Genshin Impact, a nearly picture-perfect reproduction of Japanese fantasy role-playing games, has raked in billions of dollars and sent shock waves through the world’s aging video game superpower.
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Rumiko Seya, REALs’ President, Expands the Aid Group’s Focus to Include Afghanistan
Rumiko Seya, president of REALs, is working to rescue women and families, including from Afghanistan, who had dreams before “it turned to darkness in one night.”
Sanctions Aim to Put Pressure on Russia After Invasion
Several countries and the European Union have imposed a variety of sanctions in response to Vladimir V. Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.
Japan Wants to Showcase Gold Mines’ History. Just Not All of It.
A bid for a UNESCO World Heritage designation is the latest flash point between Japan and South Korea over Japanese colonial abuses during World War II.
East Asia Becomes a Curling Powerhouse
In recent years, Japan, China and South Korea have embraced the sport, investing resources, creating celebrities and changing the competitive landscape.
In Hawaii, Blinken Aims for a United Front With Allies on North Korea
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts from South Korea and Japan denounced the North’s recent missile tests and called for a resumption of talks.
As Other Hot Spots Boil, U.S. Shows Its Foreign Policy Focus Is Asia
Antony Blinken’s Asia-Pacific trip during the crisis with Russia and Ukraine signals that the U.S. is committing to the world’s largest region — and to competition with China.
Covid Cases Spike in Asia After Lunar New Year Celebrations
A spike in cases across Asia has followed this month’s holiday.
Shintaro Ishihara, Outspoken Nationalist Governor of Tokyo, Dies at 89
An author as well as a politician, he was known for feuding with China over disputed islands and calling for Japan to assert itself against the United States.
Suspect in Deadly Arson Fire in Osaka, Japan, Dies in Hospital
The suspect, a 61-year-old man, had been hospitalized for smoke inhalation since the Dec. 17 fire at a psychiatric clinic, which killed 25 other people.