Showing 1 - 4 of 4
Streep, Abe open Tokyo Film Fest
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/10/2016
» Meryl Streep walked down on the red carpet as light drizzle cooled the opening of the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival on Tuesday.
PM Prayut in Italy: Cheers, jeers and photo ops (Friday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was cheered by supporters and jeered by anti-coup protestors in Milan, but the best photos show him looking comfortable with world leaders at the Asia-Europe Meeting.
Tokyo's cinematic taste
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/10/2013
» On the opening night of the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) last Thursday, Tom Hanks was greeted on stage by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Hanks flew in just in time to introduce the festival's opening film, the seaborne hostage thriller Captain Phillips, which kicked off the nine-day cinefest taking place in the bustling Roppongi district in the heart of Tokyo.
Diplomacy in demand
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/01/2013
» Picking up a mechanical cockroach on the table of his office, Ambassador Shigekazu Sato shows off some of the little creature’s moves, saying he is not too fond of things that are static.