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 […]
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