Sports
Shohei Ohtani gives Japanese baseball a moment to savor
Country has reached the end of a 150-year spiritual journey
Life & Arts
Sports
Shohei Ohtani and the quest to rewrite baseball's record books
Purist warrior monk rises above a game consumed by greed and entitlement
Arts
Book review: Trauma lingers in novel about Sri Lanka's civil war
Young Tamil author ponders human costs of violence and the nature of love
Tea Leaves
Pandemic takes flavor out of Bangkok's grocery shopping
Thai capital's wet markets struggle to survive disruptions
Life
As anti-coup protests continue, where are Myanmar's monks?
Ignoring history, some prominent Buddhist clergy have sided with the military
Life
Australia's black opal fields lure dreamers and prospectors
Part-time miners flock to desolate but colorful Lightning Ridge in search of riches
Tea Leaves
Developing Asia can do without Western 'influencers'
Tough line needed on ill-informed social media and antisocial tourists
Sports
This is Naomi: Japan gave me pride that will stay with me for life
Tennis star vows to come back to represent her country at the Paris Olympics
Arts
Taking kimono silk to the next fashion level
Japanese startup aims at international market for luxury clothing
Tea Leaves
For Asia's reclusive regimes, sporting isolation is far from splendid
From Kabul to Pyongyang, 'playing the game' works better than exclusion
Arts
'Very Bangkok' becomes face of Thailand
Popular ode to the Thai capital fronts pavilion at global cities festival
Travel & Leisure
Chinese commercial and housing complex offers taste of Japan
Tang Little Kyoto near Dalian expected to lure 3m visitors a year
Arts
Chinese Malaysian directors sweep China's box office
Foreign filmmakers win audiences and snare prestigious festival awards
Obituaries
'Sonny' Chiba, veteran action star of 'Kill Bill,' dies of COVID-19
Japanese actor's career began in 1960s and earned him international fame
Life
Traditional Japanese divers restore 'balance' to the sea
Marine culture is dominated by women in the fishing villages of the Ise Peninsula
Obituaries
Maki Kaji, Japan's 'Godfather of Sudoku,' dies at 69
University dropout worked for printing company before founding puzzle magazine
Arts
Book Review: Has Asia (really) lost it?
The region's gleaming exterior hides myriad social problems, including widespread poverty and a self-entitled elite
Tea Leaves
Honoring past generations through culinary memories
Three Indian women gather long-forgotten recipes to revive and preserve forgotten culture
Life
Photo essay: Close-up on Myanmar's growing hunger
'It's for my family': Parents struggle to keep children fed amid country's multiple crises
