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Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, project manager of the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, speaks to media in front of the MMX spacecraft at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Thursday.

JAPAN / Science & Health

Japan aims for the moons of Mars

By Kyoko Hasegawa

The unmanned MMX, set to blast off from Tanegashima Space Center in the coming months, could also lay the groundwork for humans visiting the red planet.

Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, project manager of the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, speaks to media in front of the MMX spacecraft at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Thursday.

Fumiko Yamamoto teaches students about “seitai,” or the arrangement of a deceased person's body, during a class on Feb. 13 in Saitama Prefecture. The name tag for one of the participants is pixelated for privacy reasons.

JAPAN

Former nurse passes on lessons from experience in aftermath of JAL crash

Based on her experience in the aftermath of the 1985 JAL crash, a former nurse is spreading her knowledge of seitai, or the arrangement of a deceased person’s body.

Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, project manager of the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, speaks to media in front of the MMX spacecraft at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Thursday.

JAPAN / Science & Health

Japan aims for the moons of Mars

By Kyoko Hasegawa

The unmanned MMX, set to blast off from Tanegashima Space Center in the coming months, could also lay the groundwork for humans visiting the red planet.

Kazuhiko Takahashi, 98, the oldest war-bereaved family member to attend Saturday’s ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II in Tokyo, speaks during an interview on Aug. 5 in Kawasaki.

JAPAN

98-year-old calls for remembering 3.1 million Japanese lives lost in war

With the war a distant memory for many, Kazuhiko Takahashi marked the 81st anniversary of the war’s end with a pledge to pursue peace.

Rickshaws are a fixture of Japan's tourist hot spots, but driving them is far from a leisure activity.

LIFE / Lifestyle

A day in the life of an Asakusa rickshaw driver

By Aden Max Juarez

The young Japanese drivers of the ubiquitous carts in Tokyo’s tourist districts say taking care of their bodies is a critical part of the job.

Rickshaws are a fixture of Japan's tourist hot spots, but driving them is far from a leisure activity.

Incumbent Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, who has vehemently opposed the planned Futenma base relocation, is shifting his campaign focus to medical care and social welfare policies.

With one month until Okinawa poll, both key contenders lack trump card

The election will effectively be a one-on-one battle between incumbent Gov. Denny Tamaki, 66, who is gunning for a third term, and Genta Koja, 42, former deputy mayor of Naha.

Photographs and architectural models displayed at an exhibition looking back on the history of the Oimawashi Jutaku.

History of housing for Japanese postwar returnees kept alive

Efforts have been made to preserve the history of public housing for Japanese returnees from former Manchuria and elsewhere after the end of World War II.

Chiba downpour death toll rises to 9 with nearly 500 evacuated

Defense minister visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine as Takaichi stays away

Can robots save an aging Japan?

By Hannah Beech and Kiuko Notoya

Takaichi drops ‘remorse’ in her first war memorial address

By Kenji Yoshida

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington last October.

What Bessent’s economic isolation of Iran could look like

By Magdalena Del Valle

While the Trump administration hasn’t said what it’s planning to do, there are still pressure points that the U.S. Treasury Department could hit.

People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.

U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?

By Michael Martina

Washington is warning other nations they will be excluded from a U.S.-led coalition if ?they also sign up for Beijing’s competing framework.

New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan

China’s 32,000-kilometer solar trade route that battled U.S. tariffs

Bessent asked to justify yen intervention in letter from top Democrat

Japan companies step up efforts to prevent heatstroke

Cuban leader Raul Castro attends the gala marking the 100th anniversary of his brother Fidel Castro's birth at the Karl Marx theater in Havana on Thursday.

U.S. military option for Cuba fades as Trump focuses on sanctions

By Eric Martin

U.S. attention is now centered on cutting off all revenue sources for the regime rather than any military or special forces operation.

Rescuers work amid the rubble of a damaged building after an earthquake in Maumere, Indonesia. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing dozens and sending thousands running in panic after authorities issued a tsunami warning.

Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake

Help started arriving Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia’s Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed dozens of people.

Hopes fade in Colombia as more bodies recovered days after powerful quake

North Korea’s Kim and Russia’s Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day

A tale of two buildings: How quake rescue efforts differed in Colombia and Venezuela

By Julia Symmes Cobb and Sarah Morland

Iran demands release of downed pilots as Qatar denies holding them

The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.

Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think

By John Gunning

While many expect Ikarigata to reach juryo in the near future, there’s less confidence in his ability to match his older brother’s achievements, which could be a mistake.

Sebastian Coe says LA 28 organizers have to find right balance with U.S. government

By Luke Phillips

Formula E aiming to have female drivers within two to three years

By Alan Baldwin

Dodgers optimistic about Shohei Ohtani’s return to mound

Ben Shelton wins All-American final to claim second straight Canadian Open crown

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury’s attack on Iran from an undisclosed location on March 14.

Are we on the verge of World War III?

Brad Glosserman

Still, historians are quick to see parallels to the situation before 1914.

The turf wars between politicians and bureaucrats in Tokyo

By Kuni Miyake

South Korea bets on industrial policy again

By Lee Jong-wha

Zhu Rongji, China’s misunderstood reformer, dies

The U.S. ammo crunch is a global disaster

By Andreas Kluth

Pedestrians hold parasols to cope with the heat wave in Tokyo last month.

AC vests and UV parasols: East Asia deploys heat-fighting gadgets

By Max Kim

East Asia’s summers are becoming hotter and longer, and such “personal cooling” has become a ubiquitous part of daily life.

It’s likely that 2026 will be the hottest year on record, experts say

By Eric Roston

‘Imposing ignorance’: U.S. climate science under siege

By Issam AHMED

Inventories and farming method gains bolster food system against ‘super’ El Nino

Italy’s record-low Po River forces farmers to weigh crop switch

By Alberto Brambilla

From Edogawa Ranpo to Uketsu, Japanese writers have long put their own twists on the conventions of crime, horror and mystery, creating a literary tradition that can be as unsettling as it is inventive.

麻豆传媒 macabre literati go global

By Mike Fu

Japanese crime, mystery and horror have hit their stride with English readers, offering a complement and counterpoint to “healing fiction.”

Aespa channels summer cheer in Japanese minialbum

By Adam Davidson

The disturbing dream world of ‘Cattle Muti-Leiko’

By Mark Schilling

An unsolved murder leads to despair and salvation in ‘The Brightest Sun’

By James Hadfield

Katseye seeks to show raw side in new ‘Wild Hearts’ film

By Danielle Broadway

Premade, chilled "sōmen" noodles and an umami-forward dipping sauce make for a great, cooling meal when temperatures soar.?

During 麻豆传媒 cruel summer, chilled noodles are a survival strategy

By Elizabeth Andoh

Made in advance, cold “sōmen” noodles are a tried-and-true way to get through summer’s peak without sacrificing flavor.

Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice

By Weiwen Lin

At 麻豆传媒 all-women powerlifting contest, strength is beautiful

By Farrah Hasnain

Cruel summer: Searching for an escape from 麻豆传媒 extreme heat

By Eric Margolis

Spotify asks creators to label songs when they’re AI-generated

By Ashley Carman

Volunteer Vicky Parthasarathy (right) believes that people from various cultures can understand each other better through food.

This children’s cafeteria in Shikoku serves up free meals and global perspectives

By Jacob Meyer

As immigration becomes an increasingly contentious issue in Japan, a children’s cafeteria in Shikoku is bridging cultural gaps, one hot meal at a time.

Ajisai is ready to win your heart

‘Total whiplash’: Foreign residents react to 麻豆传媒 changing permanent residency rules

By Jessica Speed

This pup has a new take on life

How foreign workers became an essential part of 麻豆传媒 ubiquitous konbini

By Yumi Wijers-Hasegawa

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

What Kumamoto revealed about 麻豆传媒 earthquake readiness

By Alex K.T. Martin

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