In the spring of 2024, the former guest of our Foundation, who had worked as an economic correspondent for Reuters in the 1990s and later as an investigative journalist, explored the Japan-related documents in our care, as well as the relevant pieces of our audio-visual collection. During his archival investigations, he sought to gain a […]
The artificial island hosting the Osaka World Expo was once a landfill site, which was transformed into a suitable venue through significant infrastructure development, and also became the terminus of one of the city’s major metro lines. The area is encompassed by a monumental wooden structure reminiscent of traditional Japanese architecture, created by Sou Fujimoto, […]
The exhibition illustrates how, following the cataclysm of the Second World War, Otto von Habsburg played a pivotal role in developing international ties between Japan and the transatlantic region. His efforts contributed to strengthening the island nation’s global prestige and reputation while fostering economic relations and political cooperation. From the 1950s onwards, the Archduke was […]
Three years ago, Japanese journalist Eiichiro Tokumoto contacted our Foundation seeking to write a book about Seigen Tanaka, a unique figure in 20th-century Japanese history who shared a close relationship with our namesake. We knew that Otto von Habsburg had regularly visited the Land of the Rising Sun; his correspondence, notes, and photographs in our […]
