Tokyo Photo exhibition shows the many faces of children since World War II
A photo exhibition about postwar Japan opened at Tokyo International Forum on Saturday showcasing children at home and abroad from the end of World War II until the present day. More than 70 photos on display include some images of children trying to make ends ...
Japan helps too few refugees: UNHCR chief
The ongoing conflicts in Syria and Iraq have produced more than 12 million refugees and internally displaced people. They are flooding across borders in the region, and some neighboring states have reached their limit. One-third of Lebanon's population now comprises refugees. Meanwhile, Japan, a signatory ...
A Japanese nurse has launched a series of photo exhibitions detailing the lives of ordinary people in Syria, hoping to expose a reality often hidden amid the daily footage of death and destruction emerging from the ongoing civil war. "I want people to know more ...
Man who documented Minamata outbreak wins Domon Ken Award
In one picture, taken in August 1960, a 26-year-old woman stands alone on train station platform. She is leaving her son, born with Minamata disease, following divorce to start her life again. On the next page, together with her new partner, she meets her son, ...
Great Kanto Earthquake evacuees shown in panoramic photo panel
An association to commemorate victims of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake has created a 4.6-meter-long panoramic photo panel showing roughly 300,000 evacuees who gathered at the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace after the lethal temblor rocked Tokyo. The panel will be exhibited at ...
Photos by Tohoku's elderly on show
Aiming to draw attention to the daily lives of the tsunami-hit northeast, an exhibition of photographs taken by residents of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, began Friday in Tokyo, featuring their daily lives after the tragic twin disasters. Titled "Otsuchi no Takarabako" ("A Treasure Box of Otsuchi"), ...
