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Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian newspaper and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. “The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover ...
Keeping track of your assets Money Forward is a personal financial asset management service (in Japanese) that works similar to the U.S.-based service Mint.com. With more than 160 partners including banks, credit-card companies and mobile carriers, the service automatically pulls all your financial information ...
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...
The Toronto Comics Arts Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has of late made its name bringing over cutting-edge Japanese artists for signings, live drawing sessions and speaking events. The atmosphere at this year’s event, held in May, in many ways like ...
Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday — and the real party might be just a ...
The government signs off on a plan to more than double the number of visitors from Southeast Asia to 2 million in 2016.
A 33-year Japanese tourist arrested for allegedly threatening Malaysian police with a knife has been found dead in a police cell and is believed to have hanged himself, a senior police official said Sunday. Nobuhiro Matsushita was found dead early Saturday and is believed ...
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has called a protest tour over elections he says the ruling regime stole. The White House meanwhile urged authorities to “address concerns” about voter fraud. Anwar late Wednesday addressed a rally of supporters dressed in black to protest Sunday’s ...
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his ruling coalition have prevailed again in a Malaysian election, but will his shrinking majority enable him to keep up reform efforts?
Malaysia’s bitter political rivals launched a last-ditch campaign sprint Saturday on the eve of the first elections in the country’s history in which the long-ruling regime faces possible defeat. Prime Minister Najib Razak and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim barnstormed through their home regions, where ...
When Malaysian voters cast ballots in Sunday’s general election, it will be the first time in the country’s history that they do so without knowing the eventual winner. The ruling coalition headed by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) is among the world’s longest-serving ...
focus Malaysia’s ruling establishment has been accused of resorting to “gutter politics” as a bruising election campaign kicks off amid outrage over sex videos and opposition charges of sabotage. The May 5 vote looks to be a typically hard-fought and polarizing Malaysian election as ...
In his re-election bid, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak ludicrously warns the nation of "catastrophic ruin" and an "Arab Winter" if he's not around.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday kicked off their campaigns for May 5 elections that are likely to be the country’s closest ever. The two rivals joined hundreds of parliamentary candidates across the nation in submitting nomination papers ...
The government will examine relaxing visa requirements to encourage more tourists from emerging nations in Southeast Asia to visit Japan, sources in the Abe administration said Saturday. The move comes as the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has determined it is necessary to ...
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday he is “cautiously optimistic” of victory on election day if his party can overcome its internal discord. Najib, who dissolved Parliament on Wednesday in preparation for a general election seen as the ruling coalition’s toughest challenge after ...
Thailand held its first formal peace talks with a rebel group from its insurgency-wracked south Thursday, as a bombing killed three people in a stark reminder of the difficulties the negotiators face. The talks with representatives from the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) insurgent group, ...