Media & Entertainment
Tokyo's theater scene struggles to develop Broadway of its own
Scattered venues and few night performances strand audiences in twilight zone
Life & Arts
Life
Digital platforms help to save traditional Nepalese homes
Refurbishment boom sustains local culture but sometimes threatens authenticity
Business trends
Japanese bar offers drinks, snacks and nursing care
Proprietor sees opportunity in pubs where patrons have to be 65 to enter
Food & Beverage
Sapporo gains worldwide fame as home of delicious 'soup curry'
Long a favorite with residents, local specialty now attracts tourists
Education
K-pop and job pressures connect students in Japan and South Korea
Language schools in demand on both sides despite diplomatic row
Life
History and propaganda clash in China's war museums
A wave of war-related exhibitions sets out to bolster the CCP view of the past
Life
India's newest union territory eyes visitor boom
Ladakh will benefit from split with Kashmir, but tourism must be sustainable
Tea Leaves
After the flush, India's bigger sanitation challenge
Modi has ended open defecation but that's only half the story
Obituaries
Former Daewoo Chairman Kim Woo-choong dies at 83
Founder of South Korea's No. 2 conglomerate saw its rapid collapse
