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Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?

6 août 2026 à 16:20
Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Japan’s Rescuers Battle Cruel Heat After Major Earthquake

1 août 2026 à 20:54
Kumamoto faces a “double disaster,” as rescuers work in 100 degree heat, and shelters with limited air-conditioning put displaced people at risk for heatstroke.

A woman collecting water on Friday from a stream near a home that collapsed after this week’s earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
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