‘Kyoto Hippocrates’: A genial look at medicine’s early days in Japan
Akira Ogata’s warmhearted drama mixes medical history, culture clash and gentle humor into an enlightening look at modern medicine’s beginnings.
‘Cry Out’: Misery without meaning
Takahisa Zeze’s adaptation of a Kanae Minato novel revels a little too eagerly in the suffering it depicts.
Japanese stocks steady near historic highs as tech and war weigh on sentiment
The Nikkei 225 stock average retreated from the record hit Thursday, clawing back some of the loss late in the day as companies started to release earnings reports.
At the Venice Biennale, the anger isn’t about the art
The mass resignation of the Biennale jury over Israel’s and Russia’s participation was followed by protests. The art is getting drowned out in the controversy.
Goldman-backed Go app seeks $1.3 billion valuation in Tokyo IPO
The taxi-hailing app operator may announce the IPO as soon as next week and aims to list in mid-June.
Toyota forecasts abrupt profit drop on Iran, shares fall
The stock reversed gains and fell as much as 2.2% after the company issued an outlook for ¥3 trillion in operating income for the fiscal year ending March 2027.
Microbus driver arrested after crash kills student in northeastern Japan
The vehicle was carrying 20 members of a school soft tennis club from Niigata Prefecture.
U.S. and Iran trade fire, threatening fragile truce
Trump said the ceasefire was still in place, despite an Iranian attack on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz that fanned fears.
Tokyo’s top pizzaioli have raised the city to the upper crust
RistoPizza by Napoli Sta Ca and The Pizza Bar on 38th have dominated Asia’s best-of pizza rankings.
No added sugar, no problem: A lattice tart held up by sweet
Smooth and sweet, “koshian” paste makes for a flexible alternative to traditional tart fillings.