親日家のシラク元フランス大統領が死去 ８６歳
フランスのジャック・シラク元大統領（１９９５～２００７年在任）氏が９月２６日、死去した。８６歳だった。家族が同日、発表した。死因は明らかにされていないが、アルツハイマー病を患い、療養を続けていた。高松宮殿下記念世界文化賞に国際顧問と
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).
Politics & Security
Jacques Chirac, the French President Who Loved Japan, Dies at 86
PARIS — Former French president Jacques Chirac died on September 26 at the age of 86, his family announced on […]
ユネスコ「世界の記憶」年内改革を断念 韓国反対、作業部会で結論出ず
国連教育科学文化機関（ユネスコ）は９月、「世界の記憶」（世界記憶遺産）改革で、目標だった「今年内の実現」を断念した。改革案を検討する作業部会で、日本の主張に沿った新制度の大枠が固まる一方、韓国の反対で最終結論に至らなかったため。審査が凍
South Korea Scuttles UNESCO Efforts to Reform ‘Memory of the World’ Program
PARIS —The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has abandoned its goal of reformi
Culture
Japan’s Nodoka Okisawa Wins Besancon International Music Festival Competition for Young Conductors
Nodoka Okisawa, a 32-year-old Japanese woman from Aomori Prefecture, is the winner of the International Besançon Competi
「地獄の島」は誤解 軍艦島の元島民らが韓国側に反論
戦時中に徴用された朝鮮半島出身労働者が長崎市の端島（はしま、通称・軍艦島）炭鉱で差別的扱いを受けたという韓国側の主張に反論するため、元島民らが２日、ジュネーブの国連欧州本部でシンポジウムを行った。韓国人学者も登壇し、「賃金の民族差別はな
Special Reports
Geneva Symposium Exposes the Myth of Gunkanjima as ‘Hell Island’
A symposium held in Geneva Switzerland on July 2 sought to set the record straight concerning allegations by South [
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
自動車革命 ぶつかる仏伊のプライドと国益
パリ・ブーローニュの森に面するビヤンクールは、フランス自動車産業のふるさとだ。ルノー兄弟が１９世紀に造った工房は１９２０年代、国家経済を支える大工場になった。留学生だった鄧小平は２１歳のとき、ここで働いた。「ルノー」と社名を刻んだ古い煉
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