While China's "Great Green Wall" campaign brings hope and economic development to the country's deserts, it also erodes ethnic Mongolians' traditional nomadism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/asia-pacific/china-great-green-wall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #mongolia #agriculture #environment
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako deepened their bonds with Mongolia during an eight-day state visit to the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/politics/emperor-empress-ties-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#emperornaruhito #empressmasako#imperialfamily #mongolia #mongoliajapanrelations
Emperor Naruhito has visited a private school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, that incorporates Japanese-style education, with its school uniforms, school lunches and club activities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/emperor-mongolia-school/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#emperornaruhito#imperialfamily #mongolia #ulaanbaatar #education #schools #temples
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday laid flowers at a cenotaph in Ulaanbaatar for Japanese nationals who died in detention in Mongolia in the aftermath of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/imperial-couple-mourn-japanese-in-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#imperialfamily #mongoliajapanrelations #mongolia #wwii#emperornaruhito #empressmasako
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday attended a welcome ceremony in Ulaanbaatar, part of a weeklong visit to the country that comes on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/imperial-family-mongolia-welcome/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mongolia #ulaanbaatar#imperialfamily#emperornaruhito #empressmasako
Even after 80 years, 107-year-old Shuzo Yamada can recall his internment experience in Mongolia after World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/06/japan/history/memory-detention-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #mongolia#emperornaruhito #empressmasako #shuzoyamada #china #russia