By Chua Zea Ra Somewhere, Mr. Ichiro contemplates between a bowl of udong noodles or domburi. Except behind him rises no snow-capped Fuji—only reefs, stretching flat and turquoise to the horizon. Our Mr. Ichiro is not standing in Honshu, or Tokyo, or anywhere in Japan for that matter. He is in Koror, the old capital of Palau—four thousand kilometers from Japan; whose vocabulary still peppers his mind eighty years since that country stopped governing Palau. Photo: Alamy Palau

Written by Nahia ONCHALO–MEYNARD The luxury market has certainly remained in the limelight this summer, and Paris has fully embraced this fashion effervescence. Through Fashion Week, museum exhibitions, countless film premieres and the attractiveness of European capitals as vibrant summer destinations, the city of Love has witnessed a heady popularity spike. It continues to consolidate its status as Europe's leading cultural destination, welcoming over 23 million internationa

By Angelina Lanna Chams This article is published as a part of the collaboration between The Pacific Post and Todai Shimbun. Credit: Streluk Gender inequality is commonly understood as an inevitable consequence of patriarchal social structures. Taking this assumption at face value, it should be expected that more equality is observed in societies where women hold authority. Yet, the Pacific region complicates this understanding. Known for its political and gender inequality,