COVER
Spirited Away (Cover Story)
TIME delves into the lurid and lucrative world of thieves who are robbing Asia of its priceless antiquities
ASIA
Regime Change (Mahathir: A Mixed Legacy)
After 22 years in power, Mahathir Mohamad is stepping down. Can Malaysia thrive without him?
The Last of the Strongmen (Viewpoint)
Even with Mahathir gone, Asian authoritarianism is alive and kicking
Crisis of Confidence
A sagging economy, nukes up North, a corruption scandalSouth Korean President Roh Moo Hyun is under siege
GLOBAL ADVISER
Lowdown on the High Life (Time Global Adviser | Travel)
Which laundries can you trust with your Prada shirts? Find out from a new batch of guides for upscale tourists
The Best Airport Lounge (Time Global Adviser | Check In)
Changing planes at Heathrow? Here's the place to while away a few pampered hours
Going, Going, Gone (Time Global Adviser | The Cost of Living-It-Up Index)
On Oct. 23, Concorde will make its last commercial flight across the Atlantic, marking the end of 27 years of supersonic travel. A price list for a piece of aviation history
Subterranean Muse (Time Global Adviser | Diversions)
A Berlin exhibition about heaven is set in a place that was once a living hell
Do It Yourself (Time Global Adviser | Do It Yourself)
The Learning Curve
If You're Ever In ... Amman (Time Global Adviser | Food & Wine)
Lambrosia
Style Watch (Time Global Adviser | Style Watch)
Bespoke, But Not Broke
BRIEFING
Baseball's Losers Live It Up (Notebook | Japan)
Boston Red Sox, meet your match: Japan's hapless Hanshin Tigers are on their way to the championships
Blood Feud (Notebook | China)
A four-year-old research scandal involving Harvard University rises to the fore again
Buckle Your Seat Belts (Notebook | North Korea)
A car crash injures a favored member of Kim Jong Il's family. But was it an accident?
Milestones (Notebook)
Italian aid pioneer murdered in Somalia
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the week
Letters (Notebook)
Koizumi: Does He Have What It Takes?