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A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form

6 septembre 2025 à 00:01
Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama.

© Ko Sasaki for The New York Times

Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a famously beautiful woman in the play “Tamakazura” at Ushio Shrine on Sado Island, Japan. Noh dramas often center on supernatural visitations.

Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

3 septembre 2025 à 20:37
A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit.

© Ko Sasaki for The New York Times

This woman was a middle schooler in 2011 when the Fukushima nuclear meltdown occurred, about 40 miles from her home. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer a few years later.
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