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The consumption tax increase next April will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people's financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the impact of the hike, experts say.
Every parent is all too familiar with The Tantrum. The screaming, the flailing arms, the angry head butting — and the timing (normally in the most inconvenient public place possible).
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
Tucked away behind the main museums in Ueno, the Tokyo University Art Museum may not be on most people’s radar, but it is definitely one of the city’s top museums in terms of curatorial quality. Whenever I go there, I am always delighted by ...
Francisco Liriano showed up at PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon in a suit with his suitcase packed for a trip St. Louis. The message reverberated through the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. After 21 years away from the playoffs, it was time for the best story ...
A furor over Australia’s policy of turning boats full of asylum seekers back to Indonesia has erupted ahead of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s first visit as Australian leader to its important neighbor. Indonesia has warned that the Australian Navy’s plan to intercept and force back Indonesian fishing boats crowded with ...
Australia’s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott began a visit to Indonesia on Monday for talks on his tough refugee policies, ...
Ruling Congress party scion Rahul Gandhi’s blistering rejection of a government decree to protect convicted lawmakers has made it uncertain ...
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday toned down expectations for a planned meeting with Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif on Sunday at the United Nations, saying Pakistan remains an “epicenter of terrorism.” Singh, making what will likely be a farewell visit to the White ...
The Maldives’ Election Commission sparked confusion Friday over whether elections suspended by the Supreme Court would go ahead as originally scheduled this weekend. The chief of the independent election body in the troubled Indian Ocean archipelago, Fuad Thaufeeq, told local media late Thursday that ...
President Park Geun-hye apologized to senior citizens Friday over the latest in a series of damaging rollbacks over welfare spending — a key plank of her election campaign. “I am truly regretful and apologetic,” Park told pensioners during a lunch meeting a day after ...
India’s Supreme Court on Friday recognized the right of voters to reject all candidates in polls in what is seen as a key reform ahead of elections next year. A bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam asked the National Election Commission to make ...
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed Wednesday he will meet his Pakistani counterpart this weekend in a major step toward better bilateral relations. Singh said he will hold talks with Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, the first such meeting ...
Cambodia’s parliament reappointed strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen for another five-year term Tuesday, extending his nearly three-decade rule as the opposition threatened to mount fresh protests over fiercely disputed elections. The controversial move came despite recent mass public demonstrations and a boycott of parliament ...
The former leader of the Maldives — the front-runner in elections due this weekend — called Tuesday for nationwide protests after the archipelago’s Supreme Court suspended the vote. Mohamed Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) asked supporters to join peaceful demonstrations, threatening more unrest in ...
The Cambodian opposition boycotted the opening of parliament Monday over alleged widespread cheating in July’s elections, putting the country’s political crisis at a critical juncture. Empty seats dotted the National Assembly as 55 lawmakers elected from the opposition were absent, while 68 ruling party ...
Sri Lanka's main Tamil party easily wins landmark elections in the north, raising hopes the ethnic minority can rule itself after decades of war.
Fallen highflier Bo Xilai can expect hotel-style treatment at a jail for China’s political elite, where he will enjoy comfortable surroundings but be constantly monitored by government agents, former prisoners say. Hidden in wooded hills north of Beijing, guards stand outside the red gate ...
Police said Saturday they had arrested four state opposition lawmakers for allegedly inciting clashes between Hindus and Muslims that killed 48 people earlier this month. The four, members of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Bahujan Samaj Party, were charged with ...
Ethnic Tamil voters in Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged north went to the polls Saturday to form their first functioning provincial government, hoping it will serve as the first step toward wider regional autonomy after decades of struggle and a bloody civil war. The elections are ...