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Less sunlight can trigger seasonal affective disorder by lowering serotonin levels.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2026
For mind and body, Tokyo hopes for brighter October after record run of rain
Lack of sunlight, like what the Kanto region experienced during its record string of rainy days, can cause seasonal affective disorder.
A woman wears eclipse-viewing glasses for direct observation of the sun in Beziers, southern France, on Wednesday, ahead of the Aug. 12 solar eclipse.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2026
‘Like the end of the world’: The eclipse chasers flocking to Spain
A small but growing community of “eclipse-chasers” plan holidays around seeing total solar eclipses, which take place every year or two.
A Vikram-1 orbital rocket model is displayed at Skyroot Aerospace facility on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 17, 2026
India’s space sector takes off as private rocket readies launch
The country’s space economy has rapidly expanded since the sector opened up to private investment in 2020, and is now valued at $8.4 billion.
A drawing of Fujiwara no Teika, known as a courtier, <i>waka</i> poet and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 10, 2026
Japanese researchers look at 800-year-old books and trees for signs of extreme solar events
Japan has a wealth of old literature that provides scientists with clues on past climate events.
Solar geoengineering aimed at mitigating climate change is gaining private money and momentum despite huge risks and weak governmental oversight.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2025
Dimming the sun is a terrifying new industry
Although the idea of solar geoengineering was once on the scientific fringes, it’s gaining traction among tech bros.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared for launch carrying NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe mission, which will study the boundary of the Sun's heliosphere and other scientific payloads, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 24, 2025
NASA launches mission to study space weather
The three probes blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, built by the private company SpaceX.
The "blood moon" as behind the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo on Sunday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 8, 2025
Stargazers marvel as the ‘blood moon’ rises
The last total lunar eclipse was in March this year, while the one before that was in 2022.
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife / OUR PLANET
Jul 20, 2025
91AV原创 top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
The debate over the damage sunscreens cause to the marine environment is heating up as some regions ban certain chemical ingredients.
The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, glow on the horizon as seen from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, on May 10.
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
May 18, 2024
‘Danger behind the beauty’: More solar storms could be heading our way
For those charged with protecting Earth from powerful solar storms such as the one that caused the recent auroras, a threat lurks beneath the stunning colors.
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 13, 2024
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The aurora borealis was also observed across the Tohoku region.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 21, 2024
Northern lights likely to be seen in Hokkaido again in 2024
Solar activity is forecast to increase toward 2025, likely leading to opportunities to see the ethereal curtains of lights.
India's ambitious space program blasted off Saturday on a four-month voyage to the center of the solar system, a week after the country's successful unmanned moon landing.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2023
After moon landing, India launches rocket to study the sun
A week after a historic moon landing, India aims to expand its space presence with a solar probe that will study solar winds and their earthly impact.
A view of the moon as viewed by the Chandrayaan-3 lander during Lunar Orbit Insertion on Aug. 5
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 1, 2023
India seeks to top its moon landing with spacecraft to study sun
India aims higher with its first solar observation mission, which will journey 1.5 million km to study the sun from a unique “parking spot” in space.
With temperatures around the world reaching record highs this summer, you may want to reconsider which sunscreen you are using, experts say, as not all sunscreens are the same.
WORLD / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Aug 21, 2023
Extreme heat may mean using a different sunscreen
The two major types — mineral and chemical — handle the sun’s ultraviolet rays differently and during extremely hot weather, those differences can matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2023
How two weather balloons led Mexico to ban solar geoengineering
The backlash arrives as more scientists and policy makers say emissions cuts alone won’t stop climate change and other innovations may be needed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 8, 2023
With cash infusion, developing nations boost sun-dimming research
The use of ‘solar geoengineering’ to slow global warming may be a necessary risk, but some have said that considering its use is akin to ‘walking on a field of landmines.”
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Japan team finds traces of one of largest craters in solar system
A Japanese research team has announced the discovery of traces of the largest impact craters in the solar system on a moon of Jupiter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2020
Solar probe set to launch on mission to map sun’s poles
NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to send a new probe toward the sun to take a unique look at its blazing poles, an unprecedented view expected to help researchers grasp how the star’s vast bubble of energy affects Earth and humans in space.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 8, 2020
Spacecraft to map sun’s poles for first time
A spacecraft built jointly by U.S. and European space agencies is ready for a blazing journey to the sun to capture an unprecedented view of its two poles, an angle that could help researchers understand how the star’s vast bubble of magnetic energy affects Earth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 31, 2020
Sun’s surface revealed in closest detail yet
Images from a powerful new telescope installed on top of a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet, revealing features as small as 30 km (18 miles) across.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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