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ex-section3 May 30, 2025

A father’s lens on postwar Japan

While stationed in Japan after World War II, Charles Junkerman balanced life as a military doctor and a devoted father. His photo series Hayama 1952-1953, brought to life decades later by his son John Junkerman, preserves personal moments of family life amid a recovering ...

ex-section3 May 21, 2025

Heavy rains, harder breathing

Extreme rainfall in Japan is already dangerous, but its effects may go beyond visible damage, with new evidence suggesting a link between intense storms and higher death rates from respiratory illness. (Chris Russell, 2024)