Video Captures Chaos as Earthquake Strikes Japan Hospital Mid-Surgery

Par : Kiuko Notoya and Javier C. Hernández

7 août 2026 à 06:02

Footage shows doctors in Japan clinging to an operating table to protect a patient from the violent tremor. The surgery was completed successfully.

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Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?

Par : Hannah Beech · Kiuko Notoya and Chang W. Lee

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.

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N.Y. Doctor Sentenced in Japan for Vandalizing Ancient Religious Sites

Par : Kiuko Notoya and Hari Raj

6 août 2026 à 15:26

Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and an expert in endometriosis, received an 18-month suspended sentence after a court found him guilty of damaging the sites.

Dr. Masahide Kanayama in Manhattan last year.

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Stressed by Heat, 3 Lions Die at Tokyo Zoo

Par : Leo Sands and Kiuko Notoya

4 août 2026 à 13:13

The female lions died within five days of each other despite zookeepers’ efforts to shelter them from Japan’s blistering summer temperatures.

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Japan’s Rescuers Battle Cruel Heat After Major Earthquake

Par : River Akira Davis · Hisako Ueno · Kiuko Notoya and Chang W. Lee

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.