Browsing: Japanese

KonohaFest, scheduled for 3 and 4 October in a suburb of the city, was targeted. Stalls, games, food and anime character costumes were shut down early. A fundamentalist group vandalised stalls and attacked participants, including families. The government has remained silent.

Japanese popular culture is finding a growing place in Qatar, with Geekend’s Japan-Qatar Illustration Contest turning creative expression into a bridge between communities, artists and cultures across both countries today.