Economy & Tech
The Automobile Revolution: France and Italy Collide Over National Interest and Pride
Renault and Fiat, two European automobile companies with 120 years of history and each having struggled through hard t
Author Archives for Mina Mitsui
Mina Mitsui is chief correspondent of the Sankei Shimbun Paris bureau. She has started her journalistic career at the Yomiuri Shimbun, and was Paris Bureau Chief (2011-2015) and Jerusalem Bureau Chief (2006-2009). She published several books; “Islam in Europe” 2015 Shincho-Sha, (Chinese translation published in Taiwan, 2017).
Special Reports
France’s Crisis and Renault-Nissan Woes: What Do They Have in Common?
The red-colored holiday lights along the Champs-Elysees, designed to create a romantic atmosphere for couples, now e
Special Reports
Ex-Interpol Chief’s Wife Remains Secretive Amid Claims of Chinese Persecution
The wife of former Interpol president Meng Hongwei agreed to be interviewed by The Sankei Shimbun on October [&helli
Culture
[INTERVIEW] Actress Catherine Deneuve on Choosing Films and Accepting the 2018 Praemium Imperiale Award
French actress Catherine Deneuve is set to receive the Japan Art Association’s annual Praemium Imperiale Award for The
Culture
Japanese Cat Returns to Claude Monet’s House After 90 Years
By Mina Mitsui A Japanese cat ornament beloved by the artist Claude Monet (1840-1926) has returned to […]
Politics & Security
Macron Should Understand Importance of Japanese-French Relations — Dr. Valerie Niquet
Valerie Niquet, visiting fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs in Tokyo and senior Asia expert at the
Special Reports
UNESCO Puts Off Registration of Comfort Women Material
On the 30th of October, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the re