EditorialA dish is served on a plate made for the restaurant by leading Japanese ceramists, at Yoshino in New York, Nov. 7, 2022. (Evan Sung/The New York Times)
EditorialChef Tadashi Yoshida sears mackerel sushi with burning charcoal at his omakase restaurant Yoshino, in Manhattan’s East Village, Nov. 17, 2022, where “you get the whole package, presented in a space so intimate you can’t help being drawn into the performance,” writes Pete Wells. (Evan Sung/The New York Times)
EditorialTomoko Yoshino became the first female president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, in October.? (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, Haojun Xie, Ugo Cirri and Takaomi Yoshino put on their pointe shoes during a rehearsal of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, in New York on Dec. 13, 2021. (Yael Malka/The New York Times)
EditorialBox with Design of Cherry Blossoms at Mount Yoshino, Edo period (1615?1868), 19th century, Japan, Gold and silver maki-e on gold lacquer, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm); L. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Lacquer.
EditorialToshihiko Yoshino, a seafood merchant and leader of local opposition to participation in a study of potential spent nuclear fuel respository sites, in Suttsu, Japan, March 9, 2021. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times)
Editorial??????(???????), Mirror with the Deity Zao Gongen, Heian period (794?1185), 11th?12th century, Japan, Bronze with hairline engraving, Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Metalwork, Zao Gongen, the protector deity of Mount Kinpusen in Nara (...