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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 ...
The protests in Turkey now involve an extraordinary diverse group. They are said to pit secularists against Islamists and authoritarians against democrats.
In recent years, mass protests in authoritarian states have succeeded only where the rioters had little or nothing to lose. That isn't the case in Istanbul.
The protests in Turkey raise the question of whether a developing country can sustain rapid economic growth if the same government is undermining basic liberties.
A small protest over the decision to pave over a small park in Istanbul has grown into the most violent riots that Turkey has experienced in decades.
After three decades of low-level guerrilla war in southeastern Turkey, both sides — Kurdish insurgents and Turkey — now realize they cannot win.
If Europe and the U.S. do their part, Turkey's prime minister may be persuaded to resume an earlier push for human rights reform and press freedom.