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The Supervolcano Beneath Japan Is Quietly Refilling With Magma
Seismic imaging reveals that the Kikai caldera, source of the Holocene's most powerful eruption, is accumulating fresh magma at surprisingly shallow depths.
Casey Cooper·

Seismic imaging reveals that the Kikai caldera, source of the Holocene's most powerful eruption, is accumulating fresh magma at surprisingly shallow depths.

Japan's first female PM is gambling on sky-high approval ratings with a February election. Here's why the timing matters and what's at stake.

In 1966, Japan's birth rate plummeted 25% because of a centuries-old superstition about women born in Fire Horse years. As 2026 begins another such year, will history repeat?