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JAPAN
Jul 1, 2000
Fashion students flock to Belgium
Antwerp's schools new breeding ground for aspiring designers ANTWERP, Belgium (Kyodo) In the world of fashion, Paris, London and Milan have always been on the cutting edge, attracting aspiring designers to study there in the hopes of making a name for themselves.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2000
Japan firms smile and frown on Belgium
Japanese executives appear to be satisfied overall with doing business in Belgium, the administrative center of the European Union, but many find its slow-moving government machinery and high taxes to be a headache. Such mixed sentiment was revealed by a new study conducted by the Belgium-Japan Association and Chamber of Commerce (BJA). The results of the study gave the Belgian government some food for thought on how to attract more investment from Japan.
JAPAN
May 20, 2000
Dutch writer recounts flight from Nazis, Japan prison hell
They fled Belgium to escape Nazi persecution. They reached the Dutch East Indies, considered the "promised land" for the Dutch, only to be thrown into Japanese concentration camps. "We escaped one war to enter another one," recalls Lydia Chagoll, a Dutch-born writer based in Brussels. "In 1940, we left Brussels to escape the Germans. In 1942, we were prisoners of the Japanese in Batavia (Jakarta)."
JAPAN
May 16, 2000
Aging Dutch still waiting for redress
On the second Tuesday of every month, a group of elderly Dutch men and women gather in front of the Japanese Embassy here. They show up at its front gate to participate in a peaceful demonstration demanding an apology and financial compensation.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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