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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 ...
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegi has suggested he supports local calls to scrap the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant, located near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 complex. “Thinking about the current feelings of the people in Fukushima Prefecture, I don’t think ...
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegi has agreed with France’s industrial and trade ministers to promote free trade negotiations between Japan and the European Union. The accord was reached Monday in Paris during talks Motegi held separately with Arnaud Montebourg, French minister ...
Trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman agree to push for a Trans-Pacific Partnership deal by the end of the year.
Trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi said he has confirmed with the Kenyan government a joint undertaking for oil exploration in the southwestern part of the African country. State-owned resource developers Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. and National Oil Corp. of Kenya agreed in ...
Trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman agreed Wednesday to promote talks between their countries in parallel with the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade negotiations. This accord came a day after Japan made its debut as the 12th member in the U.S.-led TPP ...
Industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi said that some of the country’s idled nuclear reactors might resume operations this autumn at the earliest after undergoing a new safety assessment process. The Nuclear Regulation Authority plans to introduce new safety requirements for nuclear power plants July 18, ...
Trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Wednesday called on the president of Russia-owned Gazprom to provide Japan with liquefied natural gas from its plant to be built near Vladivostok at a “reasonable price” and in a “timely manner” after it starts up. In a meeting ...
The government plans to offer ¥1 trillion in loan guarantees for projects aimed at securing cheaper liquefied natural gas.