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JAPAN

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
Aug 16, 2026
Japan aims for the moons of Mars
By Kyoko Hasegawa
The uncrewed MMX, set to blast off from Tanegashima Space Center in the coming months, could also lay the groundwork for humans visiting the red planet.
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
Aug 16, 2026
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.
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
Aug 16, 2026
Man who lost brother in WWII urges people to remember 3.1 million Japanese lives lost
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.
An underpass beneath the Keisei Matsudo Line was flooded, submerging a vehicle in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2026
Chiba downpour death toll rises to nine with nearly 500 evacuated
At least two of the victims were found in vehicles that were submerged in water.

ASIA PACIFIC

North Korea's propaganda village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone in March 2023
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2026
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed DMZ
Yonhap said the incident was the first reported violation of the military demarcation line ?by North Korea this year.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their visit to Beijing in September last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 16, 2026
North Korea¡¯s Kim and Russia¡¯s Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day
Pyongyang and ?Moscow have grown closer ?since the reclusive state began deploying troops and weapons to support Russia¡¯s war against Ukraine.
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.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2026
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.

WORLD

Iran is moving to sharply restrict contact with foreign media and institutions, imposing prison terms and fines for unauthorized communication.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2026
Iranian parliament votes to further criminalize interviews with ¡®hostile media¡¯
Interviews with other foreign media would require notification ?to the intelligence ministry.
Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York on Aug. 11.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2026
¡®Normal guy¡¯ turned killer over U.S. insurance industry grievances
The case laid bare deep frustration and anger with America¡¯s privatized medical system that Mangione said failed him after a back injury.
Migrants return to Morocco from Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, in Fnideq, Morocco, on Aug. 2.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2026
Despite booming economy, young Moroccans still dream of Europe
Morocco¡¯s economy is booming, at least on the surface, but experts say the persistent allure of life on the other side of the border is rooted in deeper anxieties.
This screen grab taken from video footage released on Aug 9, 2026, shows a drone being launched toward what the Houthi authorities said were Saudi troop concentrations and weapons depots at Mokha port in western Yemen.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2026
¡®Everyone lives in fear¡¯: Yemenis worry about return to all-out war
Renewed hostilities between the Houthi rebels and the government have many fearing the return of all-out war.
Pedestrians walk past a destroyed building on Saturday after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Cali, Colombia.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2026
Hopes fade in Colombia as more bodies recovered days after powerful quake
Around 290 people have died with 140 more missing and nearly 4,000 more injured, according to ?official estimates.
Men participate in the recovery of bodies from the rubble of a building that collapsed during the June 24 earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Aug. 6.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2026
A tale of two buildings: How quake rescue efforts differed in Colombia and Venezuela
By Julia Symmes Cobb and Sarah Morland
Recent earthquakes in both countries have exposed sharply different government capacities to respond to disaster.
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.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2026
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.
A woman walks past a mural depicting late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on Aug. 8.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2026
Iran demands release of downed pilots as Qatar denies holding them
Tehran says Doha is holding three pilots whose aircraft went down early in the Middle East war.

BUSINESS

A new Taiwan High Speed Rail train car is unloaded from a cargo ship at a port in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Saturday.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2026
New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan
The N700ST is based on the latest shinkansen model of JR Central, producing less noise and vibration while consuming less electricity.
Floating solar panels are pictured in Lingwu, in northern China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous region on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2026
China¡¯s 32,000-kilometer solar trade route that battled U.S. tariffs
The route let companies to obscure work done in China and Indonesia to deliver solar panels to the U.S. without tariffs.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington last October.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2026
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.

Opinion

A road sign stands near the site where a suspected Russian cruise missile fell after violating Polish airspace, in Tarnawa Kolonia, near Lublin, Poland, on July 30.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2026
Putin can¡¯t break down NATO¡¯s door. He¡¯s trying the window.
By James Stavridis
Also expect more nuclear threats. Putin has been rattling that saber for the past four years, mostly through the public pronouncements.
Â鶹´«Ã½ shifting balance of power between politicians and bureaucrats raises questions about whether politically motivated personnel decisions serve the public interest.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2026
The turf wars between politicians and bureaucrats in Tokyo
By Kuni Miyake
The battle between politics and bureaucracy is by no means a recent development.
Princess Aiko attends the autumn garden party at the Akasaka Palace Imperial Garden in Tokyo in October 2024. She stands at the center of an imperial succession debate that turns on the male line.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2026
Two debates, one household: The politics of family in Japan
By Waka Ikeda
In the traditionalist reading, all 126 emperors descend from the first through fathers only, an unbroken mythical chain reaching back more than 2,600 years.

Sports

Shohei Ohtani throws in the outfield before a game at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 19.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 16, 2026
Dodgers optimistic about Shohei Ohtani¡¯s return to mound
This was his first bullpen session since July 22 while on the road in Philadelphia. Ohtani was shut down from throwing after that because he experienced a setback.
The Lakers and Jazz play at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles in November 2025.
BASKETBALL
Aug 16, 2026
Lakers sale highlights sports gold rush among billionaires in North America
By Amy Tennery
The Lakers deal is the latest in a series of team sales at record or near-record prices across ?North America.
Simona De Silvestro of Team Andretti competes in the Berlin ePrix in Berlin in May 2021.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 16, 2026
Formula E aiming to have female drivers within two to three years
By Alan Baldwin
Formula E has featured three female competitors ¡ª??one more than in 76 years of the Formula One championship.
U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman, holds medals from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as he delivers remarks before signing an executive order to create a White House Olympics task force in Washington in August 2025.
OLYMPICS
Aug 16, 2026
Sebastian Coe says LA 28 organizers have to find right balance with U.S. government
By Luke Phillips
¡°The balance is keeping the politicians on the bus, but not letting them anywhere near the steering wheel,¡± Coe said.

LIFE

Premade, chilled "s¨­men" noodles and an umami-forward dipping sauce make for a great, cooling meal when temperatures soar.?
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 16, 2026
During Â鶹´«Ã½ cruel summer, chilled noodles are a survival strategy
By Elizabeth Andoh
Made in advance, cold ¡°s¨­men¡± noodles are a tried-and-true way to get through summer¡¯s peak without sacrificing flavor.
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 16, 2026
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
By Weiwen Lin
In January, Singapore¡¯s most premium chicken rice restaurant joined the Japanese capital¡¯s growing landscape of authentic takes on the iconic dish.

COMMUNITY

Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
COMMUNITY / Voices
Aug 16, 2026
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
By Aleksandra Priimak
After 4? years of protesting a war that appears to have no end in sight, Russian residents of Japan are adamant their work is still crucial to the cause.
Ajisai will be a bit nervous at first and will take some time to get to know you. But she is definitely worth it.
COMMUNITY / ADOPT ME!
Aug 16, 2026
Ajisai is ready to win your heart
Ajisai has a visual impairment and is a bit nervous with new people. But before long, she¡¯ll find a way to win your heart.
60% in Japan give up activities due to sweat, survey finds
The summer heat hits Tokyo's Ginza District on July 23.
JAL and ANA to coordinate flight schedules for first time
An All Nippon Airways airplane flies past an oil refinery as it approaches to land at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
Takaichi¡¯s punishing workload draws renewed scrutiny after 6?-hour checkup at hospital
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo on Thursday
The new world of collectible design
Nilufar, founded by Milan curator Nina Yashar, was among the exhibitors at Salone Raritas. Yashar calls collectible design ¡°a free, authorial language¡± that goes beyond function.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

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 Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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