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We all remember the visible battle—the haunting quiet of empty streets; the muffled voices behind masks; the endless news updates counting lives and losses. During those long months, our mission as a nation was clear: protect our bodies, flatten the curve, and survive.
Pakistan, like many nations, showed remarkable courage. Our doctors, nurses, and volunteers worked tirelessly; communities rallied to support one another; and faith carried millions through uncertainty. But as the physical threat of Covid-19 faded, another quieter crisis emerged—one that affects minds, hearts, and communities. It is the crisis of mental and emotional well-being.
### The Hidden Crisis: Mental Health After Covid-19
The trauma of a health emergency does not vanish when the lockdowns end. Covid-19 was not only a medical or economic disaster; it was a deep psychological shock. Anxiety, grief, isolation, and exhaustion became part of everyday life.
The traces remain visible across the country: in the mother in Lahore who still feels anxious in crowded places; in the university student in Karachi, Peshawar, Balochistan, and Gilgit Baltistan, struggling with concentration and mental fog. These are the unseen wounds of what experts call the shadow pandemic—a surge in mental health problems worldwide.
In Pakistan, where the topic of mental health has long carried stigma and silence, this invisible crisis poses one of the biggest public health challenges of our time.
### Why Crises Shake Our Inner World
Health emergencies like Covid-19 shake the psychological foundations of daily life. Several factors contribute:
– **Loss of Safety and Control:** Overnight, routines vanish. The sense of predictability—essential for mental stability—disappears, leaving behind anxiety and helplessness.
– **Disconnection:** Our culture thrives on social connections—gatherings, family visits, community prayers. Lockdowns disrupted these lifelines, breeding loneliness.
– **Distorted Mourning:** Thousands lost loved ones without proper goodbyes or funerals. The lack of closure left many with unresolved grief.
Covid-19 and other health emergencies made one truth undeniable: there is no health without mental health. Yet, mental health remains one of the most neglected sectors in Pakistan.
### The Mental Health Care Gap in Pakistan
We face an acute shortage of mental health professionals. Clinically qualified psychologists, counsellors, and psychiatric nurses are even fewer. This shortage means millions struggling with depression, anxiety, or trauma have little access to care.
During the pandemic, many suffered silently, unable to find or afford help.
### The Way Forward
Given this shortage, Pakistan cannot rely solely on specialist-based care. We need a shift—from an individual clinical model to a public mental health approach—where mental well-being becomes everyone’s responsibility, not just the psychiatrists’.
In this model, mental health is integrated into primary healthcare, schools, workplaces, and community networks. Frontline health workers, teachers, religious leaders, and social volunteers can be trained to identify distress early, provide psychological first aid, and refer people for help when needed.
This approach relies heavily on **task-shifting**: empowering non-specialists through structured training to deliver basic mental health support. The World Health Organization’s mhGAP programme and PM+ are good examples.
Pakistan must adapt such frameworks to its own culture and social realities. We need locally developed modules—in Urdu and regional languages—that reflect our values, beliefs, and community structures.
Training lady health workers, school teachers, and faith-based counsellors can bridge the massive treatment gap and bring mental healthcare closer to the people.
The trauma of a health emergency does not vanish when the lockdowns end. Covid-19 was not only a medical or economic disaster; it was a deep psychological shock. This public mental health strategy can become a cornerstone of Pakistan’s broader health preparedness.
It is practical, affordable, and sustainable—a way to protect minds as we protect bodies.
### A National Preparedness Plan for Mind and Body
As the world braces for future health emergencies—from viral outbreaks to climate-related disasters—Pakistan must build resilience not just in hospitals but also in hearts and minds.
A National Preparedness and Response Plan should include a strong mental health component, ensuring that psychosocial support is part of every health emergency. This means:
– Establishing mental health desks in hospitals and emergency centres.
– Training healthcare providers in psychological first aid.
– Including mock preparedness drills that test not only logistical readiness but also emotional resilience.
– Setting up community-based counselling and helplines during crises.
Preparedness is not only about ventilators and vaccines; it is also about equipping people to manage fear, loss, and uncertainty. Mock drills and proactive planning can reduce harm, strengthen resilience, and preserve the mental health fabric of our society.
### Pathways to Healing
Recovery is both a national and personal journey. Healing begins when we collectively acknowledge the emotional cost of crises and invest in our inner well-being.
– **Acknowledge to Heal:** Accepting that we are affected—anxious, sad, or drained—is not weakness; it is the first step towards recovery.
– **Rebuild Human Connection:** After years of distancing, rekindling relationships is vital. A kind word or shared meal can restore belonging.
– **Protect Your Mind:** Limit exposure to distressing media; prioritise rest; and spend time in nature or prayer.
– **Seek Help Without Shame:** Therapy and counselling should be seen as normal healthcare, not a stigma.
– **Community Care:** Schools, mosques, workplaces, and the media can all play roles in spreading awareness and reducing stigma.
### Lessons from the Pandemic
Covid-19 was a mirror that reflected our vulnerabilities—not only medical but emotional. It reminded us that true health is holistic, encompassing both the physical and the psychological.
As Pakistan rebuilds its economy and health systems, mental health must be at the centre of policy and planning. National campaigns should promote mental health literacy; schools should include emotional education; and every public health initiative should have a psychological well-being arm.
Most importantly, for policymakers: if we invest in mental health today, we will save lives—not only from suicide or depression but also from the ripple effects of future crises.
### Towards Resilience
True recovery from the pandemic will not only be measured in economic terms but in how we healed as a people—in our compassion, our calm, and our ability to face the next challenge with courage.
A nation’s resilience begins with the mental resilience of its citizens. When minds are strong, communities thrive; when emotional health is valued, societies prosper.
Let us remember: **there is no health without mental health.**
With good mental health, we can face—and overcome—any health crisis that comes our way.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1350038-the-inner-pandemic
Some people in the low-lying working-class neighbourhoods of Poza Rica heard the wall of water before they saw it. The loudest sound came from cars crashing together as they were swept along by the water that had escaped from the banks of the Cazones River, flooding the streets with more than 12 feet (4 meters) of water at dawn on Friday.
By Saturday, much of the water had receded. What was left behind was pure destruction and the sometimes head-scratching combinations that occur when nature collides with man-made structures—like cars hung in treetops and even a dead horse wedged inside the cabin of a pickup truck.
The death toll from landslides and floods caused by incessant rainfall in central and southeastern Mexico rose to 41 people on Saturday, authorities reported. This sharp increase came as thousands of soldiers cleared blocked roads to rescue those missing.
In Veracruz state, where Poza Rica is located, some 540 millimetres (more than 21 inches) of rain fell from October 6 to 9. Poza Rica, an oil town 170 miles (275 km) northeast of Mexico City, experienced little warning before the water arrived. Some neighbours said they sensed danger a couple of hours earlier and grabbed a few belongings before abandoning their homes.
Shadack Azuara, 27, came in search of his uncle around 3 a.m. on Friday. Getting no answer when he knocked, he assumed his uncle had already fled with others, so he returned home to prepare himself. On Saturday, having still heard nothing of his uncle—a retiree from oil services work who collected newspapers and bottles for recycling—Azuara found his uncle shirtless and facedown in the murky water surrounding his bed, apparently drowned. He spent hours calling authorities, trying to get someone to pick up the body.
“We thought he had gone, that he had evacuated with all of those who left,” Azuara said.
Mexico’s National Coordination of Civil Protection reported that as of Saturday, the heavy rains had killed 16 people in the state of Hidalgo, north of Mexico City, and cut power to 150 communities there. At least nine people died in the state of Puebla, east of Mexico City, where over 16,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.
In Veracruz, there were also 15 deaths. The army and navy were helping rescue residents from 42 communities isolated by landslides on roads and flooded streams. Authorities said they were searching for 27 missing people across the region.
As night fell in Poza Rica, heavy equipment rumbled through dark, muddy streets. There was no electricity and little presence from the National Guard or army, but locals did what they could to begin cleaning out their homes and businesses.
Across the Gulf Coast’s 55 municipalities, another 16,000 homes were damaged. Earlier, in the central state of Queretaro, a child died after being caught in a landslide.
Across the country, over 320,000 users experienced power outages caused by the heavy rains, authorities said.
Officials have attributed the deadly downpours to Tropical Storm Priscilla, formerly a hurricane, and Tropical Storm Raymond, both off the western coast of Mexico.
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https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/heavy-rain-in-mexico-sets-off-floods-and-landslides-killing-at-least-41-23598325
Our palms are filled with lines of various kinds—sharp and clear, light and deep, small, repeated, and crossed. To an ordinary eye, they appear as an incomprehensible web. To a palmist, they form a code: a pattern to be read, analysed, and interpreted to reveal personality, trace the past, describe the present, and foresee the future. Each palm is a unique map, a mark of identity.
Hence, the thumbprint is used to sign property contracts, rental agreements, or, in cases of illiteracy, official documents such as passports, national identity cards, or driving licences. Signatures are another form of identification. They are used to open bank accounts, draw cheques, or apply for jobs. One signs a greeting card just as readily as a secret file.
For artists, signatures carry special meaning: they appear on paintings, beneath prints, embedded in bronzes, or behind canvases, often accompanied by a date or year, testifying to authorship and presence. Yet many artists, from the ancient to the contemporary, have chosen not to sign their work at all—perhaps in agreement with Robert Rauschenberg, who once remarked that a signature is merely the final layer of an image.
For most people, the first stage of an artwork is a sketch. It is later developed or enlarged into a more complex piece. For others, drawing is an independent creation. Whether a step towards a larger project or a self-contained entity, drawing offers freedom unmatched by what is usually regarded as the resolved work. It allows the artist to observe, experiment, exploit, and diverge—to think visually without constraint.
This freedom of approach is evident in Ijaz ul Hassan’s *Sketchbook: An Eye for the Familiar & the Exquisite.* Edited by Sadia Pasha Kamran and featuring an exclusive essay by Rahat Naveed Masud, the book has been published by Dr Musarrat Hasan.
The volume is significant not only for understanding the process of an artist who has worked for more than six decades, but also for exploring how an artist responds to external stimuli, shifting contexts, environments, and encounters that shape creative expression. The essays by Kamran and Masud provide a backdrop that is both contextual and historical, but it is the excerpts from the artist’s own writings—drawn from various publications and placed alongside his drawings—that offer the deepest insight into his aesthetics, shaped by recurring yet diverse motifs.
The book reads like a tome of pictorial diaries, long kept in closets until Dr Musarrat Hasan, a close collaborator, chose to bring them to light. In his foreword, Ijaz ul Hassan confirms:
> “The sketches compiled in this book are the outcome of travels across the world with Musarrat.”
An original artwork—whether two-dimensional, sculptural, digital, installation-based, or time-bound—inevitably becomes a flattened image when printed in a book, reduced to a uniform dimension and surface. Yet, to truly engage with Ijaz ul Hassan’s drawings, one must consider their original format.
Dr Musarrat Hasan’s contribution in preserving, cataloguing, and recalling the physical and contextual backgrounds of these works is immense. With few exceptions, all were made in small sketchbooks the artist carried with him on his travels. Dr Hasan also reveals that, during his teaching years at the National College of Arts, Ijaz ul Hassan would advise his students always to keep a sketchbook at hand—a principle reflected in his own practice.
For him, drawing was not merely an act of depiction but of perception: he believed that one truly begins to see only when one draws. No wonder these travelogues now appear as the imprint of an artist’s hand—the outcome of his observations, a documentation of his thoughts, and a recollection of his many trips and adventures.
These memories are catalogued by location, subject matter, and genre, rather than in chronological order, thereby preserving the spontaneity evident in the drawings themselves—an immediacy that reflects how the artist looked at and inscribed the world around him.
The components of that world are varied: flora and fauna, human figures, heritage sites, buildings, cities, landscapes, art-historical references, and instances of political commentary. The collection also includes his preparatory drawings for mosaics and murals, a visual response to the Taliban’s attack on the APS children, quick sketches of unknown passengers at airports, portraits of family and close friends, and studies of ordinary objects, often annotated with intimate or humorous remarks.
In one drawing, dated March 8, 2015, Hassan sketched a few bananas with the wry caption, “A bunch of miserable bananas,” recalling Pablo Neruda’s *Odes to Common Things*. Another, depicting Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan mid-performance, bears the line, “Nusrat Fateh executing a passage with full-throated passion.”
The lines that record the visible world and those that express thought through language are, in essence, intertwined.
There are drawings of trees and flowers; his prison cell during Zia’s military dictatorship; views of Murree and Nathia Gali; glimpses of the Mediterranean, Italy, and the United States; as well as sketches from Rio de Janeiro, including the distinctive silhouette of Christ the Redeemer atop Mount Corcovado.
Among the most striking works in this collection are rapid depictions of the Pyramids, the outline of the Sphinx, and the portrait of a mummified Ramses II resting in his coffin. From the boats of Venice and Sri Lanka to the minarets of mosques and church towers, from the rocks of Afghanistan to the Isles of Scilly, and from the intricate details of a few leaves to the expanse of a garden, the artist’s inquiring gaze remains unyielding.
Perhaps one key element lies in a seemingly minor detail: his choice of small notebooks having blank pages on which to record his observations in pen and ink. Although the publication includes a few larger works and pencil drawings, the majority of reproductions are taken from the compact sketchbooks the artist carried wherever he went.
Making drawings or sketches is a common practice among artists across disciplines, yet Ijaz ul Hassan’s relationship with his medium adds another dimension to the work on paper. In addition to being a painter, Hassan is a leading writer on art and culture, the author of *Painting in Pakistan* (1991), one of the key texts on the country’s modern art, as well as numerous essays in catalogues and journals.
An avid reader who studied literature at Cambridge, his relationship with pen and paper extends beyond that of an image-maker who merely transcribes the visible world onto a surface, whether paper, canvas, stone, or any other material.
The difference lies in the act of writing itself. When drawing from nature or one’s surroundings, the artist is immediately engaged with a tangible subject—one that may shift or evolve during the process, yet maintains a kind of fidelity from the outset. Writing, by contrast, is a plunge into an undefined terrain. Ideas drift in the mind, and the act of writing becomes an attempt to translate them into words. It is, in essence, a quest to capture the unknown—a pursuit that continues until the text takes form or reaches its end.
When one examines the drawings gathered in this book, one realises that the artist’s hand never changes, whether he is capturing the quick likeness of a parrot, a branch in bloom, a peach, the profile of his wife, or the form of a sailboat. The hand that shapes his handwriting and signatures also guides these marks.
The lines that record the visible world and those that express thought through language are, in essence, intertwined—confirming that his immediate response to, in Laura Cummings’ phrase, everything he experiences, from the quotidian to the momentous, may differ in medium or form, yet remains unified in spirit.
The content and form of these drawings are not unlike the first draft of an author’s manuscript, from a time before the computer era. They are not displays of the artist’s technical prowess, nor were they intended as exhibition pieces. (Indeed, many were salvaged, cleaned, and separated from old, deteriorating boxes by Dr Musarrat Hasan.) Instead, they serve as records of how a remarkable mind finds new angles, details, and pleasures in objects both grand and mundane, familiar and strange, static and shifting—all through the medium of drawing.
Dr Hasan recalls travelling with Ijaz ul Hassan in the winter of 1965, driving from the United Kingdom to Pakistan. During that 45-day journey, she loaded a 24-exposure roll of film into their camera; only three photographs were taken.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1350005-a-life-in-lines
Driven by the political exigency of the Bihar elections, India’s leadership has reignited an old fire. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invocation of Operation Sindoor and threats to change geographies have been followed by his defence minister’s explicit threat regarding the Sir Creek. This is reckless brinkmanship.
The Sir Creek area is a 96-kilometre-long tidal estuary located in the Indus Delta, forming part of the border between Sindh and India’s Gujarat. It is among Pakistan’s most strategically crucial and ecologically sensitive areas. Lying at the edge of the Indus River Delta, vital shipping routes and fishing grounds, it holds significant economic and geopolitical importance. Its proximity to the international maritime boundary with India makes it a geopolitically sensitive zone.
Control of Sir Creek is essential for safeguarding Pakistan’s maritime boundaries and preserving its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which is abundant in marine resources. The estuary’s ever-shifting tidal surges and sediment deposition render nautical charts unreliable and navigation challenging. To secure the frontier, naval and marine personnel must conduct frequent surveillance and patrols, often in hovercraft and boats, even on foot, through the treacherous terrain.
Pakistan claims rights, in accordance with the Bombay Government Resolution of 1914, to the entire waters surrounding and fed by the creek, says Rear Admiral Foad Baig, a former director general of Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. This agreement, part of the Surveyor General’s Map, fixed the border on the creek’s eastern bank. Pakistan’s position is, therefore, based on upholding this pre-existing, fixed boundary. It has argued that the Thalweg principle, which places the boundary mid-stream, is inapplicable as the creek is a non-navigable estuary and the border was never intended to shift with the channel.
Demonstrating its commitment to a peaceful solution, Pakistan prioritised bilateral resolution. This led to a joint survey in 2007 and an exchange of agreed-upon maps. However, this process was stopped when, following the Mumbai terrorist attacks, India withdrew in 2008.
Despite the Indian position on Sir Creek, Pakistan’s claim to an extended Continental Shelf 150 NM beyond the EEZ was accepted in March 2015. This granted Pakistan 50,000 sq km of seabed territory, giving legal control over natural resources in this offshore area, says Rear Admiral Foad Baig.
The Sir Creek dispute dates back to the April 1965 Rann of Kutch battle. Some 20 years ago, the Pakistan Navy established its Coastal Command. The strategic initiative was designed to enhance amphibious and expeditionary warfare capabilities and ensure naval readiness. Pakistan Marines were raised about two decades ago and mandated to defend the creeks area southeast of Karachi, he adds.
Pakistan Marines operate in one of the most challenging environments worldwide. Rear Admiral Baig says, for the forces deployed here, the Sir Creek sector is a relentless, physical trial. It is a world of oozing mudflats where the ground shifts with the tides. Tactics are shaped by these constant transformations.
The marines conduct relentless patrols and surveillance, navigating the difficult terrain to monitor activity and gather intelligence. Their deployment in this fluid and strategically vital border is critical to defend against infiltration, smuggling, and illegal fishing, he says.
The marines endure exceptionally harsh conditions defined by oppressive humidity, scorching heat, and salt-laden winds. The unstable, waterlogged terrain rules out conventional roads, making small boats and hovercraft the sole lifelines for transport and supply.
Baig says the difficult geography also affords strategic advantage. “The marshy land forbids any rapid ingress of the enemy,” he says. “Also, the environment offers excellent opportunities for camouflage. We have better geography on our side, making operations a little more convenient.”
As both navies maintain a forward posture, deployment is no longer limited to periods of hostility. Pakistan Marines remain in a state of perpetual readiness, sustaining a forward presence to enable strategic deployment beyond primary bases.
To maintain a high level of vigilance, the Navy and the Marines employ a robust, integrated surveillance architecture. Through round-the-clock Marine Domain Awareness, the Navy maintains real-time tracking and monitoring of hostile navies, he says. Intelligence flows seamlessly from this system, ensuring tactical and operational flexibility.
This intelligence is constantly fed to layered defences comprising long-range missiles, air defence systems, an unmanned force, and drone units. This is meant to deny the element of surprise to enemy forces.
Despite the Indian position on Sir Creek, Pakistan’s claim for an extended Continental Shelf 150 NM beyond the EEZ was accepted in March 2015. This added 50,000 sq km of seabed territory, granting legal control over natural resources in this offshore area.
Rear Admiral Foad Baig says Pakistan’s operational planning employs innovative tactical approaches that leverage the complex creek terrain to neutralise the adversary’s numerical advantage. Being a porous zone, Sir Creek could be targeted for a false-flag operation. Rear Admiral Baig highlights this is a persistent risk.
This could involve a fabricated account of an incident involving a fisherman’s boat or aggressive maneuvers targeting the Karachi Port. Alternatively, there may be an attempt to infiltrate the defences so that saboteurs can strike key harbour infrastructure. Such tactics and strategies have been war-gamed repeatedly, he says.
Through plans integrated with the Pakistan Army and Air Force, the Pakistan Marines maintain a qualitative edge. “We have no aggressive designs against anyone, but by the Grace of Allah, we can effectively blunt any mischief in a befitting manner.”
This vigilant posture is deemed essential as India is building up its military presence in the area, bringing more BSF units, naval assets, and special operations (MARCOS) forces along the coast. The Indian mobilisation has been supported by infrastructure upgrades and air bases. In the face of this mobilisation, the Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Marines have maintained a robust and resilient watch.
**Recent Threats**
Responding to recent statements by Indian leaders with regard to Karachi and Port Qasim, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “The people and Armed Forces of Pakistan have the capability and resolve to take the fight to every nook and corner of the enemy’s territory.”
Several months ago, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry had highlighted this capability by emphasising Pakistan’s potential to strike deep into India, particularly targeting its industrial base in the east. He had warned that in the event of an Indian misadventure, Pakistan could retaliate with precision strikes against counter-value targets in India’s military-industrial complex, including eastern economic hubs such as Kolkata, Jamshedpur, and Bhubaneswar, which remain within reach of missiles fired from the Karachi harbour.
These assertions of military capability are framed by a deepening apprehension over Indian intentions. In a stark assessment of regional tensions, former ambassador Naghmana Hashmi highlights a grave warning issued by Pakistan’s former National Security Advisor Nasir Janjua. Janjua has said that India is capable of launching a missile attack on Pakistan.
Hashmi expresses particular concern that Prime Minister Modi, preoccupied apparently with the upcoming Bihar election, might resort to dangerous actions for domestic political gain. The schedule of the Bihar elections makes the threat immediate. Modi could use a limited military strike to rally nationalist voters, she says.
Hashmi cautions against dismissing Indian threats as mere electoral rhetoric, noting that Modi and the Indian military leadership could use kinetic force to avenge the enormous humiliation faced by them. The aggressive posturing comes at a delicate time for India, as it navigates growing friction with the United States, a key strategic partner.
While these bilateral tensions are likely a temporary strain rather than a lasting rupture, they add pressure on New Delhi. The US is not going to abandon its broad strategic plans for the region, which depend heavily on India as a counterweight to China.
Hashmi says that the May 2025 conflict exposed India’s vulnerability and weaknesses across various domains. She says the US stance is a clear message to India to deliver on its side of the strategic partnership and unequivocally side with the West against China and Russia.
Hashmi says that preventing Sindoor-2 requires demonstrating matching preparedness. Pakistan must strengthen its defences and regional alliances to deter India’s ambitions and ensure stability in the face of geopolitical shifts.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1350033-more-saber-rattling
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title: スポーツ 横綱大の里らロンドンに到着 歓声に笑顔「すごく楽しみ」
date: 2025-10-12 09:12
categories: スポーツ
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大相撲のロンドン公演のため、横綱・大の里ら日本相撲協会の一行が11日、英ヒースロー空港に到着した。
今回のロンドン公演は34年ぶりの開催で、15日から19日まで行われる予定だ。八角理事長（元横綱北勝海）をはじめ、多くの力士たちが到着ロビーに姿を見せ、現地では多くの歓声が上がった。
横綱大の里は笑顔で「すごく楽しみ」と話し、公演への意気込みを見せた。
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https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/item/1410418/
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title: 静岡・伊東市議選が告示 市長不信任意向の候補多数
date: 2025-10-12 11:20
category: 社会
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静岡県伊東市の田久保真紀市長が自身の学歴を巡る問題で議会を解散したことに伴う市議選（定数20）が、10月12日に告示された。
今回の選挙には、前職や新人など合わせて30人が立候補を届け出ている。
10月31日に招集が決まった臨時議会では、再び田久保市長に対する不信任決議案が提出される見込みだ。
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https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/item/1410440/
Matthieu Blazy’s debut show for Chanel was highly anticipated, and it introduced a sharper, more measured direction for the iconic fashion house. Known previously for his precise tailoring at Bottega Veneta, Blazy focused on structure and purpose. One of the notable features of his first collection was the reinterpretation of classic menswear elements.
Oversized shirts made with Charvet, one of Paris’s oldest bespoke shirtmakers, were paired with cropped blazers and relaxed trousers. This styling gave movement and ease to Chanel’s traditional structure. Blazy removed the excess associated with nostalgia to bring attention to Coco Chanel’s original ideas about shape and structure.
His restrained color palette of ivory, dove grey, and caramel kept the focus on cut and movement. The show created a balance between masculine and feminine dressing, and the audience responded with admiration. Many said Blazy had modernized Chanel without losing its discipline or emotional core.
With a new leadership shake-up at Loewe, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez took over from Jonathan Anderson, bringing a fresh and vibrant perspective. Their Spring/Summer 2026 collection was characterized by a vibrantly colored sporty and leather-focused aesthetic enriched with strong Spanish roots and playful textures.
Leather, Loewe’s main strength, appeared in soft dresses, relaxed separates, and wrap skirts that were both practical and refined. The duo added wit through towel-textured fabrics, athletic stripes, and two-tone tights, evoking sportswear and summer leisure while maintaining precision.
Fashion critics described the show as tactile and confident. This debut marked a clear new direction for Loewe — one that was modern, sensual, and joyfully self-aware.
Jonathan Anderson transitioned from Loewe to Christian Dior as creative director, facing the challenge of redefining femininity for a label renowned for its heritage. Unlike discarding the archive, Anderson chose to reshape it, blending tradition with innovation.
The iconic Bar Jacket made a return in cropped and distorted forms, featuring larger curves and sharper cuts. Oversized bows, sculpted drapes, and surreal fabrics lent a theatrical flair, while cotton shirts, cargo trousers, and lace dresses grounded the collection in everyday utility.
Critics praised Anderson’s work as a dialogue between Dior’s ateliers and modern streetwear. His debut collection demonstrated his ability to merge avant-garde design with commercial appeal. It was not about spectacle alone but about how a luxury brand can speak to contemporary audiences without losing its identity.
Sustainability, craft, and material innovation were prominent themes this season, with Stella McCartney standing out for her commitment to eco-conscious fashion. Her Spring/Summer 2026 show at the École des Beaux-Arts showcased how responsibility and beauty can coexist.
The collection featured 100 percent cruelty-free materials and 98 percent sustainable fabrics, including regenerated nylon, recycled cashmere, organic cotton, and plant-based leather. Tailored jackets, crochet tops, and fluid vegan silks highlighted the blend of style and sustainability.
The show’s design, sound, and set all embraced environmental awareness, featuring biodegradable decor and nature-inspired audio. McCartney’s collaboration with biotech and textile firms underscored fashion’s potential to drive real progress. Critics called the collection optimistic and precise, affirming that ethics and elegance can truly share the runway.
Celebrity presence remained a significant part of the spectacle, with Nicole Kidman making headlines as Chanel’s new ambassador. In her first official appearance for the brand, Kidman wore wide-leg jeans and an oversized white shirt, echoing the simplicity and restraint of Blazy’s collection.
She was seated alongside Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Jennie from BlackPink, representing Chanel’s aim to connect its legacy with younger audiences. Kidman’s appointment signified a shift towards authenticity and understated confidence rather than pure glamour.
Reports described her as graceful and visibly moved by the creative shift underway. Within hours, images of her look spread across major fashion outlets, symbolizing how Chanel and Paris Fashion Week are redefining visibility and continuity through subtlety and elegance.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1350288-so-you-think-you-know-paris-fashion-week-ss26-edition
Inside its training center in Hiroshima, employees of all ages and departments—many meeting for the first time—are engaged in workshops exploring the company’s corporate culture, known as “food,” and what it should represent. Participants first reflect individually, then discuss in pairs, and finally present their ideas to the group—a process repeated across various themes.
The cultural reform initiative, launched in November 2023, is a cornerstone of Mazda’s five-year transformation plan. In May, the company rented a local soccer stadium to train 4,000 employees, and nearly all staff have now completed the program. The project unfolds in three phases: first, defining the desired culture through training; second, embedding it in everyday workplace behavior; and third, establishing it as a daily habit.
Mazda sees this internal evolution as essential for survival as electrification, environmental concerns, and other sweeping changes reshape the industry. “We’re not a large company by scale,” one executive noted, “so human creativity, imagination, and uniqueness are critical to generating new value. We must cultivate our organizational culture anew.”
The company’s journey is not without resistance. Some employees question whether management fully supports the changes, while others see altering executive mindsets as key to success. Yet the resolve remains strong as Mazda pushes toward a future where a new corporate culture becomes its competitive edge.
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Beyond corporate reinvention, Japan is also witnessing groundbreaking research aimed at addressing the climate crisis. On August 5th, temperatures in Gunma Prefecture hit a record 41.8°C—the highest ever recorded in Japan—with the Meteorological Agency warning that above-average heat could persist through November.
As the world works to reduce CO2 emissions from vehicles and fossil fuels, a pioneering project in Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture, is exploring a domestic biofuel alternative derived from sugarcane. At the center of the effort is Satoshi Obara, a special professor at the University of Tokyo, who has spent two decades developing new sugarcane varieties in collaboration with the Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center.
One such variety, named Haru no Ougi, yields 30–50% more than conventional strains and withstands the island’s frequent typhoons without bending, making it ideal for mechanical harvesting. Obara, who once worked on biofuel commercialization in the private sector, left his company to pursue this vision independently. His goal: to create a renewable, domestically produced fuel without relying on imported oil or external electricity—a bold attempt to build a sustainable energy future from Japan’s farmland.
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Meanwhile, in the resort sector, Spa Resort Hawaiians—a tropical-themed leisure facility in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, known for its towering 40-meter waterslide and daily Hula Girl dance shows—is fighting for survival.
Operated by local company Joban Kosan and celebrating its 60th anniversary next year, Hawaiians has faced severe financial challenges. The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake forced a six-month closure, while the COVID-19 pandemic caused an additional three-month shutdown, leaving the company with about 28 billion yen in debt and aging facilities.
In November 2023, U.S. investment fund Fortress Investment Group, which manages over 7 trillion yen in assets and previously acquired Seibu Holdings, launched a takeover bid, acquiring more than 85% of Joban Kosan’s shares.
“Given the current financial state, it would be difficult for Hawaiians to remain competitive over the next 50 or 60 years without major change,” said Shunsuke Yamamoto, who led the acquisition. Fortress plans a sweeping overhaul of the resort, investing heavily to modernize facilities and align them with the expectations of Japanese travelers who have experienced Hawaii firsthand.
Hawaiians’ transformation is part of a broader trend of foreign investment reshaping Japan’s hospitality landscape. Large-scale resorts from the bubble era are being rebuilt from the ground up, reflecting a strategic push to redefine domestic travel experiences.
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But not all of Japan’s battles involve boardrooms or laboratories—some are fought in the fields. In Tochigi Prefecture, wild boars, once rare, have proliferated in recent years, wreaking havoc on agriculture. They destroy sweet potato fields, trample rice paddies, and even roll in fields to remove parasites, knocking over crops and reducing grain quality.
Damages nationwide from wild animal incursions now total 16.4 billion yen annually. Despite these losses, Japan’s hunter population has fallen to less than half its previous size, with about 60% now over 60 years old. Local governments are struggling to respond.
Veteran hunter Kiyoshi Sekiguchi, 75, who captured 30 boars last year, says manpower is the biggest obstacle: “There’s nobody left to set traps or check them.” Municipalities offer 16,000 yen per animal, but the shortage of younger hunters—many of whom cannot leave their jobs for extended periods—remains a critical challenge.
The consequences go beyond crops. Wild animals cause traffic accidents, spread disease, and pose risks to human safety. Yet new business models are emerging to tackle the crisis.
In Chiba Prefecture, companies are making it easier for people to enter the hunting industry, including offering training for trap licenses. In Hokkaido, female entrepreneurs are launching ventures that connect hunters with consumers seeking game meat, creating a market-driven incentive for wildlife control.
https://newsonjapan.com/article/147245.php
佐賀市長選告示、現職坂井氏が立候補を届け出【立候補者名簿】
2025年10月12日 11:07 更新
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佐賀県佐賀市で開催される市長選が10月12日に告示されました。午前11時現在、再選を目指す無所属の現職、市長の坂井英隆氏（45歳）が立候補を届け出ています。坂井氏は自民党、立憲民主党、公明党の推薦を受けています。
立候補の届け出締め切りは午後5時までとなっており、投開票は19日に行われます。なお、無投票となるのは8年ぶりのことです。
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■ 佐賀市長選立候補者（届け出順）
（候補者名簿は別途掲載予定）
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（取材・文：竹中謙輔）
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