<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Pacific Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pacific Post]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/read</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:59:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thepacificpost.fr/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What the Tongue Remembers]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 is an island...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/what-the-tongue-remembers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac673cffec9c66465fa0439</guid><category><![CDATA[Pacific Post x Todai Shimbun]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:33:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_4de20f6ecbf1435f8b99545b3f9a6eff~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_742,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[France, Japan and the price of perception: when identity becomes a luxury asset ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 international visitors in...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/france-japan-and-the-price-of-perception-when-identity-becomes-a-luxury-asset</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac672fb1a6470e6cb9f5834</guid><category><![CDATA[Pacific Post x Todai Shimbun]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:28:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pacific’s Forgotten Paradox]]></title><description><![CDATA[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, the region...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/the-pacific-s-forgotten-paradox</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac67124fec9c66465f9fe82</guid><category><![CDATA[Pacific Post x Todai Shimbun]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:22:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_3f5dff7c78f44e39bd8ce7ccec130aa7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_568,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student Revolution—the University of Tokyo Protests of 1968 and Youth Activism Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Michelle Alexandra Soerjanto This article is published as a part of the collaboration between The Pacific Post and Todai Shimbun. Photo: Tokyo Shimbun (東京新聞) This image is not a part of the original article and has been added by the Pacific Post. 1968 saw massive student protests across the globe. In the United States, students and anti-establishment youth led the peace movement in opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War. In France, nationwide student demonstrations and worker...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/student-revolution-the-university-of-tokyo-protests-of-1968-and-youth-activism-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac66e292526eefdb7fd720e</guid><category><![CDATA[Pacific Post x Todai Shimbun]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_624fe9603fc348d187156a1eb45e15a6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_839,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Great-Power Rivalry: How the Pacific Islands Forum Is Reclaiming Agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Thibaud Brilland Picture Credit: RNZ In September 2025, the Solomon Islands hosted the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Summit. Despite being one of China’s key partners in the region since the signing of a framework agreement in March 2022, Honiara made a striking decision: it excluded the Forum’s usual dialogue partners, including China, the United States, France, and Japan, from the summit. In doing so, PIF member states asserted their agency under the “Blue Pacific” doctrine in a clear and...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/beyond-great-power-rivalry-how-the-pacific-islands-forum-is-reclaiming-agency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698385b8a5b6c1a5c9874d68</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:46:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_79ce0a9030924a63856606f490674468~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Décolonisation et citoyenneté inédites en Nouvelle-Calédonie : la question de l'identité Kanak autochtone]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Marilou Moisset Kanaks demonstrating in Paris, 1st May 2024. Photo: Colin Falconer Wamytan Roch, chef coutumier kanak indépendantiste de la Nouvelle Calédonie affirme souhaiter que l’ensemble du peuple calédonien comprenne son identité comme intrinsèquement océanienne plutôt que française. Conscient de la diversité ethnique présente sur le territoire, il affirme d’autant plus son espoir qu’une croissance démographique de la population autochtone kanak lui permettra de devenir l’ethnie...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/d%C3%A9colonisation-et-citoyennet%C3%A9-in%C3%A9dites-en-nouvelle-cal%C3%A9donie-la-question-de-l-identit%C3%A9-kanak-autoc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698384ec131f188df5618059</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_65c61077b171404392cfb336f7cfecd4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Anti-Sodomy Laws Persist in Papua New Guinea]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Angelina Lanna Chams UN News- https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165767 Out of the 69 countries that criminalise same-sex sexual activity, six are located in Oceania. While these six countries vary in how and what they criminalise, the recent enforcement of anti-sodomy laws in Papua New Guinea has raised renewed questions about whether these laws are being meaningfully challenged today. With a maximum punishment of 14 years’ imprisonment, Section 210 of the Criminal Code Act (1974)...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/why-anti-sodomy-laws-persist-in-papua-new-guinea-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698384139b806d1e1102ff2f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:40:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_430793f444a74f8e852b22215b699ac1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_530,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colonization and the Manufacture of Dependence in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Thomas Landerretche Photo- from Rawlinna Station/ Facebook- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/sale-of-australias-largest-sheep-station-at-rawlinna-station/105807106 With the first British fleets arriving in Terra Australis carrying convicts, the process of colonization and settlement by the British Empire occurred. Despite initial resistance against the colonists, most notably the one led by Aboriginal warrior Pemulwuy, the epidemics, added with the mass killings of the Aboriginal and...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/colonization-and-the-manufacture-of-dependence-in-australia-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69837d294ef7940ceeef4dcb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:37:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_4ec182e24cb147659042bb247080ba37~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_862,h_485,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuvalu: The Paradox of Disappearing Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Margherita Greco Tuvalu’s Minister for Justice, Communication &#38; Foreign Affairs Simon Kofe gives a COP26 statement while standing in the ocean in Funafuti, Tuvalu November 5, 2021. (Tuvalu Foreign Ministry | via Reuters) When tides rise high enough to swallow an entire nation, does that nation cease to exist? For Tuvalu, a Polynesian nation of nine coral atolls covering just 10 square miles, this is no longer a hypothetical or philosophical question — it has become a threatening reality....]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/tuvalu-the-paradox-of-disappearing-nations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6966cd5b0ef3e0e1c07c128a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_39cff6f0b5e841d780371c203af68f5b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_614,h_504,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maori Metal and the Sound of Indigenous Resistence]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Swapnarka Arnan Picture Credit: Wendy Collings Music has always been a place where stories survive. Across cultures, it carries memory, pride, and belonging, especially for communities whose voices are often pushed aside. Originating in industrial towns and developing into a worldwide genre for people who felt marginalized or unheard by society, Metal happens to be my favorite genre, and today I would like to talk about a band that is not only transforming the genre but has turned metal...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/maori-metal-and-the-sound-of-indigenous-resistence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69678e516ae8988b73fa3c1b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:04:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_c0c8b44f73424aee912abc140cb703cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infrastructure-Backed Authoritarianism: How China’s BRI Threatens Democracy in the Solomon Islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Kim Kunwoo When the Solomon Islands switched diplomatic ties from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the People’s Republic of China in 2019, bulldozers followed close behind. Highways, ports, stadiums, and utilities rose almost overnight, financed under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Yet beneath the surface lies a more troubling construction project, one reshaping the foundations of the islands’ polity. Western concerns about the BRI in the Pacific have centered on the potential...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/infrastructure-backed-authoritarianism-how-china-s-bri-threatens-democracy-in-the-solomon-islands</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6966cc98f1ba376a5bc083b2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:03:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_acdead564d1b4ec597da5fd30aea161b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_614,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride with a Price: My Personal Reflections on Australia Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Patrick Luo Picture Credit: Johan Mouchet It is January 26th. Australia Day. Thousands of Australians, particularly Indigenous Australians, march through Sydney holding banners reading “Invasion Day – January 26, 1788.” Nearby, thousands of others wave blue Australian flags, carrying signs that say “Proud to be a True Blue Aussie.” That image reflects an internal battle within me about where I stand. Is January 26, 1788, a day worth celebrating? Is it a day to celebrate what we know as...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/pride-with-a-price-my-reflections-on-australia-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6966cc4cfc14cd6a86d09220</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:03:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_53f18f868f7944a58d2b6c80c478a104~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_1000,h_780,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ori Tahiti: Where the Soul of the Islands Dances]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Keanu Lis Picture Credit: Daniel Rodriguez Diversity sits at the very heart of Polynesian identity. Long before modern borders, Polynesian peoples crossed vast oceans, journeying from Asia and settling across the Pacific through extraordinary feats of navigation and resilience. This history of movement shaped not only island societies, but also a deep-rooted openness: a cultural instinct to welcome, to share, and to connect with those who arrive from afar. That openness is most vividly...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/ori-tahiti-where-the-soul-of-the-islands-dances</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6966ce171d4295b1377f0218</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:03:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_fbbabbbceb844949af5ce44efadcaac5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kings of the French Republic: The Unique Government system of Wallis and Futuna]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Swapnarka Arnan The French Revolution stands as one of the most influential uprisings in world history. It ushered in the First French Republic and famously sent the former king to his death by guillotine. And although the monarchy was restored a few times in the years that followed, modern France remains a republic, with the revolutionary ideals of republicanism and democracy not only forming a pillar of its government but also deeply embedded in its national identity. Yet, within this...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/kings-of-the-french-republic-the-unique-government-system-of-wallis-and-futuna</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692852e9d8fb7619dee8b6a2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:37:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_5d5848f50a6c4476ace1fcf464a7b0c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caldoches: a history and an identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Lenka Lalie What does “Caldoche” mean? It is a common word used in New Caledonia to talk about a specific group of people: the descendants of the prisoners sent to New-Caledonia from the 1860’s to the 1990’s. However, this identity tends to be simplified by the media as it has a complex history related to it. After becoming a French colony in 1853, the small island served as a penal colony (the first one being Guyana). In 1864, the first prisoners arrived from France. The prisoners...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/caldoches-a-history-and-an-identity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692851c0d8fb7619dee8b3ed</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:29:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_492cd7e1d1314595818eda0174fd6a36~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_795,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Te Arawhata: A Kiwi connection in the heart of France]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Sam Rea Rankin I recently had the opportunity to visit Le Quesnoy, a small, fortified town near the Franco/Belgian border and it's somewhere that may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of Franco/Kiwi relations. Yet, this town is rich in history and holds a deep connection with Aotearoa New Zealand. On the 4th of November 1918, Kiwi soldiers of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade liberated the village in a somewhat unconventional manner. Foregoing artillery bombardment to...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/te-arawhata-a-kiwi-connection-in-the-heart-of-france</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6928511b02aa923534a44239</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:25:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_aa69c5c28403475899b376aa96a2f73b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_810,h_468,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microstate, Major Stakes: Nauru, Russia, and the Battle for Georgia’s Sovereignty]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Swapnarka Arnan In the vast Pacific Ocean, the tiny island nation of Nauru, the world's third-smallest country in terms of geography, with a population of around 12,000, has a significant impact on global diplomacy. Nauru remains one of the very few countries in the world to officially recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the two pro-Moscow breakaway republics of Georgia, as recognized states.  Although Officials from the Country claim to do this because they are supporting the will of...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/microstate-major-stakes-nauru-russia-and-the-battle-for-georgia-s-sovereignty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692850aa02aa923534a44136</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:23:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_38f17a0bd8404275b6cb08fe1edca2d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_459,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nan Madol: Ruins of an Ancient Pacific Civilization]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Swapnarka Arnan Located off the southern coast of Pohnpei in the country Micronesia is Nan Madol, a large complex of more than 100 artificial islets built on a coral reef. Constructed between 1200 and 1500 CE with serious walls of basalt and coral stones, these islets have within them the remains of stone palaces, temples, tombs, and residences. Together, they form the ceremonial heart of the Saudeleur dynasty, an era that witnessed one of the most colorful pages in the Pacific Islands'...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/nan-madol-ruins-of-an-ancient-pacific-civilization</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69284f22d6cfa96de9eb6cba</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:17:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_eb5a0d4a8029437eb43d98b1686ce6a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_839,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TANIWHA – NEW ZEALAND'S DRAGON.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luca Viscapi - Meet: the TANIWHA .    	The taniwha (pronounced TAH-nee-fah) is a highly respected and feared creature from Māori...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/taniwha-new-zealand-s-dragon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66aa10009c270a7e00d7006c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:54:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_b1c59d571dc943ebb0cdf9556d07dac2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[KĀKĀ, KIWI, KERERŪ AND KĀKĀPŌ. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lilou Hardonnière - When they arrived in Aotearoa (NZ), Polynesians Polynesians discovered a massive array of flightless birds. The...]]></description><link>https://www.thepacificpost.fr/post/k%C4%81k%C4%81-kiwi-kerer%C5%AB-and-k%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66abbedb63ccc3ba4ee82e37</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:51:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc54b9_de3ba893db904677bfcb6070c87e80c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_380,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lilou HARDONNIERE</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>