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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 ...
There is now little doubt that China and the West are going to clash. The as yet unanswered questions are will the conflicts become "physical," and if so how and why
The U.S. has sent out a contradictory message: It takes a hands-off approach to the Senkaku territorial dispute yet it scowls at Japan's interest in acquiring offensive capability to deter aggression.
Australians used to call themselves "the lucky country," but today's mineral wealth seems to have created a nation prone to flip-flop foreign policies and crazy economic strategies.
When Julia Chang, a 48-year-old Taiwanese who divides her time between Taiwan and Tokyo, decided to diversify her family’s overseas investments, she settled on real estate in the Japanese capital, where prices have slumped for two decades. Chang, a former flight attendant, is looking ...
Japanese law firms are scrambling to open offices throughout Asia as they chase corporate clients exploring opportunities in the region. When Toridoll Corp., which operates the Marugame Seimen udon restaurants, including in the U.S. and Russia, inked a deal last year with a Chinese ...
Protests in the reputedly "equal" nation of Sweden — attributed in part to young, unemployed immigrants — raise interesting questions about equality in Asia.
Asia's re-emergence on the global stage after a two-century decline is accompanied by an insatiable appetite for natural resources that it doesn't have.
It's easy to imagine the U.S. as a threat to China when the U.S. spends six times more on defense and has pacts with Japan, India and South Korea.
Major food firms are aggressively expanding abroad escape Japan’s shrinking market, dwindling birthrate and aging population. Suntory Holdings Ltd. plans to list its core subsidiary, Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd., on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to raise funds for “food and beverage operations growing ...
Unlike China, which has shown clear signs of economic stabilization since mid-2012, India has been slow to recover amid delay of necessary reforms.
The cliche that the 21st century will be a Pacific century may still prove out. But the Asia-Pacific of late has become a zone of frightening confrontation.
The United States’ pivot to Asia will not mean any new bases in the region, but existing alliances will be strengthened and modernized, Adm. Samuel Locklear, the chief of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), said Friday. “The U.S. has no intention of establishing more bases” ...