD / POLITICS MAR 17, 2017

U.K.'s Brexit fight with Scotland escalates as May rejects vote

Prime Minister Theresa May rejected Scotland's bid to hold a referendum on

independence before the U.K. leaves the European Union, the latest twist in the

increasingly acrimonious fight over Brexit with the nationalist government in

Edinburgh. While not ruling one out eventually, May's team said ...

COMMENTARY / WORLDMAR 15, 2017

The Scottish referendum rears its head again

BY GWYNNE DYER

The Scots didn't vote yes for independence even when there was no Brexit in the offing. Why would they do it now?

BUSINESS / CORPORATEMAR 9, 2017

Toyota may delay U.K. investment decision on Auris until Brexit terms clear

Carmaker Toyota Motor Corp. may delay a decision on whether to build its next-generation Auris model at its British car plant until it sees the outcome of Brexit negotiations, a senior executive has said. Toyota currently builds its Auris hatchback and Avensis car at its ...

WORLD / POLITICSMAR 8, 2017

In defeat for May, U.K. lawmakers demand power to reject final Brexit terms

Britain's upper house of parliament voted on Tuesday to give lawmakers more power to reject the final terms of the country's exit from the European Union, ignoring pleas from Prime Minister Theresa May's government not to hamstring their negotiations. The vote, which passed by 366 ...

COMMENTARY / WORLD MAR 6, 2017

What liberal world order?

BY MARK LEONARD

As global power has shifted from the West to the "rest," the liberal world order has

become an increasingly contested idea, with rising powers like Russia, China and

India increasingly challenging Western perspectives.

WORLD / POLITICS | FOCUSMAR 5, 2017

Battle-hardened in Britain, May prepares for Brexit divorce talks

If past form is anything to go by, Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to bow to political expedience in Brexit negotiations but will make up her own mind about what she believes is best and refuse to give ground. May, who backed the campaign ...