Rescuers in Japan Try to Reach Driver Trapped in Sinkhole For Days
Emergency workers are struggling to rescue a truck driver who was swallowed by a sinkhole more than two days ago in a city just north of Tokyo. The 74-year-old man…
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
The proliferation of documentaries on streaming services makes it difficult to choose what to watch. Each month, we’ll select three nonfiction films — classics, overlooked recent docs and more —…
Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia
More than a billion people across the world, from China to the Philippines to diaspora communities in the United States, began celebrating the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with fireworks,…
Kenichiro Yoshida Will Step Down as C.E.O. of Sony
The chief executive of Sony Corp., Kenichiro Yoshida, who oversaw the company’s transformation from a consumer electronics brand into a global entertainment company, will step down after seven years in…
Japanese TV Executives Get 10-Hour Grilling Over Sex Abuse Case
When the leaders of a major Japanese broadcaster stepped down to take responsibility for the botched handling of a sexual assault allegation, it was supposed to be a ritual show…
Japan Stocks Sink as Rout in Technology Shares Spreads to Asia
A sell-off in the biggest technology companies in the United States rippled into Asia on Tuesday, with stock markets in Japan falling as U.S. markets appeared to stabilize. Japan’s tech-heavy…
Japan Once Dominated the Art Market. Is the Country Ready for a Comeback?
Yuko Mohri thought she knew what the Japanese government wanted from its artists: something conservative and quiet. It certainly wasn’t a renegade punk rocker with a penchant for moldy fruits.…
MeToo Outrage Leaves Japanese Broadcaster Without a Single Advertiser
It began as a scoop in a weekly tabloid: the allegation that a middle-aged former boy-band star turned top television host had paid hush money to a woman for unspecified…
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
In a number of ways, Japan’s economy seems to have gone back in time. Inflation and wage growth are mostly back where they were in the early 1990s, just before…
Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
Secretary of State Marco Rubio walked into the State Department on Tuesday for the first time in his new job, taking the reins of the main agency carrying out U.S.…