Leadership

A ‘real’ movie fights back in anime-ruled Japan

[ad_1] A woman walks past the poster of Japanese movie “Kokuho” (R) outside a cinema in Tokyo’s Roppongi district on September 4, 2025. Lasting almost three hours, “Kokuho” is about two “onnagata”, male players of female roles in kabuki, a rarefied form of classical Japanese theatre. Lee Sang-il’s film, shot …

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Indonesia’s delayed new capital risks ‘white elephant’ status

[ad_1] Indonesia’s would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but remains mostly silent. Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFPSource: AFP A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia’s would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit …

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‘Build, baby, build’: Canada PM’s plan to counter Trump

[ad_1] Cette image du 5 août 2020, gracieuseté de Trans Mountain Corporation, montre les travaux de construction de l’agrandissement du pipeline Trans Mountain, le premier depuis des décennies à être construit au Canada. Photo: Handout / Trans Mountain Corporation/AFPSource: AFP On the night he won Canada’s election, Prime Minister Mark …

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Senate Saga: Update on Natasha’s Suspension Emerges

[ad_1] Kogi senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has served out her six-month suspension, which was imposed on her by the Senate The Senate suspended Natasha on March 6, 2025, over alleged gross misconduct and violation of Senate rules However, the embattled senator has consistently claimed that her suspension was a direct consequence …

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