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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 a profession dominated by men, an increasing number of women are training to be sushi chefs with a view to plying their trade overseas. In the past, women were not allowed to prepare sushi in Japan, based on a belief that their hands ...
Imagine our current discussions about women and the workplace — Can women have it all? How do women lean in? — taking place in a country with one of the worst gender-equality ratios in the world. This is Japan. And women, it turns out, ...
In a dim parlor furnished with red velvet couches and a stripper pole, Brooke Taylor is having a sale on herself. “I offer a lot more specials and discounts and incentives for people to come in to see me,” said Taylor, 32, a brunette ...
Three founders of Femen said Saturday they had left Ukraine in fear for their lives after police discovered weapons in their Kiev offices that the feminist group says were planted. Alexandra Shevchenko, Anna Hutsol and Yana Zhdanova “have fled Ukraine fearing for their lives ...
Women are still underrepresented in corporate management positions, according to a recent survey. The survey by Teikoku Databank Ltd. released Wednesday shows that in 81.1 percent of companies, women fill less than 10 percent of positions at section chief or above. The proportion of ...
A new system introduced by the Aichi Prefectural Police allows two officers returning to work after child care leave to share a single post so that female officers raising children won’t feel ashamed if they can’t work overtime or be on night duty. The ...
Women in poverty-stricken Papua New Guinea suffer “severe brutality” with violence, including savage attacks involving knives, axes and whips, occurring in two-thirds of all families, a new study said Tuesday. Based on interviews in Central province’s Rigo district, the report by Australian charity ChildFund ...
Two British teenage girls were being treated for burns at a London hospital Saturday after acid was hurled in their faces on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar. Doctors said Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee, both 18, were doing “well” after Wednesday’s attack, and ...
The National Police Agency announced Friday it has appointed Toshie Tanaka, 47, as the first female chief of the Iwate Prefectural Police. Tanaka, who currently serves as director of the NPA’s International Investigative Operations, which probes cross-border crimes and those involving foreigners, will replace ...
A photographer and three members of the feminist movement Femen, known for their bare-breasted protests, were illegally held in police custody overnight Saturday after being abducted by unknown assailants during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Ukraine, the group said Sunday. Police denied the ...
How to properly peel an orange, hold an oyster fork and pronounce luxury brand names — wealthy Chinese are paying handsome sums to learn such skills as they seek to match their high-end lifestyles with high-class etiquette. A two-week course at the newly opened ...
Japan Exchange Group Inc., the operator of the largest stock exchange outside the U.S. by value, needs to attract more female investors, according to a report released Wednesday based on a survey of 10,000 people. Men outnumber women by about 2-to-1 among people claiming ...