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Silvio Berlusconi has failed in his attempt to topple the Italian government, leaving him weaker than ever and zapping the aura of invincibility that has surrounded him for two decades as he faces the possible loss of his Senate seat and a ban from ...
Hatsudai has a lot going for it. This quiet low-rise residential neighborhood just minutes west of Shinjuku boasts a friendly traditional shōtengai (shopping street) and a lively annual Awa Odori dance festival. Now add to that a really outstanding restaurant. Anis opened in early ...
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
In the glitzy and gossipy world of Japanese celebrity, hardly a week goes by without revelations being made about — or made by — Ichikawa Ebizo XI. For years, the charismatic young star of the kabuki world has never long been out of the ...
Reigning champion Kei Nishikori made quick work of Feliciano Lopez, walloping the Spaniard in a straight-sets victory Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Rakuten Japan Open. The world No. 13 Nishikori needed little over an hour to put away Lopez, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 ...
Australian road safety researchers Wednesday unveiled a pioneering “attention-powered” car that uses a headset to monitor brain activity and slow acceleration during periods of distraction. The car, commissioned by the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia, is about to depart on an awareness-raising road ...
Passengers screamed “Stop! Stop!” seconds before their bus crashed through a crossing barrier and into a commuter train during morning rush hour in Canada’s capital on Wednesday, killing six people and injuring 34. “He smoked the train,” witness Mark Cogan said of the bus ...
A British property developer said Tuesday it was investigating after sun rays reflected from its half-finished London skyscraper melted parts of several cars, including a luxury Jaguar. Londoners have been shielding their eyes from the blinding glare bouncing off 20 Fenchurch St. — nicknamed ...
Venice has teemed with boats for centuries, but a tragic gondola death has stirred anger on the canals and could change the face of the floating city’s most famous waterway. The tourist’s funeral was held Friday in Germany accompanied by a delegation of gondoliers, ...
A bus that plunged into a ravine, killing 37 in Malaysia’s worst-ever road accident, was overloaded according to reports Thursday that indicated the vehicle had been banned from the roads and that foreigners were among the dead. Authorities say the express bus was carrying ...
Philippine rescuers search for over 200 people missing after a crowded ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank almost instantly, with 28 already confirmed dead.
Accidents soared to a new record on Mount Fuji in the first month of the climbing season, leaving one person dead and four seriously injured just over a month after the peak was put on the World Heritage List, according to a police tally. ...
Makers of cars and mobile electronics are pushing a tempting vision of the future, one in which you can stay fully connected while driving. In the name of safety, they provide hands-free wireless setups for your cellphone, so you can talk with both hands ...
The horrific train crash in Spain that killed 78 people comes at the worst time for the recession-hit nation’s railway sector, which is pushing to win new markets for its high-speed trains. Spain is in the running for a contract worth $16.4 billion for ...
Spanish police said Friday they had detained the driver of a speeding train that hurtled off the tracks in the nation’s deadliest rail accident in decades, accusing him of criminal recklessness. The country was in mourning over Wednesday’s tragedy, which police said had killed ...
Dear Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ota, I recently attended the induction ceremony for one of my children at a local elementary school. We listened to various speeches, one of which was of particular interest: A traffic police officer spoke at ...
A high-speed train derailed and hit a station platform just south of Paris on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring many more in France’s worst rail accident in 25 years. French Transport Minister Frederic Cuvillier said human error was not cause. Nearly ...