PARIS — On a rain-soaked Saturday at Paris Fashion Week, the luxury world saw a spectacle of contrasts, where the audacious spirit of punk melded with historical elegance. Displays blurred the lines between rebellion and refinement, presenting collections that navigated through time — evoking medieval serfs with a modern twist and embracing minimalist aesthetics reminiscent … Read more
TOKYO — A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the governor of Okinawa to approve the central government’s modified plan for landfill work at the planned relocation site of a key U.S. military base on the southern island despite persistent opposition and protests by residents. The decision will move forward the suspended construction at a time … Read more
TOKYO — Japan’s Supreme Court docket on Monday dismissed Okinawa’s rejection of a central authorities plan to construct U.S. Marine Corps runways on the island and ordered the prefecture to approve it regardless of protests by locals who oppose the American troops’ presence. Monday’s ruling upheld a excessive court docket ruling in March that the … Read more