Make serious efforts to achieve an immediate ceasefire in the war in Ukraine and stop delivering weapons to Ukraine. This is a call a group of Japanese citizens including academicians made in their appeal to the G7 leaders.
From Cate Blanchett as a renegade nun to the culture wars surrounding Bruce Pascoe, the 70th instalment of one of the city’s great cultural events has plenty of highlights to choose from.
The Palme d’Or-winning director’s homecoming to Japanese-language cinema is powerful and poignant as it unspools an intimate story about bullying, misunderstandings and family dynamics.