30 years of work to restore Shuri Castle undone
The fires took place at Shuri Castle on Okinawa. The results of 30 years of efforts to restore Shuri Castle were lost as a massive fire destroyed the castle in Naha early…
Obituary: Sadako Ogata
Ogata’s dedication to mission earned her respect at UN. By Saki Ouchi Senior Research Fellow at the Yomiuri Shimbun Research Institute. In March 2000, I accompanied Sadako Ogata…
Nirmal Purja makes history by climbing all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in 190 days
Shishapangma, at 8,027m, in China was the last among the world’s 14 eight-thousanders in Purja’s list. Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja stepped onto the summit of Shishapangma…
Hong Kongers find new and novel ways to protest
Musicals, shopping days and paper cranes are just some of the ways Hong Kongers are fighting back. On a Monday evening at a waterfront park under a flyover in Hong Kong’s…
Artists decry the growing tendency to arrest musicians for their lyrical content as autocratic censorship
In the wake of singer Durgesh Thapa and rapper VTEN’s arrest, Nepali artists say that the police’s actions are alarming and people need to resist them. In the wake of rapper…
Thai king ousts five palace officials
The firings take place after the King stripped his consort of all her titles. His Majesty the King has sacked five palace officials, stripping them of their ranks and recalling…
Emperor wishes for the people’s happiness
Naruhito was officially enthroned yesterday. The ceremony of enthronement was held Tuesday at the Seiden State Hall at the Imperial Palace to officially proclaim the Emperor’s…
Nepal needs development, but not by coercion
Reimagining Nepal and developing it warrants a broad outlook that listens to its people and shows regard for their displeasure. The country’s obsession with bulldozers and…
S. Korea grapples with gender discrimination in workplace
Despite it’s high economic developments, critics say that South Korea has to improve workplace equality. South Korea has seen its female employment index improve steadily…
World gathers to mark Emperor’s enthronement
Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony to take place on Tuesday. The main enthronement proclamation ceremony, one of the rituals to mark the Emperor’s accession to the throne,…