A-bomb scientist Franck, critical of its use, leaves enduring legacy
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Toyota plans to develop in-house AI to install in its self-driving cars
October 21, 2026 Toyota Motor Corp. plans to use autonomous artificial intelligence technology developed in-house to catch up with American and Chinese rivals in creating self-driving vehicles.Thai queen meets imperial couple after piloting plane to Japan
October 21, 2026 Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted Queen Suthida of Thailand for tea, a rare guest who personally piloted a royal aircraft to Hokkaido to attend an ice hockey competition.
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Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya break record for latest day of 30 degrees
October 21, 2026 Summer heat returned as record-breaking, unseasonably hot weather blanketed many areas along the Pacific coast on Oct. 21 due to an influx of warm air from a Pacific high-pressure system.
Thousands of police personnel records exposed in app breach
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Unauthorized trades triggered at IwaiCosmo by cyberattack
October 21, 2026
Phone-watching trucker who killed 6 receives 7-year sentence
October 21, 2026
Universities line up for defense research funding despite concerns
October 21, 2026
Ukraine again gets U.S. early warnings on missile strikes
October 21, 2026
Japan and U.S. kick off joint drills around islands as regional tensions rise
October 20, 2026
Japan’s first-half trade deficit widens on soaring oil prices
October 21, 2026
Japan, South Korea tech stocks lift Asian markets
October 21, 2026
China warns of retaliation over U.S. ban on DeepSeek
October 21, 2026
Alberta voters firmly reject bid to split from Canada
October 21, 2026
Ukraine again gets U.S. early warnings on missile strikes
October 21, 2026
China warns of retaliation over U.S. ban on DeepSeek
October 21, 2026
Unauthorized trades triggered at IwaiCosmo by cyberattack
October 21, 2026
Claude Code found on servers used in AI-linked cyberattacks
October 21, 2026
MMX spacecraft launched for world’s 1st Mars moon mission
October 20, 2026
ANA debuts themed plane with characters from ‘Chiikawa’
October 20, 2026
Takashi Miike’s film ‘Shumei’ traces Kabuki star’s succession
October 19, 2026
Pro golfer late in life keeps her day job as a busy pharmacist
October 17, 2026
Hikone Castle tests chair carry service for disabled visitors
October 20, 2026
Nagasaki fruit bus stops are straight out of a seaside fairytale
October 18, 2026
Ozegahara wetland glows in golden hues of autumn grasses
October 6, 2026
A-bomb scientist Franck, critical of its use, leaves enduring legacy
August 6, 2026
3-meter-wide hole found in Fukushima plant pressure vessel
October 11, 2026
Chinese factories see improved orders as importers rush to beat tariffs
March 3, 2025
YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city
May 15, 2024
GOHAN LAB/ Japanese rolled omelet flavored with dashi stock: 3 keys to getting the hang of making extra-fluffy omelets
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ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
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New Haruki Murakami novel hitting the shelves in July
April 24, 2026
The lion is king of all it surveys either in the wild or in captivity
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A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
