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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 ...
NTT DoCoMo said Wednesday it will team up with the popular social network provider Line to offer a special app for DoCoMo users, aiming to deepen its relationship with the operator of the growing communication tool. “Line’s growth has been incredible. . . . ...
Information on 403 NTT DoCoMo Inc. customers in the U.S. was stolen and posted online after the server of its American unit was hacked, possibly by the LulzSec group, company officials confirmed Saturday. The data included names, credit card numbers, birth dates and email ...
Mobile phone carriers NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp. are involved in separate international efforts to develop new smartphone systems aimed at taking on their rivals who control 90 percent of the global market. DoCoMo, Fujitsu Ltd., Britain’s Vodafone PLC and seven other companies ...
NTT DoCoMo Inc. is ready to return to investing in phone companies outside Asia after rival Softbank Corp.’s deal to acquire a majority stake in Sprint Nextel Corp. in the U.S., its chief executive officer said. “The acquisition plan of Sprint was quite astonishing ...