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Baby Artist: 'Thumbelina''s First Solo Exhibition in Tokyo

This is Beirut, 23/04 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gripping paintbrush and crayon, the artist known as Thumbelina splodges and splats with merry abandon, the one-year-old star of a Tokyo exhibition that goes on way past her bedtime. Abstract paintings by the toddler are on sale for 33,000 yen ($230) at her debut show at hip gallery Decameron, tucked above a bar in the Kabukicho red-light ...

Tragic Promise Drove World's first Michelin-Starred Woman Sushi Chef

This is Beirut, 17/04 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Chizuko Kimura has become the first female sushi chef in the world to win a Michelin star, fulfilling a promise she made to her dying husband to continue his legacy. The 54-year-old Japanese chef regained the Michelin star her late husband Shunei Kimura won three years ago for their Sushi Shunei restaurant in Paris. For Shunei, the star was a ...

Trump to Meet Japan Envoy for Tariff Negotiations

This is Beirut, 16/04 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said he will join negotiations on Wednesday with Japan's envoy for tariffs, after both countries expressed confidence in striking a mutually beneficial outcome. Trump issued a 90-day pause last week on his 24-percent tariffs on Japan, the biggest investor into the United States and its close strategic and economic ...

Abu Dhabi Festival: Kuniko Kato Plays Bach and Miyoshi

Bélinda Ibrahim, 15/04 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Abu Dhabi, Blue Hall, The Arts Center, April 14, 2025 Beneath the sleek arches of this hall nestled in the heart of the NYU Abu Dhabi campus, the 22nd edition of the Abu Dhabi Festival offered more than just a concert that evening. The event opened on a deeply cultural and symbolic note, where music became a bridge between civilizations—echoing ...

Five Fascinating Things to Know About Expo 2025 Osaka

This is Beirut, 14/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A multi-eyed mascot, a vast wooden Grand Ring, 160 countries and regions strutting their stuff, and robots and sushi galore: Expo 2025 began on Sunday in Osaka, Japan. The World Expo is held every five years in different global locations. Here are five things to know about this event, which runs until mid-October. Grand Ring Encircling dozens of ...

Tokyo Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom

This is Beirut, 01/04 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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Despite the cold, Tokyo is filled with colors and smiles under the cherry blossoms.

Climate change cooks up Japanese 'cabbage shock'

This is Beirut, 24/01 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Japan's much-loved "tonkatsu" pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on servings. The culprit is a changing climate. Last year's record summer heat and heavy rain ruined crops, driving up the cost of the leafy green in what media ...

Japan Tsunami Advisory After 6.8 Magnitude Quake

This is Beirut, 13/01 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued the advisory for tsunami waves of up to one metre (three feet) after the quake off Miyazaki prefecture in the Kyushu region around 21:19 pm (1219 ...

PlayStation: 30 Years of Innovation, Controversy, and Success

Béatrice Moreau, 2024-12-01 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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On December 3, 1994, Sony made a dramatic entry into the world of gaming consoles with the launch of the PlayStation in Japan. This machine, which would be released a few months later in the United States and Europe, was born from a failed collaboration with Nintendo. Humiliated by its partner's sudden decision to side with Philips instead, Sony ...

Japanese Yen Rises Ahead of Potential Interest Rate Cut

This is Beirut, 2024-11-29 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The yen rallied Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut next month, while equity markets were mixed as traders weigh the economic outlook during a second Trump administration. With Wall Street closed for the Thanksgiving break, there were few catalysts to drive business heading ...

US Deployments Planned Near Taiwan

This is Beirut, 2024-11-25 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States is drawing up contingency plans for military deployments in Japan and the Philippines in case of an emergency over Taiwan, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. They will be incorporated in a first joint operation plan to be formulated in December, Kyodo reported late Sunday, citing sources familiar with Japan-US relations. A US ...

Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivor Group Wins Nobel Peace Prize

This is Beirut, 2024-10-11 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Japan's Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors pushing for a nuclear weapons ban, as states like Russia threaten to use them. The group, also known as Hibakusha and founded in 1956, received the honor "for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and ...

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