Politics & Diplomacy
Hashimoto to retract sex suggestion for U.S. military
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto aims to retract his remark that U.S. servicemen in Okinawa should use the local adult entertainment industry to avoid committing sex crimes.
Global-related Apr 23, 2013
Suu Kyi can't wait forever to defend minorities
by Gwynne Dyer
With Myanmar's army complicit in anti-Muslim violence, it hopes Aung San Suu Kyi speaks out in defense of Muslim Burmese and thus lose nationalist support.
Editorial Apr 4, 2012
Myanmar marching forward
The news from Myanmar continues to be positive. Parliamentary by-elections went ahead as scheduled, and despite some claims of vote irregularities, the results appear to be in line with most expectations. At the same time, the government is proceeding with economic reforms that could ...