OMACHI, Nagano Prefecture--Fangs deemed to be from an extinct Japanese wolf species that people in bygone times wore as talismans to ward off evil were found by a curator combing through the ...

Trailblazing maestro Yoichiro Omachi, the first Japanese conductor who chose opera houses in Europe as his base and who conducted both operas and orchestras, died on Feb. 18. He was 90.