39+ min ago   (601+ words) September 9, 2026 at 16:16 JST The race to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence has entered a new stage and prompted a higher level of worry. In addition to concerns about users abusing the technology for cyberattacks and creating biological weapons, fears have emerged…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago   (710+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:35 JST The Kori No. 3 reactor of state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) is seen in Ulsan, about 410 km (255 miles) southeast of Seoul, September 3, 2013. (REUTERS) SEOUL—South Korea’s demand for power in the coming years is set to…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1315+ words) September 7, 2026 at 18:25 JST Unitree's humanoid robots with BAAI's THOR (Towards Human-level Whole-Body Reaction) system compete in a tug-of-war contest during the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Aug. 25. (Reuters) BEIJING--At the World…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (499+ words) By WATARU NETSU/ Staff Writer September 4, 2026 at 17:44 JST The projected path of Typhoon No. 24 as of 6 p.m. on Sept. 4. Forecast circles overlap because the storm is expected to remain over waters near Okinawa and the Amami Islands. (Captured from the Japan…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (477+ words) August 10, 2026 at 11:00 JST BEIJING—Typhoon No. 13, or Dolphin, hit China’s eastern coast on Sunday evening after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate and Shanghai’s two airports to cancel more than 1,300 flights. The storm brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan the…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (760+ words) By MUTSUMI MITOBE/ Staff Writer September 7, 2026 at 07:00 JST Samples of Benham’s top, which produces an illusion of colors when it is spun (Provided by Eiji Watanabe) For 200 years, researchers have been trying to solve the mystery of why people see…...

6+ day, 2+ min ago   (521+ words) By WATARU NETSU/ Staff Writer September 3, 2026 at 16:53 JST The projected path of Typhoon No. 24 as of 6 p.m. on Sept. 2, when it was over waters south of Japan (Captured from the Japan Meteorological Agency website) The effects of a typhoon approaching southern…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1011+ words) September 3, 2026 at 11:00 JST A man controls a medical robot at Zhangjiang Robot Valley Exhibition Hall during a tour for foreign investors in Shanghai, China, April 20, 2026. (REUTERS) BEIJING—Humanoid robots working on factory floors, AI models challenging global rivals and electric-vehicle…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (393+ words) September 3, 2026 at 15:54 JST Japan’s summer nights are becoming dramatically hotter with a sharp increase in tropical nights observed across the country and heatstroke alerts rising far faster than experts anticipated. The Japan Meteorological Agency defines a tropical night as one…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (80+ words) By KOJI SONODA/ Senior National Security Correspondent August 26, 2026 at 07:00 JST The images leave a lasting impression on anyone watching the news: unmanned drones crashing into targeted facilities in the U.S.-Iran conflict or the war in Ukraine, followed by plumes of…...