After Koizumi (Cover Story)
The Prime Minister has led his country as few of his predecessors. But how well established are the reforms of the Koizumi era?

Rogue Neighbor (Cover Story | Japan)
Standing Firm Against Pyongyang

Who will lead Japan next? (Cover Story)
A look at the main contenders


10 Questions: Imelda Marcos (Interview)
TIME talks to the former Philippine first lady


China's Hotel Boom
China is tipped to become the world's top tourist destination, and foreign hotel chains are rushing to cash in


English Roses (Day Tripper)
England's love of horticulture is thriving, with gardens from the classical to the eccentric

Rhode Trip (City Profile)
Fun, fine art and fantastic food in Providence, Rhode Island's idiosyncratic capital

I Talk, You Read (Tech Watch)
Fed up with texting? A new service lets you dictate SMS messages from your mobile

Bags of Style (Design Watch)
The ubiquitous beanbag chair makes a stylish comeback

Shockingly Modern
In her brief, brilliant, scandalous life, painter Amrita Sher-Gil jolted Indian art into a new era

The World In Between (Books)
A former Hong Kong resident pens a lyrical, disturbing novel about sisters in turbulent times


Targeting Thaksin
Thailand's Prime Minister and his party face a legal challenge which could leave them banned from politics

Blazing A Trail
China's top leaders are wooing African nations in pursuit of the continent's wealth of natural resources

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