Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Politics & Diplomacy Oct 1, 2013
Turkey to end ban on wearing headscarves in public offices
Turkey on Monday announced it will lift a ban on women wearing headscarves in most public offices, following other measures critics say are aimed at the Islamization of the staunchly secular country. In a major speech to introduce political reforms, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ...
National Sep 14, 2013
Body of Japanese tourist killed in Turkey arrives home
The body of the college student killed last week in Cappadocia, central Turkey, arrived Saturday at Narita International Airport together with her parents. The Turkish Airlines flight that carried the body of Mai Kurihara, 22, from Istanbul arrived at around 10:20 a.m. The body ...
National Sep 13, 2013
Turkish man reportedly admits stabbing Japanese students
Turkish investigators take a second man into custody over the deadly attack on two Japanese women in Turkey who reportedly confesses to the stabbings.
Crime & Legal Sep 12, 2013
Turk charged with murder, rape of Japanese tourist
The man accused of attacking two Japanese women in Turkey has been charged with murder, rape and sexual assault, a local newspaper reports.
Crime & Legal Sep 11, 2013
Suspect reportedly admits to attack on Japanese in Turkey
A man in Turkey arrested for allegedly stabbing two Japanese women, one fatally, admits to the charge, a local paper says.
Crime & Legal Sep 10, 2013
Tourist, 22, stabbed to death in Turkey
A Japanese woman is killed and another is left in critical condition after being stabbed in Cappadocia, a historic region in central Turkey.
Olympics Sep 9, 2013
Syrian war factored into Istanbul's failed bid, IOC members say
by Pirate Irwin
The bloody Syrian civil war cost Istanbul votes over Tokyo to host the world’s biggest sporting event in 2020, two influential International Olympic Committee members said. Istanbul — which had been trying to bring the Olympic Games for the first time to a predominantly ...
Asia Pacific Aug 27, 2013
North Korea 'tried to send gas masks to Assad'
North Korea tried to export gas masks to Syria but they were seized in Turkey along with arms and ammunition, Japanese media said Tuesday, as the United States threatened action over an alleged chemical weapons attack. A Libyan-registered vessel, identified as Al En Ti ...
Politics & Diplomacy | ANALYSIS Aug 20, 2013
Riyadh vows to make up Egypt aid shortfall
by Liz Sly
Saudi Arabia is emerging at the forefront of a forceful effort by Persian Gulf monarchies to back Egypt’s new military leaders, exacerbating a fierce struggle for influence in the chaotic and increasingly leaderless Arab world and putting the Saudis at odds with the U.S., ...
Global-related Aug 6, 2013
Political Islam loses legitimacy
by Timur Kuran
The progress of political Islam depends on whether Turkey's AKP and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood commit to safeguarding the principles of pluralism and the rule of law.
Social Issues Jun 29, 2013
Global protest grows as citizens lose faith in politics
by Peter Beaumont
The demonstrations in Brazil began after a small rise in bus fares triggered mass protests. Within days this had become a nationwide movement whose concerns had spread far beyond fares: more than a million people were on the streets shouting about everything from corruption ...
Global-related Jun 26, 2013
Turkey's turn to fight over future
by Pankaj Mishra
The protests in Turkey now involve an extraordinary diverse group. They are said to pit secularists against Islamists and authoritarians against democrats.