Olympics / Summer Olympics Feb 3, 2021
Paris Games will have COVID-19 contingency plans in place if pandemic extends into 2024
Organizing committee president Tony Estanguet said Paris 2024 is preparing for any eventuality.
World / Crime & Legal Oct 11, 2020
The motive for the attack, the third on the police station in two years, was not immediately clear.
Food & Drink Oct 1, 2020
Top Japanese chef killed himself after sexual assault allegations, family says
His family says that Sekine “got caught in a violent spiral of depression” after he became the target of “false and malicious gossip” on social media.
World May 7, 2020
The Paris metro authority is testing CCTV software to detect whether travelers are wearing face masks. It’s part of the city’s efforts to end lockdown and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but it’s raised concerns from the government’s privacy watchdog. The authority began a three-month ...
World Apr 18, 2020
Distribution of masks and disinfectant among Chinese expats gets wary reception in France
An operation by France's Chinese community to help the diaspora during the coronavirus outbreak by distributing masks, disinfectant and gloves has prompted questions and legal problems for some of its backers. Skeptical of the French government's response to the epidemic, the Chinese Embassy, business leaders ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Mar 21, 2020
Satoshi Sekimoto: Decorated in France
by Jae Lee
"When I was little, there was a room with a big lock on the door in my house — my mother's studio. The lock came off when I finished elementary school," says embroiderer Satoshi Sekimoto over coffee at a Parisian cafe in the 13th ...
World Mar 4, 2020
The Louvre museum in Paris reopened to the public Wednesday after management took steps to allay staff fears over the coronavirus spread which had sparked a two-day work stoppage. In a statement, the world's most visited museum said that faced with the "legitimate concerns" of ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Feb 29, 2020
Maison: The house that Sota Atsumi built
by Jae Lee
Chef Atsumi says luck was the key ingredient to his culinary success in Paris.
Business Feb 11, 2020
Climate activists invade BlackRock office in Paris, demanding firm exit from fossil fuels
Dozens of climate activists invaded U.S. asset manager BlackRock's office in central Paris on Monday, calling for the fund to pull out of fossil fuel investments. Green activists from the campaign groups Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future managed to enter the building and to ...
Business / Economy Jan 9, 2020
Paris shops' sales halved as strikes bring chaos to the city
Five weeks into strikes crippling French transport, Emile Sebbag is agonizing over how to keep afloat his two Parisian clothing stores, deserted by shoppers as the backlash against France's pension reform drags on. The start of winter sales on Wednesday — traditionally a big event ...
World Dec 27, 2019
Notre Dame restoration enters risky phase with removal of mangled scaffolding
The operation to shore up fire-ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral is entering a risky stage as engineers resume preparations for the removal of scaffolding that could provoke a further collapse. The Paris landmark lost its roof and spire in the April 15 blaze, but the main bell ...