The Wolverines will be led, as they have all season, by two underclassmen: Olivia Olsen and Syla Swords. Olsen will tally 35 points to give Michigan a five-point overtime victory and win the Big 10 ...

The Oscar-nominated Kokuho tells a compelling story about friendship, the weight of history and the torturous road to becoming a star in Japan's Kabuki theater.

Today, we bring you another focus challenge, inviting you to spend uninterrupted time looking at one piece of art. This is “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” by the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt.

Happy March, DC! Peak bloom for cherry blossoms is on the horizon, which means spring festivals, water activities, and concerts are happening all month long. You can celebrate Women’s History Month at ...

Japan's Mari ‌Fukada ‌won gold in the women's snowboard ⁠slopestyle event at the Milano Cortina ⁠Olympics on Wednesday. Her gold medal is Japan's fifth of the 2026 Games, matching the country's best ...

The prestigious, invitation-only event is a chance for figure skaters to step onto Olympic ice once more and present different sides of their personalities without any limits to their creative ...

Now it’s the women’s turn. The race for the podium in the women’s event is a tight one, with a crowded field including U.S. and Japanese skaters, as well as dark horse Adeliia Petrosian from Russia, ...

BEIJING (AP) — Traditional prayers, fireworks and fairs marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday — alongside 21st-century humanoid robots. The activities ushered in the Year of the Horse, one of 12 ...

Lunar New Year is rich with traditions meant to bring good fortune — and a few taboos to avoid. Here’s a simple guide to ...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won the general election on 8 February 2026 in the biggest win for any Japanese party since the LDP’s formation in 1955. It captured 316 seats in the Diet’s ...

I explain the factors behind why Japanese swords can be extremely expensive. Rare verdict in Patna: At 95, he couldn't walk to the court, so court came to him It's on private property built by Hindus: ...

Sparks fly in the soot-covered studio of swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki each time his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing the millennium-old craft behind Japanese swords now enjoying a ...