Right Wing vs UNLIMITED: Curator Marcello Farabegoli to give lecture in Linz

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Culture

The curator of the controversial Japan Unlimited exhibition, Marcello Farabegoli, will give a lecture at Kunstuniversität Linz tomorrow 14th January 2020 at 12PM entitled “JAPAN Right Wing” vs “JAPAN UNLIMITED”. The controversial show held at Vienna’s Q21 closed on 24th November but not before incurring the ire of the Japanese Embassy. The Embassy officially withdrew […]

Obituary: The Vienna-born heroine who gave equal rights to Japanese women

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General News

A Viennese-born woman who single handedly rewrote the constitution of Japan to give women equal rights has died aged 89, the New York Times reports. Beate Sirota Gordon was born in Vienna on Oct. 25, 1923, as the daughter of Russian Jewish parents, and died of pancreatic cancer, her daughter, Nicole Gordon, said. Beate was […]

Rare art jewels to go public at Palais Liechtenstein

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Culture

Palais Liechtenstein in Vienna’s Alsergrund district will be showing previously unseen works of art from October. The reason for the new presentation is the fact that 150 objects are going on a tour to Japan from 3 October to 9 June next year. As a result they will be replaced by objects that have been […]

The Schönbrunn Palm House

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Culture

The Palm House in the palace park at Schönbrunn in Vienna is the largest of its kind on the European continent. It houses dozens of Mediterranean, tropical and subtropical plants. Emperor Franz Joseph commissioned the construction of the Palm House in 1882. Architect Franz Segenschmid had his hands full: with a length of 111 meters, […]

AUA boss bemoans ‘bad luck’

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Business

An Austrian Airlines (AUA) manager has claimed the struggling company “had lots of bad luck” in the past few months as he warns it will fail to meet previously set goals this year. AUA co-chief Andreas Bierwirth said today (Fri) the loss-making carrier “will not make our initial target” of making a profit this year. […]

Austrian wins Pillow Fight Champs

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Lifestyle

A young Austrian woman has become the world’s first pillow-fighting champion.Gudrun Grondinger won the competition which was held in New York City, USA, and attended by hundreds of enthusiastic fans of the quirky sport.The 24-year-old student from Vienna beat local heroes as well as participants from Japan and Sweden to scoop the title. Fellow Austrian […]

Japanese food safe, says minister

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Politics

Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter has stressed all foodstuff imported from Japan is safe.The People’s Party (ÖVP) deputy chief said today (Mon) Austrians could be assured that none of the tuna, noodles and various other food shipped to Austria from the Asian country were found to be contaminated by radiation. Fekter told the Salzburger Nachrichten […]

Austrians fear Japan crisis will boost energy prices

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Business

Most Austrians fear that the nuclear disaster in Japan will lead to higher energy prices.Linz-based research agency Market found that 62 per cent expect electricity and other energy sources to become more expensive due to the detonations at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.Several countries across the world are currently reconsidering their plans to engage with […]

Austrians should depart Tokyo, ministry says

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The Austrian foreign ministry has appealed to Austrians to leave the Greater Tokyo Area.Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, a spokesman for the ministry, said today (Tues) people were well-advised to depart from the region. He said: “It cannot be estimated how the situation will develop after the incidents at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.”Several explosions occurred at the […]

Hofer attacks ‘nuclear power lobbyist’ Schüssel

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Politics

Freedom Party (FPÖ) chiefs have turned their guns on People’s Party (ÖVP) officials in the wake of detonations at a nuclear power plant in Japan.FPÖ deputy chairman Norbert Hofer said today (Tues) former ÖVP Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel must make a decision over whether he wanted to be a “lobbyist for the nuclear power industry or […]