Their imminent departure from evening news programmes is not just a loss to their profession; critics say they were forced out as part of a crackdown on media dissent by an increasingly intolerant prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and his supporters. Only last week, the internal affairs minister, Sanae Takaichi, sent a clear message to media organisations. Broadcasters that repeatedly failed to show “fa
We’re used to seeing transformed buildings in our cities – think hotels in town halls and bars in banks. But here are some of the more unusual proposals and projects – from a skate park in a church to a swimming pool in a metro station The payphone that became a disco: how street furniture is being transformed Share your own pictures of the weirdest reuse projects in cities with #guardiancitiesreu
The Glasgow indie band clamber into baby harnesses and are carried around Berlin’s streets by strongman athletes in their new video, which we’re premiering here In more than two decades together, Travis haven’t always enjoyed the easiest ride. The Glaswegian indie four-piece tend to divide listeners into two camps: the devotees of their poppy and slightly wistful guitar music, and those who consid
The band Squeeze have staged a protest against David Cameron live on BBC television by changing the lyrics of their new song to rail against the destruction of the welfare state. Glenn Tilbrook, one of the founding members of the band that once featured Jools Holland, sang a different version of the final verse in the presence of the prime minister to criticise those “hellbent” on destroying the U
It was clear that the voice cutting through the night air in Japan’s political nerve centre did not belong to a veteran of the country’s anti-war movement. Right on cue, the crowd repeated each high-pitched yell of “Abe wa yamero!” (Abe, quit!) – first at normal pace, and then with a rhythm borrowed from hip-hop and inspired by pure, unadulterated rage. Then, in English, a simple statement that ha
In December 2003 and January 2004, photographer Karen Robinson shot Amy three times for the Observer Music Monthly. Ahead of a new documentary about the late singer, we share some of Karen’s best portraits Reaction to the new Amy Winehouse documentary by some of those who knew the singer in Sunday’s Observer New Review Greg Whitmore, Karen Robinson Sat 13 Jun 2015 21.00 BST Last modified on Thu 26
Matthew Herbert’s name has become synonymous with experimental music over the last decade or so: he’s made music out of pig bones (One Pig), exploding bombs (The End Of Silence) and even an issue of the Guardian. It’s enough to make you forget that Herbert has a past steeped in dance music, and The Shakes – his first release as HERBERT since 2006’s Scale – comes billed as his attempt to “seduce th
1) Voter apathyVoter turnout dropped to a postwar low in 2012, and is expected to be even lower for Sunday’s poll. Our readers were particularly worried about apathy among young voters. Hana Kobayashi, a student in her twenties, said: “Young people still tend not to go and cast votes. They believe they don’t have power to change society therefore it is waste of time.” “People who are born after th
Japan s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to members of the Japanese community during a meeting at the Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photograph: Andre Penner/AP Japan s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to members of the Japanese community during a meeting at the Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photograph: Andre Penner/AP
Japan’s ruling party is under pressure to distance itself from the far right, after senior politicians were linked to groups that promote Nazi ideology and hate crimes towards the country’s ethnic Korean community. The calls for three members of prime minister Shinzo Abe’s government to distance themselves from extremists come amid a campaign of death threats and intimidation targeting liberal aca
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