EditorialRaft-like platforms that float on the surface of Ago Bay, above thousands of oysters held in nets to create pearls that are sold around the world, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialKenji Kimihara participated in the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, and ran the olympic torch relay, holds a photo of a teammate, Kokichi Tsuburaya, in Sukagawa City, Japan on March 27, 2021. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)