Britain voting to leave the European Union poses both short and mid-term issues for Japan's economy with the longer term consequences as yet being unknown in fact posing the biggest problem of all after the "Brexit" vote, as the economy here is notoriously vulnerable to uncertainty.
According to the People’s Daily, as of 6:00 am, June 24 local time, votes of only 8 among the 328 electorates across Britain remained to be calculated. But the Leave camp won over half of the votes at 16,800,000, 1,200,000 votes more than the Remain camp. The Leave camp won the referendum, and Britain will leave the European Union.
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday morning announced his intention to step down after his country has voted to leave the European Union (EU).
Voters have voted in favor of Brexit: British exit from the European Union. That means that in the coming months, British and European leaders will begin negotiating the terms of Britain's departure.
Millions of Britons will vote to stay in or leave the European Union (EU) on Thursday as polling stations across the country opened to the public in the morning.
The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission on Wednesday adopted a Joint Communication which maps out the EU's relationship with China for the next five years.
A senior Austrian official has Wednesday warned of the effects a British exit from the European Union would have on the security policy of the latter.
Up to 46 million Britons will make their most important decision in decades in Thursday's referendum on the nation's membership in the EU, according to political experts.
Buckingham Palace was forced on Wednesday to insist that Queen Elizabeth II did not take part in politics after two of Britain's big selling morning newspapers brought the monarch into the Brexit discussion.
Beijing could lose influence within the bloc without London’s support。
The latest polls showed the "Leave" camp was tied with the "Remain" camp in the EU referendum to determine whether or not Britain should stay in the 28-member bloc.
With a referendum for Britain's future in the 28-member European Union around the corner, Asia-Pacific economists are bracing for a possible Brexit and its implications.
JK Rowling, the creator of the famous Harry Potter series, was among prominent personalities to back the Brexit referendum remain campaign on Monday by posting a 1,700 word plea on her social media site.
Japanese companies with bases in Britain are becoming increasingly anxious over the referendum this week in which the country will vote on whether to leave or remain in the European Union. Their main concerns are over possible increases in costs caused by tariffs and appreciation of the yen against the euro. If British voters choose a so-called Brexit, some company executives are saying they could be forced to review their production and sales strategies.
Both sides in Britain's referendum battle over EU membership halted their campaign Thursday afternoon after Labour Party member of parliament (MP) Jo Cox died after being gunned down and stabbed.
London's River Thames became a battleground Wednesday when armadas from the "leave" and "remain" camps in the EU referendum campaigns clashed in front of the Houses of Parliament.
The European Commission here on Wednesday adopted its second report on the EU-Turkey migrant deal, which showed that while there has been further good progress in its implementation, progress achieved remains fragile.
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