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A sign outside the Smithsonian¡¯s National Museum of American History in Washington earlier this month
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2026
Trump orders disclaimer signs outside museum of American history
The highly unusual move marks the 80-year-old Republican¡¯s latest battle in his ideological war on American cultural institutions and monuments.
The impeachment exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2025
U.S. museum says Trump administration did not compel impeachment display removal
The placard was meant to be temporary and ¡°did not meet the museum¡¯s standards in appearance, location, timeline and overall presentation,¡± the Smithsonian said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 1, 2022
The Smithsonian unveils Buddhist paragons who put ¡®Mind Over Matter¡¯
The National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C. displays the breadth of its Zen artifacts, from both Japan and China, for the first time in a new exhibition.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 20, 2021
Hiroshi Sugimoto¡¯s Jekyll and Hyde year
The artist famous for his riddling photos has turned to old-fashioned function and grace in his design for the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2018
¡®Paws crossed!¡¯ Giant panda may be pregnant at Washington zoo
One of the U.S. capital¡¯s resident giant pandas may be pregnant, officials at the Smithsonian Institution¡¯s National Zoo said on Monday, but warned fans of the black-and-white mammals not to get baby fever just yet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 13, 2018
Obama jokes about his ears and gray hair as official portrait is unveiled
Former U.S. President Barack Obama joked about his ears and gray hair and praised his wife Michelle Obama¡¯s ¡°hotness¡± at the unveiling of the couple¡¯s official portraits at the Smithsonian¡¯s National Portrait Gallery on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 17, 2015
The ripple effect of Tawaraya Sotatsu¡¯s waves
¡®The most important Japanese artist you¡¯ve never heard of.¡± That is how James Ulak, senior curator of Japanese art at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, describes Tawaraya Sotatsu, the focus of the gallery¡¯s current magnificent exhibition. The show presents the first in-depth examination of...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 17, 2014
Vintage ET Atari videogame found in New Mexico landfill sent to Smithsonian
A copy of a vintage ET Atari videogame extracted from a New Mexico landfill where hundreds of the cartridges were dumped after the game flopped in the 1980s has made its way to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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