Tag - italy

 
Menu
Search
 
May 16, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

ITALY

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 5, 2017
Migrants recount how smugglers killed teen for baseball cap after 560 rescued
Rescuers picked up 560 migrants from unsafe boats off the coast of Libya on Thursday, Italy's coast guard said, including the body of a young man who the migrants said had been shot by smugglers on the beach for his baseball cap.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 22, 2017
'The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952': A look at the rise of fascism in Japan
In "The Fascist Effect," Reto Hofmann, a postdoctoral fellow at Waseda University, argues that it is pointless to ask whether Japan was fascist in the years leading up to and during World War II — until we listen to what Japanese at that time thought about fascism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2017
Italy wins G-7 backing for U.N. peacekeeping force for culture
The Group of Seven committed on Friday to pursuing the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping force to protect World Heritage sites from destruction in conflict and combating the trafficking of plundered treasures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 27, 2017
1,200 more migrants saved off Libya, raising suspicion of trafficker-rescuer collusion
Humanitarian ships rescued almost 1,200 migrants who were crossing the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend on an array of small, tightly packed boats, Doctors Without Borders said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2017
Sicily takes in 1,300 rescued migrants as arrivals surge 57% amid growing violence in Libya
Almost 1,300 migrants arrived in Sicily on rescue ships over the weekend after crossing the Mediterranean, while a 16-year-old boy died on one of the ships, Italy's Coast Guard said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 13, 2017
800 migrants rescued off six rubber boats as Libyan traffickers exploit weather window
Some 800 migrants were plucked from flimsy rubber boats on Thursday, Italy's coast guard said, as Libya-based people smugglers took advantage of a window of good midwinter weather to send them to sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2017
Italy arrests siblings for hacking into emails of ECB's Draghi, former Italy PM Renzi
Italian police arrested two siblings on Tuesday for hacking the emails of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and thousands of others.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2017
Founder of Italy's 5-Star proposes divorce with anti-EU party in European Parliament
Italy's maverick 5-Star Movement should cut ties with the anti-European Union U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) and consider hooking up with the Liberals in the European Parliament, 5-Star founder Beppe Grillo said on Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 6, 2016
Europe shaken by Italian vote
Matteo Renzi's decision to resign ushers in a political and economic crisis for Italy — and for Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2016
Italy's was just the latest stupid referendum
Like David Cameron's Brexit fiasco, this didn't have to happen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 1, 2016
Rights groups: Rape so prevalent female refugees, migrants taking contraceptives before journey
Women migrants fleeing wars, political instability and poverty are taking contraceptives in the expectation of being raped but are so desperate they still embark on the journey, a human rights group said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2016
Temblors reshaping, lowering landscape in central Italy mountains
A series of earthquakes that rocked central Italy last week reshaped more than 600 sq. km (230 sq. miles) of land, lowering areas around the epicentre by up to 70 cm (28 inches), according to data released on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2016
Central Italian region again rattled by powerful earthquake; no deaths reported
A powerful earthquake struck Italy on Sunday in the same central regions that have been rocked by repeated tremors over the past two months, with more homes and churches brought down but no deaths reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 26, 2016
Year's 155,000 migrant arrivals too much for Italy to handle, Renzi says
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday said that the country cannot handle the same number of migrant arrivals next year that it has seen in 2016, calling on other European countries to do more.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 8, 2016
Wake up and smell the coffee
One espresso please.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 4, 2016
Italian coast guard says over 5,600 migrants rescued in single day off Libya
At least 5,650 migrants were rescued on Monday as they tried to reach Europe on about 40 boats, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italy's coast guard said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 28, 2016
Death toll up to 202 as Egypt finds 33 more corpses while salvaging sunken migrant boat
Thirty-three bodies were recovered on Tuesday as the wreck of boat that sank off Egypt last week with hundreds of migrants aboard was lifted from the depths, raising the confirmed death toll to 202, a local official said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 31, 2016
Italy rescues 3,000 more migrants in Mediterranean as arrivals surge
Some 3000 migrants were saved in the Strait of Sicily in 30 separate rescue missions on Tuesday, the Italian coast guard said, bringing the total to almost 10,000 in two days and marking a sharp acceleration in refugee arrivals in Italy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2016
Italian quake toll nears 250 as rescuers struggle to find survivors
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy rose to at least 247 people early on Thursday after rescue teams worked through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2016
EU must move forward after Brexit, agree Germany, France, Italy
The leaders of the eurozone's biggest economies held talks on Monday in the aftermath of Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union and said Europe had to turn its back on populists who blamed Brussels for all its problems.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Japan’s carmakers look to China tech to claw back market share
Toyota CEO Koji Sato says the company plans to expand AI-related investments, and this year will focus on building a strong foundation for software-defined vehicles.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Live like a lord or lady for a night at Ozu Castle
Live like a lord or lady for a night at Ozu Castle

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER