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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 ...
In one Thai village, homes are raided, property is pinched and locals are attacked by dastardly gangs operating beyond the law — but the perpetrators are monkeys, not men. “They creep into my house when they see me sleeping, they go into the kitchen ...
Thailand has denied it will pay former British Prime Minister Tony Blair $640,000 to speak at an upcoming government-sponsored forum in Bangkok on bridging the kingdom’s festering political divides. An opposition Democrat Party lawmaker recently alleged 20 million baht ($640,000) had been budgeted to ...
Pudding-bowl bobs and army-type cuts were for decades the only hairstyles allowed for Thai schoolchildren — but now looser rules spell new freedom for classroom coiffures. “I am embarrassed having this kind of hairstyle,” 14-year-old Visarut Rungrod said, running a hand over his close-cropped ...
Peace talks between the Thai government and Muslim separatist groups have reached a milestone as both sides discussed ways to rebuild mutual trust.
Thailand’s Kasikornbank PCL signed an agreement Thursday with the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry to help small Japanese firms establish bases in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries, officials said. Small and midsize companies will be provided information on potential business partners in ...
A Thai woman who spent several months in Japan as a sex slave in the early 2000s said in a recent interview she fears visa-free entry for short-term Thai tourists to Japan could be a double-edged sword. The woman, who declined to be named, ...
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is seeking to strike a deal for control of Thailand’s Bank of Ayudhya Pcl as soon as this month, two sources said. Japan’s biggest bank plans to acquire about half of Bank of Ayudhya through a tender offer to ...
In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill-tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens, practicing everything from English to mathematics and music. The disadvantaged students are part of an ambitious project by Thailand to distribute millions of the handheld devices ...
Hokkaido has been stepping up efforts to attract foreign tourists during its off-season period in spring and is currently zeroing in on Thailand, where the holiday season starts in March and continues through May. As part of these efforts, the tourism ministry’s Hokkaido District ...
The government signs off on a plan to more than double the number of visitors from Southeast Asia to 2 million in 2016.
Thai lawmakers moved to change parts of the country’s military-backed constitution after its highest court agreed to hear a case that may block them from doing so, signaling a renewed round of political tension. Parliamentarians took an initial step early Thursday to approve three ...
Thailand held its first formal peace talks with a rebel group from its insurgency-wracked south Thursday, as a bombing killed three people in a stark reminder of the difficulties the negotiators face. The talks with representatives from the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) insurgent group, ...