EditorialA gold and silver mine on Sado Island, Japan, on Feb. 8, 2022. Mines on the island once supplied the shoguns of Japan with precious metals. (Shiho Fukada/The New York Times)
EditorialArmor (Yoroi), early 14th?early 15th century, Japanese, Iron, leather, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); W. 17 in. (43.2 cm), Armor for Man, This armor was donated to the Kurama Temple, near Kyoto, by one of the Ashikaga shoguns. Dur...