Japan Beats U.S. to Win World Baseball Classic
A thrilling tournament ended with Shohei Ohtani and Japan capturing the country’s third W.B.C. crown.
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Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine
On the second day of the Chinese leader’s state visit in Moscow, Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin declared an enduring economic partnership, in an effort to insulate their countries from punitive Western measures.
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The Female Artisans Honoring, and Reinventing, Japanese Noh Masks
In taking on the male-dominated theatrical craft, contemporary women carvers are changing the face of a centuries-old tradition.
Posted inConvenience Stores Deaths (Obituaries) Ito, Masatoshi Japan Seven & I Holdings Co Shopping and Retail Suzuki, Toshifumi (1932- )
Masatoshi Ito, 98, the King of Convenience Stores in Japan, Dies
He introduced the American chain 7-Eleven to the country, covering the landscape with thousands of outlets and starting a retail revolution there.