Japan PM Shinzo Abe visits Amsterdam's Anne Frank museum
Shinzo Abe drew attention to the "deep connection" between Japan and Anne Frank's famous diary Japanese leader Shinzo Abe has visited Amsterdam's Anne Frank House museum, weeks after 300 copies of her famous diary were vandalised in Tokyo. Mr Abe said he made the visit "to encourage peace in the entire international community". A suspect is in custody for vandalising the books, but his motive is n
Clashes as Taiwan students storm government HQ
Cindy Sui reports from inside the occupied parliament building in Taiwan Taiwanese police have clashed with hundreds of students who occupied government headquarters to protest at a trade deal with China. Police used water cannon and dragged out students one by one, clearing the building by dawn on Monday. Close to 60 people were arrested and more than 100 hurt, reports said. The protesters say th
Protesters occupy Taiwan parliament over China trade deal
Protesters broke into the legislature late on Tuesday night and have refused to leave Hundreds of students and activists opposed to a trade deal with China have occupied Taiwan's parliament and defied police efforts to evict them. The protesters, who burst into the chamber late on Tuesday, say the agreement with China would hurt Taiwan's economy and leave it vulnerable to pressure from Beijing. Th
Japan arrest over Anne Frank book vandalism
More than 300 copies of Anne Frank's diary and related books were vandalised Police in Japan have arrested a man suspected of vandalising copies of Anne Frank's diaries and related material. More than 300 copies of the books were found damaged in public libraries and bookshops in the Tokyo area. The police have not identified the suspect, who is 36 and unemployed, and have yet to establish a motiv
World War One: Germany's forgotten war
Soldiers lay a wreath at the Jewish Cemetery in Weissensee, Berlin in November 2012 World War One centenary commemorations are important in the UK, but in Germany people rarely visit WW1 cemeteries. Why? It is not true that the German government has decreed: "Don't mention the war." The diplomat organising the national commemoration is at pains to deny reports in the British press that he tried to
Helvetica: How did one typeface conquer the world?
Mike Parker who helped popularise Helvetica died this week. You won't find a graphic designer who isn't familiar with the typeface (released in 1957 under its original name Neue Haas Grotesk). But Helvetica is one of the most well known typefaces among non-designers, too. Why is that asks graphic designer David Airey. Many people attribute its popularity to Apple, and Steve Jobs' decision to incor
Japan to review lead-up to WW2 comfort women statement
Yoshihide Suga said the background to the Kono statement should be re-examined Japan will form a team to review the lead-up to a 1993 statement which acknowledged its wartime use of sex slaves, its top spokesman says. Yoshihide Suga said the team would "re-examine and understand the background". The acknowledgement that women were forced into sex slavery with Japanese military complicity was viewe
Remembering Japan's kamikaze pilots
Japan hopes to immortalise its kamikaze pilots - a squad of young men who crashed their aircraft into Allied ships in World War Two - by seeking Unesco World Heritage status for a collection of their letters. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes meets the former pilot who built the collection, in honour of his fallen comrades. "Kamikaze" - it is a word that has become synonymous with all that is crazy, fanatica
Sochi 2014: Yuzuru Hanyu wins figure skating gold at 19
Yuzuru Hanyu became the first Japanese man to win an Olympic figure skating gold as he secured his country's first title of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The 19-year-old fell twice in the free skating final but prevailed thanks to a world record score in Thursday's short programme and errors from his rivals. Hanyu posted an overall score of 280.09 to beat Patrick Chan of Canada, who also stumbled in h
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