Yayoi Kusama in her New York studio. Image credit: © Tom Haar, 1971 Artist Yayoi Kusama established the Church of Self-Obliteration and appointed herself the “High ...

NAGANO, Japan (AP) — When he's not chanting and living the austere life of a Buddhist priest, Kazuki Yazawa contemplates Olympic gold. The 27-year-old Yazawa will represent Japan in canoe slalom ...