https://japanities.com/en/newsNews from France and Japan and Japanese culture, to read in parallel Japanese, French and English.enhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261031-manifestation-paris-parcours-conseil-etathttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261031-manifestation-paris-parcours-conseil-etatSat, 31 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000フランスのニュースAccording to information from the morning of 31 October, the previous day’s decision has been overturned. If you are travelling, check the latest version of the route.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261031-pib-troisieme-trimestrehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261031-pib-troisieme-trimestreSat, 31 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000フランスのニュースThe first estimate published on 30 October shows a slight decline. A rise in consumption is not enough to make the whole economy grow.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261031-bhv-decision-attendue-lundihttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261031-bhv-decision-attendue-lundiSat, 31 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000フランスのニュースAFP reports on 30 October that a decision is expected on Monday. Holding the hearing does not mean receivership has already been opened.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-bdx-20261031-manifestation-parcours-31-octobrehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-bdx-20261031-manifestation-parcours-31-octobreSat, 31 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000街のニュースThe union route for 31 October has been approved. This authorisation does not remove every restriction in the city centre.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261031-boj-taux-125-etfhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261031-boj-taux-125-etfSat, 31 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000日本のニュースThe 30 October decision separates keeping the rate from a change in ETF sales, which applies from January 2027.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261031-shuri-incendie-sept-anshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261031-shuri-incendie-sept-ansSat, 31 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000日本のニュース31 October marks seven years since the 2019 fire. The end of the works and the opening to the public are two separate stages.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-culture-20261031-toussaint-halloween-differencehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-culture-20261031-toussaint-halloween-differenceSat, 31 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000文化イベントA seasonal cultural guide to telling apart Halloween, the feast of All Saints and the commemoration of the dead.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261031-dakar-jeux-olympiques-jeunessehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261031-dakar-jeux-olympiques-jeunesseSat, 31 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000国際ニュースThe Youth Olympic Games take place in Senegal from 31 October to 13 November. Here are the landmarks for understanding this edition.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261031-cybermois-fuite-donneeshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261031-cybermois-fuite-donneesSat, 31 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000テックニュースAt the end of awareness month, a look back at the resource from the CNIL and Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr, from discovering a leak to day 30.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261030-manifestations-31-octobre-securitehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261030-manifestations-31-octobre-securiteFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:31:29 +0000フランスのニュースThe Interior Minister presented on 29 October the measures planned for Saturday. National announcements and local instructions must be distinguished.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261030-treve-hivernale-1-novembrehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261030-treve-hivernale-1-novembreFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:31:29 +0000フランスのニュースBefore the period of 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027 begins, here are the protections, their limits and what remains owed.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261030-bhv-audience-redressementhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261030-bhv-audience-redressementFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:31:29 +0000フランスのニュースBHV asked for a receivership procedure on 27 October. On the morning of the 30th, this request, the scheduled hearing and a court decision must be distinguished.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-bdx-20261030-port-dockers-grevehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-bdx-20261030-port-dockers-greveFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:31:29 +0000街のニュースBordeaux is affected by a call for a 24-hour port strike. A national forecast does not tell us the activity of each terminal.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261030-chomage-septembrehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261030-chomage-septembreFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:31:29 +0000日本のニュースThe Statistics Bureau published the September survey on 30 October. Monthly and annual comparisons and the definition of unemployment: useful pointers.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261030-energie-aides-hiverhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261030-energie-aides-hiverFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:31:29 +0000日本のニュースThe policy presented on 29 October provides electricity and gas aid from December. For petrol, you must distinguish the reference price from the price shown at the pump.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-culture-20261030-utopiales-nanteshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-culture-20261030-utopiales-nantesFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:31:29 +0000文化イベントThe international science-fiction festival runs from 29 October to 1 November. Literature, exhibitions and practical pointers for discovering this gathering.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261030-bce-taux-inchangeshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261030-bce-taux-inchangesFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:31:29 +0000国際ニュースThe 29 October decision leaves the three key interest rates unchanged. The inflation target must be distinguished from the deposit facility rate.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261030-microsoft-resultats-cloudhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261030-microsoft-resultats-cloudFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:31:29 +0000テックニュースFirst-quarter fiscal 2027 results, published on 28 October, cover July to September 2026. Fiscal year, revenue and profit: the useful distinctions.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261029-parcoursup-refonte-suitehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261029-parcoursup-refonte-suiteThu, 29 Oct 2026 08:04:55 +0000フランスのニュースOn 28 October, Emmanuel Macron stressed the clarity of admission criteria. Here are the steps announced by the government to improve and then replace Parcoursup.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261029-senat-prescription-mineurshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261029-senat-prescription-mineursThu, 29 Oct 2026 08:04:55 +0000フランスのニュースOn 28 October the Senate adopted amendments on making rapes of minors imprescriptible. Their scope and the rest of the parliamentary journey must be distinguished.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261029-uniqlo-bordeaux-tourshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261029-uniqlo-bordeaux-toursThu, 29 Oct 2026 08:04:55 +0000フランスのニュースThe project announced on 28 October replaces the Bordeaux store with a larger space, along with an opening in Tours in spring 2027.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261029-japon-allemagne-accordshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261029-japon-allemagne-accordsThu, 29 Oct 2026 08:04:55 +0000日本のニュースJapan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published the results of the 28 October summit. After our preview of the visit, here are the commitments announced and what remains to be implemented.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261029-sony-life-fuite-donneeshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261029-sony-life-fuite-donneesThu, 29 Oct 2026 08:04:55 +0000日本のニュースThe 28 October statement concerns Medicare Life contracts distributed by Sony Life. A data leak and the fraudulent use of data are two distinct facts.https://japanities.com/en/news/culture-budohttps://japanities.com/en/news/culture-budoWed, 28 Oct 2026 21:42:23 +0000伝統Jūdō, kendō, kyūdō, sumō, karatedō, aikidō, Shōrinji Kempō, naginata and jūkendō: discover their differences, their history and the spirit of the practice, with anime-style illustrations and parallel-language text.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261028-manifestant-paris-autopsiehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261028-manifestant-paris-autopsieWed, 28 Oct 2026 07:24:04 +0000フランスのニュースThe prosecutor’s office announced on 27 October autopsy results concerning a man who died on 17 October. The family disputes them and the circumstances remain to be clarified.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261028-gaz-novembre-prix-reperehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261028-gaz-novembre-prix-repereWed, 28 Oct 2026 07:24:04 +0000フランスのニュースThe benchmark gas price rises 6.6% including tax on 1 November. Not all contracts follow this change. A look back at the 12 October announcement, before the month changes.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261028-equipements-hiver-novembrehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261028-equipements-hiver-novembreWed, 28 Oct 2026 07:24:04 +0000フランスのニュースIn some mountain areas, winter tyres or removable equipment become necessary on 1 November. This obligation does not apply uniformly across France.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261028-gmo-site-suspenduhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261028-gmo-site-suspenduWed, 28 Oct 2026 07:24:04 +0000日本のニュースGMO announced on 28 October that it had noted the suspension of the domain of a site publishing information presented as customer data. The group continues its monitoring and asks people not to share the data.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261028-merz-visite-japonhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261028-merz-visite-japonWed, 28 Oct 2026 07:24:04 +0000日本のニュースJapan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a visit by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on 28 and 29 October. The announced programme must be distinguished from the actual results of the talks.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261028-israel-legislatives-premieres-estimationshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261028-israel-legislatives-premieres-estimationsWed, 28 Oct 2026 07:24:04 +0000国際ニュースAfter the 27 October vote, first estimates are circulating. Exit polls, however, are not final results. The ability to assemble a majority remains central.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261028-hera-deux-asteroideshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261028-hera-deux-asteroidesWed, 28 Oct 2026 07:24:04 +0000テックニュースThe European Space Agency announced on 27 October that Hera can now distinguish Didymos and Dimorphos. These are not yet detailed images of their surface.https://japanities.com/en/news/culture-song-momijihttps://japanities.com/en/news/culture-song-momijiTue, 27 Oct 2026 11:51:06 +0000歌で学ぶDiscover “Momiji”, a song about autumn mountains and leaves floating on the water. Japanese lyrics with furigana, an English translation and explanations of the vocabulary and grammar.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261027-trappes-attentat-racistehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261027-trappes-attentat-racisteTue, 27 Oct 2026 07:08:18 +0000フランスのニュースAfter the 23 October shooting in Trappes and La Verrière, thousands of people gathered on 26 October in Lyon, Marseille, Paris and elsewhere to pay tribute to the victims and against racism. The suspect’s custody continues.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261027-corse-senat-rejette-autonomiehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261027-corse-senat-rejette-autonomieTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:59:32 +0000フランスのニュースIn the night of 26–27 October, the Senate rejected by 181 votes to 134 the constitutional reform for Corsican autonomy. The autonomist camp announces its withdrawal from the Beauvau process.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261027-lyceens-mesures-gouvernementhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261027-lyceens-mesures-gouvernementTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:59:32 +0000フランスのニュースAfter five weeks of high-school mobilisation, the government presented its responses on 26 October: replacement of Parcoursup in 2028, 15,000 extra places in higher education, caps on class sizes, renovation of buildings.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261027-aide-grands-rouleurs-inscriptionhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261027-aide-grands-rouleurs-inscriptionTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:59:32 +0000フランスのニュースThe €100 aid for workers who drive a lot is extended and widened for the October–December period. New beneficiaries can register on impots.gouv.fr from the morning of 27 October.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261027-israel-election-27-octobrehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261027-israel-election-27-octobreTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:59:32 +0000国際ニュースIsraelis vote on Tuesday 27 October in parliamentary elections, the first since the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future is at the heart of the vote.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261027-hamaoka-genpatsu-hanketsuhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261027-hamaoka-genpatsu-hanketsuTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:59:32 +0000日本のニュースNHK reports that on 27 October the Shizuoka court rejected a request from local residents who demanded a halt to the operation of reactors 3 to 5 at Chubu Electric Power’s Hamaoka plant.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261027-fukushuto-shitei-yokenhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261027-fukushuto-shitei-yokenTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:59:32 +0000日本のニュースNHK reports that on 27 October the government finalised the criteria for designating a “backup capital” that would take over from Tokyo in the event of a major disaster. Four prefectures (Hokkaidō, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka) would meet them, according to a Kyodo dispatch.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-manga-20261027-chiba-tetsuya-shikyohttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-manga-20261027-chiba-tetsuya-shikyoTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:59:32 +0000マンガNHK reports that manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, best known for “Ashita no Joe”, died on 22 October in a Tokyo hospital at the age of 87, of myelodysplastic syndrome.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261027-anthropic-joshi-ipo-moshikomihttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261027-anthropic-joshi-ipo-moshikomiTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:59:32 +0000テックニュースAnthropic officially filed on 26 October its application for an initial public offering, according to TechCrunch. NHK reports that on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 27 October, the Nikkei at times gained more than ¥1,400 after the publication of the listing documents of a US AI company.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261027-apple-ipad-mini-oled-a20-prohttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-tech-20261027-apple-ipad-mini-oled-a20-proTue, 27 Oct 2026 06:59:32 +0000テックニュースApple presented on 26 October a new iPad mini with an OLED display and A20 Pro chip, from $699 in the United States. Pre-orders open on 28 October and availability begins on 6 November.https://japanities.com/en/news/culture-song-oborozukiyohttps://japanities.com/en/news/culture-song-oborozukiyoMon, 26 Oct 2026 08:17:17 +0000歌で学ぶDiscover a song evoking the gentleness of a spring night: video, lyrics with furigana, an English translation and explanations of the old words.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261026-serbie-vucic-reconnait-defaitehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-intl-20261026-serbie-vucic-reconnait-defaiteMon, 26 Oct 2026 06:54:58 +0000国際ニュースIn Serbia’s 25 October parliamentary elections, Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the evening. The Students’ List would win 135 to 140 seats. Official results had not yet been published.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261026-le-pen-lance-campagne-orleanshttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261026-le-pen-lance-campagne-orleansMon, 26 Oct 2026 06:54:58 +0000フランスのニュースOn Sunday 25 October, Marine Le Pen launched her 2027 campaign at a rally in Orléans. If she wins, she would form a government of national unity led by Jordan Bardella.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261026-corse-autonomie-senat-26-octobrehttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-fr-20261026-corse-autonomie-senat-26-octobreMon, 26 Oct 2026 06:54:58 +0000フランスのニュースThe Senate examines on Monday 26 October the constitutional bill for an autonomous Corsica within the Republic. The committee has substantially modified the text.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261026-fukuda-yasuo-shikyohttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261026-fukuda-yasuo-shikyoMon, 26 Oct 2026 06:54:58 +0000日本のニュースOn 26 October, NHK announced that former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda died on 22 October, at the age of 90.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261026-shuchosen-fukushima-niigata-nahahttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261026-shuchosen-fukushima-niigata-nahaMon, 26 Oct 2026 06:54:58 +0000日本のニュースNHK reports the 25 October results: Masao Uchibori elected for a fourth term as governor of Fukushima, Hachiichi Nakahara for a third term in Niigata and Satoru Chinen for a second in Naha.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261026-shohizei-genzei-yoto-kyoryokuhttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261026-shohizei-genzei-yoto-kyoryokuMon, 26 Oct 2026 06:54:58 +0000日本のニュースNHK reports that on 26 October, at a liaison meeting with the ruling parties, Prime Minister Takaichi asked for their cooperation in quickly passing the bills, including the one cutting the consumption tax on food.https://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261026-fusei-access-kankei-kakuryo-kaigihttps://japanities.com/en/news/news-jp-20261026-fusei-access-kankei-kakuryo-kaigiMon, 26 Oct 2026 06:54:58 +0000日本のニュースOn 26 October, NHK said that, faced with a series of unauthorised accesses, the government is holding a ministerial meeting on cybersecurity this evening, to be attended by Prime Minister Takaichi.