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A passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, is instructed by personnel after disembarking a boat at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, on May 10.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 12, 2026
Experts explain why hantavirus outbreak won¡¯t spark a pandemic like COVID
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived bitter memories of the emergence of COVID-19, but health experts say the two viruses are very different.
A person boards a plane flying to the Netherlands, which is transporting passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, at Tenerife Sur airport, Canary Islands, Spain, on Monday.
WORLD
May 12, 2026
Hantavirus-hit ship sets sail for Netherlands as final passengers evacuated in Tenerife
Three people ¡ª a Dutch couple and a German national ¡ª have died since the start of the outbreak on the ship of the virus.
A British citizen boards a plane bound for the U.K. carrying passengers evacuated from the Dutch-flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife Sur-Reina Sofia airport in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 11, 2026
Evacuation of passengers from virus-hit cruise ship to be completed on Monday
Eight people no longer on the ship have fallen ill, according to a World Health Organization ?tally from Friday, of whom six are confirmed to have contracted the virus.
Fernando Clavijo, president of the Canary Islands, speaks to the media about the deadly hantavirus outbreak on board luxury cruise ship MV Hondius, which is set to dock at the Canary Island of Tenerife, outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 7, 2026
In Canary Islands, nearing hantavirus cruise ship rekindles pandemic concerns
The MV Hondius, carrying 150 people, is expected to reach Tenerife on Saturday, where it will dock despite protests from the local government.
An ambulance boat approaches the cruise ship Hondius off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Tuesday.
WORLD
May 6, 2026
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to sail to Spain after rare Andes strain confirmed
South Africa confirmed that it identified among the victims a strain of the virus that can ¡ª in rare cases ¡ª spread among humans.
Spanish Red Cross members hold children after a boat with 57 migrants onboard arrived at La Restinga port on the Canary island of El Hierro, on Sept. 14.
WORLD / Society
Dec 27, 2024
Record number of migrants lost at sea were bound for Spain in 2024: NGO
An average of 30 people died per day while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, up from around 18 in 2023.
Migrants gather at the CATE (temporary assistance center for foreigners) in San Andres on the island of El Hierro, Spain, on Oct. 28
WORLD / Society
Nov 22, 2024
In Spain¡¯s Canaries, rescuers exhausted as new migrant routes open
Nearly twice as many migrants as residents have landed this year on the southernmost part of Spain¡¯s Canary Islands.
Migrants take part in an activity organized by the nongovernmental organization Proem-AID's Water Project to overcome the traumatic experience of a dangerous sea crossing, on Las Teresitas beach in Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Society
Jul 26, 2024
Volunteers help migrants reverse water trauma in Spain¡¯s Canaries
Many migrants barely survived their crossing, and others lost family members or friends to the ocean.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2015
Canary camp refugees rat on trafficking ring boss, smuggling boat skipper in their midst
Spanish police have arrested the suspected organizer of a ring smuggling migrants from Western Sahara to the Canary Islands and the captain of a trafficking boat from among a group of migrants recently arrived in the islands.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 17, 2014
Priest, air passenger among six hospitalised in Spain for Ebola tests
Spanish authorities reported four new patients with suspected Ebola symptoms on Thursday, including a feverish passenger who started shaking on an Air France flight to Madrid and a Spanish priest who had recently been in Liberia.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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