Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot at campaign event, in critical condition
Police officers at the scene where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign event in Nara,…
Switzerland surprised markets with a rate hike. But Japan could cause a much more violent reaction
Japan’s national flag flies atop the Bank of Japan building on November 12, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi |…
India sees a second chance to pivot to the Indo-Pacific in new group that excludes China
U.S. President Joe Biden (R) here seen reviewing an honor guard with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, released…
16 Standout Gallery Exhibitions to See in L.A. During Frieze Week, From Phyllida Barlow’s Los Angeles Debut to a Group Show on Manet
Los Angeles’s burgeoning gallery scene is offering an embarrassment of riches during Frieze Week, with a rash of openings timed…
In an Ambitious Initiative, Artists Around the World Will Create New Work Exploring Mental Health at Five Major Museums
As mental health becomes increasingly central to conversations about how to live a healthy life, four international museums are coming…
Why the Opening Ceremonies at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games Were an Artless, Uninspired Dud
The eagerly awaited torch lighting at the opening ceremonies for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games were a rather staid…
Titian’s ‘Poesie’ Paintings Transformed Western Art. One U.S. Museum Is Showing Them All Together—and It Will Never Happen Again
On paper, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s show of seven paintings by the Italian Renaissance great Titian might sound a modest…
Japan widens emergency over ‘frightening’ Covid spike – BBC News
Japan is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and expanding it to new regions as the Olympic host faces…
The hidden sight of Tokyo’s homeless – BBC News
When a country holds the Olympic Games, there’s often a big effort to clean up and redevelop key parts of…
Simone Biles: Young gymnasts comment on her withdrawal – BBC News
Young gymnasts in New York back Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the Olympics team final earlier this week. Brooklyn’s…
Reporting on the Olympics in a pandemic – BBC News
Empty airports, quarantining, and the ‘Olympic bubble’ – Tokyo 2020 will be unlike any other Olympics in history. Here’s what…
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony to begin later – BBC News
The most troubled Olympics in recent history will formally open in a few hours time in Tokyo – as the…
Tokyo Olympics athletes finding new ways to train in lockdown – BBC News
Having to stay at home during the Covid pandemic has been tough on millions of people around the world. The…