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The consumption tax increase next April will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people's financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the impact of the hike, experts say.
Every parent is all too familiar with The Tantrum. The screaming, the flailing arms, the angry head butting — and the timing (normally in the most inconvenient public place possible).
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
Tucked away behind the main museums in Ueno, the Tokyo University Art Museum may not be on most people’s radar, but it is definitely one of the city’s top museums in terms of curatorial quality. Whenever I go there, I am always delighted by ...
Francisco Liriano showed up at PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon in a suit with his suitcase packed for a trip St. Louis. The message reverberated through the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. After 21 years away from the playoffs, it was time for the best story ...
The twin crises involving Syria and Iran demonstrate the continuing utility of the United Nations as the Security Council remains the cockpit for addressing geopolitical upheavals.
South Korea displays its longest-range missile and other sophisticated weapons at a massive military ceremony, a display of force meant to show Pyongyang that any provocation would be met with strong retaliation.
A shoe was thrown at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s motorcade as he arrived home to a mixed reception after his historic call with U.S. President Barack Obama. Newspapers hailed the first contact with a U.S. president in more than three decades as the ending ...
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart hold the first direct contact between leaders of their estranged nations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged Iranian President Hasan Rouhani to resolve Tehran’s alleged nuclear weapons program with flexibility and by building on a recent shift toward dialogue, a Japanese official said. Abe told Rouhani on Thursday that “showing flexibility should be a key” ...
The U.S. and its European allies said Thursday they were pleased by a new tone and a significant shift in attitude from Iran in talks aimed at resolving the impasse over its disputed nuclear activities, after Tehran voiced eagerness to dispel suspicions it is ...
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani wants to reach an agreement over the country’s nuclear program within three months and has Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s full backing to broker a deal, it was reported Wednesday. In an interview with The Washington Post, Rouhani said he was ...
With a few words in a largely conciliatory speech to the United Nations, Iran’s new president took aim at an Israeli fear: that international pressure on Tehran’s nuclear program could lead to scrutiny of Israel’s own secretive nuclear facilities. Israel is widely believed to ...
North Korean scientists are able to build crucial equipment for uranium-based nuclear bombs on their own, cutting the need for imports that had been one of the few ways outsiders could monitor the country's secretive atomic work, according to evidence gathered by two American ...
China criticized Japan on Monday for its plans to install a cutting-edge U.S. military radar system to monitor North Korean missile launches, saying it could impact regional stability and upset the strategic balance of power. The X-band radar system would boost Japan’s ability to ...
On the eve of a landmark trip to attend the U.N. General Assembly, Iran’s president offered Sunday his most expansive vision that a deal to settle the impasse over Tehran’s nuclear program could open doors for greater cooperation on regional flash points such as ...
Satellite images suggest North Korea tested a long-range rocket engine last month, a U.S. research institute warns.