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Astronomers Observe Binary Star Orbiting Stellar Giant Betelgeuse

Coming Soon to the Asia Pacific: A Storm Named Dim-sum

Earth Is On Track to Break the All-Time Record for Category 5 Hurricanes This Year

Historic Super Typhoon Dolphin hits Category 5 strength in the Northwest Pacific

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Scientists told them, 'No, it's too dangerous,' but they did it anyway: Inside Japan's super-close asteroid flyby

Japan is running out of royals. So why won’t it let women become emperor?

Japan’s Imperial House faces a succession crisis as political debate intensifies over restrictive inheritance laws that exclude women from the throne.

Dark energy flips its sign, but the Hubble tension refuses to budge

New data suggests dark energy may not be constant, though the persistent Hubble tension remains an unresolved cosmic mystery.

There were not one, but two asteroid encounters this weekend

Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe has successfully completed a flyby of asteroid Torifune to test critical planetary defense technology.

Comet from another star has a composition unlike anything else in our solar system

Mercosur launches economic partnership talks with Japan, eyes China

Mercosur is pivoting toward Asian markets, initiating economic partnership talks with Japan and exploring trade deals with China.

2 tropical storms pound Japan with floods and landslides, killing 1

Japan braces for double storms, torrential rains shut down parts of Taiwan

Japan is facing a rare double-storm scenario as two tropical systems bring flooding, landslides, and flight disruptions across the country.

Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Japan

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits northern Japan