Japan’s Okinawa is rediscovering its roots. But the renaissance doesn’t ignore foreign influences, and in the kitchen, there’s a revival of hybrid cooking. Hiyana Tatahiko places a noren, or piece of fabric, at the entrance to the restaurant “Shimu,”...
North Korea is the world’s most dangerous flash point. If the U.S. faces an existential threat, will Donald Trump reach for military options? North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump (L) during the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi,...
It was only a game about Kashmir. But in a world keen to avoid nuclear war, the lesson was clear: the U.S. can foster peace by wielding a big stick. A Kashmiri girl seen through a hole in a wall of her home, which was hit by shells fired by the Indian Army across the...
India and Pakistan — both nuclear powers — have fought three wars over Kashmir. But neither will yield in one of the world’s intractable conflicts. Kashmiri villagers carry the body of a militant during a funeral procession south of Srinagar, the summer capital...
We asked News-Decoder correspondents and youth ambassadors for their thoughts following Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president. Here are three reactions. “The good ole days weren’t all that good.” – Betty Wong My biggest fear is a...
While racial and religious tensions have risen in Britain after the Brexit vote, Muslim players are quietly breaking down barriers in English cricket. Moeen Ali of England bowls against India in Perth, Australia, 30 January 2015 (EPA/Richard Wainwright) In many ways...
By Nelson Graves Let’s take time out from digesting Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election to look at a critical issue that is helping to shape politics in that country and around the world: terrorism. Terrorism sends shock waves around...
People would approach him on their hands and knees, so revered was Thailand’s king, who has died after ruling over the nation for 70 years. People weep after an announcement that Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has died, at the Siriraj hospital in Bangkok,...
The imprisonment of large numbers of Black Americans constitutes the most serious human rights violation in the U.S., an expert tells students. The imprisonment of disproportionately large numbers of African-Americans constitutes the most serious human rights...
(All photos by Mindy Tan) By Mindy Tan My fascination with Beijing’s hutongs began during the 2008 Olympics. I was reporting on the Games for a newspaper. A gleaming media bus took the visiting media from venue to venue, with unnaturally blue skies above us and eager...