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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 ...
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday toned down expectations for a planned meeting with Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif on Sunday at the United Nations, saying Pakistan remains an “epicenter of terrorism.” Singh, making what will likely be a farewell visit to the White ...
With the arduous campaign to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg in its final stage, New Yorkers now have their choices before them: stick with policies that have kept the city relatively safe and prosperous, or break from a past some residents complain has nurtured income ...
The United States is set seize control of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper that prosecutors claim is secretly owned by Iran, the Justice Department said Tuesday, though the ruling is to be appealed. The seizure and sale of the 36-story building, in the heart of ...
The New York City Council has created an inspector general to review police practices, overriding Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto and putting a check on the stop-and-frisk policy he championed as a crime-fighting tool. The predominantly Democratic council voted 39 to 10 Thursday to pass ...
More than 200 firearms, from .22 caliber pistols to a submachine gun, have been seized in what New York called Monday the biggest seizure of illegal guns in the city’s history. In a statement, the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg hailed the undercover operation ...
It was his news conference, but it was hard to take your eyes off her. With Huma Abedin’s emergence as her husband’s chief defender and protector in a second sex scandal, she made a public transformation from being the victim of Anthony Weiner’s transgressions ...
New Yorkers and tourists tempted to cool off during the current heat wave by plunging into the Hudson River have been warned: It has never been more dangerous. Researchers at Columbia University reported Thursday that antibiotic-resistant bacteria is widespread in the river that flows ...
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. agrees to pay $250 million to New York to settle claims it transferred billions of dollars for countries facing U.S. sanctions, including Iran, Sudan and Myanmar.
The New York State Assembly has passed a resolution honoring a “comfort women” memorial erected last year, saying it “serves as a reminder of the crime against humanity committed” by the Imperial Japanese military. The nonbinding measure, similar to one passed by the New ...
New Yorkers experienced a taste of Japanese culture Sunday by taking part in traditional “Awa odori” and “Bon odori” dance performances and putting on kabuki makeup at an annual Japan Day event in Central Park. Performers from the Home Island Project, a group from ...
Bianca Scheurer, 25 Office manager (German) Amsterdam comes to mind, but on second thoughts, I would choose to live in Maastricht, the Netherlands, because I love the pastoral atmosphere there. It has many of the same benefits as the more famous capital — canals, ...
Japanese carmakers are showcasing their sport utility vehicles and luxury cars at the annual New York International Auto Show, which opened Wednesday. Toyota Motor Corp. debuted the 2014 Highlander SUV with a redesigned exterior, bigger interior and three engine choices, including a hybrid option. ...