By HIDEMASA YOSHIZAWA/ Staff Writer
October 1, 2021 at 07:30 JST
A Landsat-8 satellite image from the USGS shows the eastern part of a new islet almost fully submerged on Sept. 2. (Provided by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)
A speck of rock far out to sea that has periodically emerged for more than a century only to vanish again seems to offer Japan the tantalizing prospect of one day being able to expand its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone. [Read More]
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.