In Japan, 2025 was marked by both a vibrant cultural landscape and a quiet tension between cosmopolitan ideals and resurgent conservatism. Interviewees in our 20 Questions series shared insights on ...

Ahn Se-young (23, Samsung Life Insurance) took a big step toward a new chapter in badminton history. The gap became embarrassingly large to call it a 'rivalry' match. Ahn Se-young defeated Akane ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- IBM Japan President Akio Yamaguchi will assume the leadership of a major Japanese business lobby, the group said Tuesday, following the resignation of former Suntory Holdings Chairman ...

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, decided Tuesday to appoint IBM Japan General Manager and President Akio Yamaguchi as its new chairperson. Yamaguchi, 61, will assume ...

Kristi Yamaguchi, the Olympic figure skating gold medalist turned children’s book author and child literacy advocate, thinks the list of fellow recipients of the Musial Awards for sportsmanship can ...

Last Samurai Standing, created by Kento Yamaguchi, Michihito Fujii, and Risa Yashiro, is a historical action drama series that released on Netflix on November 13, 2025. It tells the story of Shujiro ...

Netflix has unveiled the official trailer and key art for Last Samurai Standing, which is based on the “Ikusagami” series by historical novelist Shogo Imamura, a recipient of the 166th Naoki Prize.

Takako Yamaguchi, "Stitch" (2023), oil and metal leaf on canvas, 42 × 50 inches (106.7 × 127 cm) (all photos David S. Rubin/Hyperallergic) What makes a seascape? In this focus exhibition of 10 recent ...

Meguru Yamaguchi’s AWAKENINGS exhibition is on view at ISETAN THE SPACE until November 3, 2025 The show features six new 3D works, including “Awakenings NO.2 “and Möbius NO.24” – all expanding from ...

Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Akane Yamaguchi claimed her third world title and China's Shi Yuqi earned his maiden crown as they triumphed in the women's and men's singles finals at the Badminton World ...

Olympic champion and author Kristi Yamaguchi is inviting families to celebrate the joy of reading at the Family Literacy Festival, a day-long event filled with stories, music, art, and fun. In ...

“Time is the most important thing right now,” says Takako Yamaguchi. The artist, who at 72 is having her first institutional show with MOCA, suggests she has a limited number of active, working years.