Commentary / World Jan 20, 2022
The clock is ticking on Iran’s nuclear gambit
by Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
Iran's hardliners think a rising regional power with strict Islamic values will gain little from engaging with the West.
World Dec 30, 2021
Russian and U.S. officials coordinating on Iran nuclear talks in Vienna
by Miranda Murray and Humeyra Pamuk
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin were likely to discuss the Iran nuclear talks on Thursday, a senior Biden administration official said.
National Nov 6, 2019
Japan Embassy pulls backing for Vienna exhibition with works about Fukushima No. 1 and WWII
The Japanese Embassy in Austria has withdrawn its endorsement of an art exhibition in Vienna to mark 150 years of bilateral ties, deeming some politically and socially critical works inappropriate.
Art Sep 17, 2019
An enlightening buildup to Viennese modernism
by Matthew Larking
"Vienna on the Path to Modernism" at The National Museum of Art, Osaka, is essentially an illustrated history of sociopolitical developments leading to the city flourishing as one of the world's great cultural centers from the mid-18th century.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Apr 6, 2019
Yasushi Hirano's aria of operatic commitment
by Matthew Hernon
From techno fan to bass baritone opera singer, Yasushi Hirano now celebrates 20 years living and singing in Vienna.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Nov 3, 2018
Daichi Nakamura: In pursuit of perfection
by Kathryn Wortley
This year marks 25 years of violin study for Daichi Nakamura. His practice has earned him a host of international accolades and the position of guest soloist at renowned symphony orchestras in Europe such as the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Yet the 28-year-old is far ...
Business Aug 14, 2018
Osaka is the third most liveable city in the world after Vienna and Melbourne, according to a recent global survey by the research unit of British magazine The Economist. The Kansai metropolis boosted its ranking from last year, when it didn't make the top 10. ...
World Jul 5, 2018
EU lawmakers back plan for European Investment Bank to do business in Iran
EU lawmakers gave approval Wednesday for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to do business in Iran, overcoming an attempt to block the move and keeping alive plans to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran that Washington has abandoned. The EIB, the European Union's not-for-profit ...
National Jun 17, 2018
Quartet performs in Vienna with violins crafted from 3/11 tsunami debris
A string quartet performed at Minoriten Church in Vienna on Saturday with instruments made from debris from the March 2011 quake and tsunami that devastated parts of the Tohoku region. The ensemble of musicians, from Japan and Austria, played works by Mozart and other composers ...
World / Crime & Legal Mar 8, 2018
Four people seriously hurt in two knife attacks in Vienna but no link established
Four people were seriously wounded in two knife attacks in one district of Vienna on Wednesday evening but any motive or connection between the assaults was unclear, a police spokesman said. The stabbings — the first of which took place at 7:45 p.m. (1845 GMT), ...
World Aug 17, 2017
Melbourne named world's most livable city for the seventh year in a row
The Australian city of Melbourne was named the world's most livable city for a record seventh year in a row in a global survey that was released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Wednesday. Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, received perfect scores for ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Aug 12, 2017
Soprano Misaki Morino follows the music to Vienna
by Kathryn Wortley
For Misaki Morino, Vienna lives up to both its names: The City of Music and The City of Dreams.