Japan

Un arbusto del precario Nepal es la principal materia prima del yen, el billete del sistema financiero más sofisticado de Asia.

He brought worldwide attention to a radical yet elemental form of contemporary dance that emerged in the wake of wartime destruction.

A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s most sophisticated financial system.

The Timepiece Museum has about 120 clocks of all shapes and sizes on display, out of a total of about 800, with the oldest dating from the 1400s.

Plus, state dinner pomp and diplomacy.

President Biden discussed security in the South China Sea with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines at the White House.

Born in Hawaii, he moved to Japan in 1988 and won 11 grand championships. His success drove a resurgence in the sport’s popularity.

The event’s musical guest, Paul Simon, even learned a little Japanese for the occasion.

As they look to contain an increasingly aggressive China, the United States and Japan announced dozens of new agreements, including on military, economic, climate and space matters.

The trees will replace 140 that will be torn up as part of a restoration project. The capital’s first Japanese cherry trees were a gift from the mayor of Tokyo in 1912.