Artists pressure Aichi event organizers after exhibit containing 'comfort women' statue shut down
International artists are putting pressure on the organizers of an international cultural festival in Nagoya after an exhibit featuring a statue of a girl symbolizing "comfort women" was canceled. The executive committee of the Aichi Triennale 2019 cultural festival, which is showcasing works by over ...
Hagoromo, the 'Rolls Royce of chalk,' continues writing its legacy in South Korea
Often described as "the Rolls Royce of chalk," Hagoromo once faced extinction in 2015, but the brand managed to survive after a former cram school teacher in South Korea took it over, importing the manufacturing know-how and equipment from Japan. In a factory in Pocheon, ...
Shizuoka throws wrench in the works of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev shinkansen route
The current plan for the Tokyo-Nagoya maglev route, currently under construction, calls for Central Japan Railway Co. to begin operations by around 2027. The route will slash a trip between Nagoya and Shinagawa, which takes about 90 minutes on the fastest bullet trains today, ...
Aichi high schoolers pass on alumni's experiences of WWII air raids
Seventy-four years after the end of World War II, high school students in Aichi Prefecture are working to pass down stories of students who lived through wartime air raids. Through the activities, they have come to think that the war is not something just in ...
Citizen groups push to get Nagoya exhibit featuring 'comfort women' statue reopened
Citizen groups and a group of publishers on Wednesday sought to reopen an exhibit in Nagoya that featured a statue of a girl symbolizing "comfort women." They denounced the closure of the exhibit, part of the Aichi Triennale 2019 cultural festival, that displayed the "Statue ...
DiDi Mobility Japan Corp. began offering its taxi-hailing service, used via smartphones, in Aichi Prefecture on Wednesday. Aichi is the ninth area in Japan where the service, offered by the Tokyo-based joint venture between SoftBank Corp. and Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing, is available. The ...
Diving into the world of political performance at Aichi Triennale
The political function of art is a perennial question in the field of aesthetics. In classical Athens, Plato argued that art as a form of imitation was limited in its ability to communicate knowledge about political life. In contrast, Aristotle saw this mimetic gap ...
Better known as a manufacturing center, Chubu region is turning its talents to nurturing startups
The Chubu region, with Nagoya at its center, has never been known as a land of startups. Although the area is recognized as one of the nation's largest manufacturing hubs, few IT startups have been established and many students in the region tend to ...
Sumo 101: Non-Tokyo tournaments
There are six honbasho (official tournaments) every year. They take place in the odd-numbered months, with half being hosted in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The remaining three are the spring tournament in Osaka in March, the July tournament in Nagoya and the November meet in Fukuoka. While ...
Two men have died after a man attacked them with a knife in Nagoya on Monday night, police said. Early on Tuesday police arrested Toshihiko Sato, 38, who had fled the scene, on suspicion of murder after detaining and questioning him, they said. The victims were ...
Nagoya-based firm develops tech to let autonomous cars know if driver is holding the wheel
Sumitomo Riko Co., a Nagoya-based auto parts maker, has developed a system that can determine whether a driver is holding the steering wheel, a piece of technology that could prove to be indispensable for semi-automated cars. The firm aims to start commercial production of the ...
68 restaurants awarded stars in inaugural Michelin Guide to Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures
On May 17, Michelin published the Michelin Guide Aichi-Gifu-Mie 2019, the company's inaugural guide to Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures in Japan's central Tokai region.
