New posters for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics pay homage to Japanese art
It will be months before the world’s best runners, swimmers and gymnasts take their marks at the 2020 Tokyo Games, but you can get a preview of Japan’s artistic approach to promoting the global event now.
Olympic committee details rules on political protests at the games
No taking a knee at the Olympics. No hand gestures with political meaning. No disrespect at medal ceremonies.
Typhoon leaves as many as 33 dead as Japan continues rescue
Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday, as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to as high as 33. One woman fell to her death as she…
Tokyo area shuts down as powerful typhoon lashes Japan
A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades made landfall and passed over the capital, where streets, nearby beaches and train stations were…
Japan and South Korea, the two most important U.S. allies in northeast Asia, are engaged in an increasingly grave feud. Relations between the two countries took a confrontational turn earlier this summer when Japan announced it would limit exports to…
The agreement streamlines intelligence sharing between the U.S., Japan and South Korea about North Korean nuclear activity. It automatically renews annually unless one of the countries decides to pull out by Aug. 24.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed Trump to Japan Sunday with an effusive display of friendship.
Hisako Koyama's lifelong passion for the glimmering sky and her meticulous sunspot drawings shaped the modern field of space weather.
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![On the left, civilian group Las Rastreadoras de El Fuerte search in the desert for mass graves in Los Mochis, Mexico. On the right, artist Luz María Sánchez's sound piece "V.[u]nf_4", which incorporates sounds from the desert searches. It appeared at the University Museum Contemporary Art in Mexico City last year. Photos courtesy by Luz María Sánchez](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/sound2-425x234.jpg)
