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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 ...
In his suburban Stockholm apartment, Marcello Demeter sits at the kitchen table with his two daughters, Isabelle and Sandra — and wonders how they got on the list that has sent Sweden into an uproar. About a week ago, the 42-year-old Swede found out ...
The global war on heroin, cocaine and cannabis is failing to stem supply, as prices of these drugs have tumbled while seizures of them have risen, according to a study published Monday. Researchers analyzed data from seven government-funded programs that tracked the illegal drug ...
The Florence Appellate Court hearing U.S. student Amanda Knox’s third trial in her roommate’s murder agrees Monday to run additional DNA tests on the presumed weapon, but rejects more than a dozen other defense requests for new testimony or evidence.
Greece’s prime minister said Monday his government will do “whatever it takes” to completely eradicate the extreme-right Golden Dawn party, whose neo-Nazi leaders have just been arrested. Antonis Samaras said the Greek people “are very smart” and are now seeing the party for what ...
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
In the months since a gruesome gang rape riveted India, a “women-only” culture has been on the rise, with Indians increasingly seeking out women-only buses, cabs, travel groups and hotel floors. One city is preparing to open a women-only park. And in November, the ...
Paul Hyland almost never forgets a face. He is a “superrecognizer,” and that is giving an unusual kind of help to his employer: Britain’s Scotland Yard. Several years ago, for example, London police were on the lookout for a burglar wanted for nine robberies. ...
Former professional soccer player Katsuhiko Sano, whose career with Shizuoka’s Shimizu S-Pulse was ended by an injury, has set off on a new career as a police officer. “My target is to ensure safety and bring smiles to residents’ faces,” said Sano, 25, whose ...
Police in eastern China were investigating the mysterious deaths of two young sisters found in a bloody washing machine over the weekend, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Local police in Jiangxi province have ruled out murder in the case, the Global Times newspaper said, citing ...
Fourteen people believed to be members of an organized crime ring involved in football match-fixing activities have been arrested in police raids across Singapore, authorities said Wednesday. The Singapore Police Force and the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said in a joint statement the 12 ...
Standing at an ATM in the first-floor atrium of the building where she works at the Washington Navy Yard, Patricia Ward was startled by a rapid succession of sharp noises that seemed to come from overhead. Bam, bam, bam. It was about 8:15 a.m. ...
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department held a counterterrorism drill Thursday as part of measures to protect the Olympic village to be built for the 2020 Summer Olympics. About 50 people, including private security guards, took part in the drill in the Harumi district of Chuo ...