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The Tokyo studio of Makoto Azuma looks more like a laboratory. Azuma's focus is unbroken as his fingers perfect each petal until his creation is complete. And he's always looking for interesting locations to plant his work, captured with stunning photography in deserts, oceans, and even outer space. Ben Tracy talks with the florist whose arrangements bring beauty to the ends of the Earth.
On September 9, 1942, the U.S. mainland was firebombed by an enemy pilot. Jane Pauley reports on a little-known chapter of World War II history.
If you're searching for the best Neopolitan pizza in the world, some of the tastiest can be found in Tokyo, Japan. Ben Tracy talks with chefs Tsubasa Tamaki and Susumu Kakinuma, and with food writer Craig Mod, about the new wave of Japanese pizza.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, approximately 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent were transported to concentration camps, including one at Heart Mountain in Wyoming, where young Norman Mineta, a Boy Scout, was sent with his family. There he met another Boy Scout from Wyoming, Alan Simpson, and the two forged a friendship that endures to this day, even after each has served in Congress on opposite sides of the aisle. Lee Cowan talks with Mineta and Simpson about the story of Heart Mountain, and the brightness of the human spirit that shone in their bond formed on opposite sides of a barbed wire fence.
On the streets of Japan, you may find remarkable artwork right under your feet. The Japanese have turned black metal manhole covers into well-rounded works of design. Nearly every city and town now has its very own manhole covers, usually based on a local claim to fame, drawing fans (called "manholers") in search of photos or copies of these unique pieces of public art. Ben Tracy reports.
The craft of applying resist-dyeing techniques to fabrics, also known as tie dying, has been practiced in Japan for hundreds of years. Correspondent Lucy Craft reports from the town of Arimatsu, where merchant houses specializing in producing exquisite "shibori" dyed fabrics have stood for centuries.
Officials are waiting for a status update from a private Japanese space company on its second attempt to land a private lunar lander on the moon. The lander was set to touch down Thursday afternoon, but communication with it has been completely lost. Leroy Chow, a retired NASA astronaut, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
As the Japanese populace shrinks and ages, and young people leave the suburbs and rural areas for cities, more and more communities are becoming ghost towns, with abandoned houses and declining populations. The municipality of Okutama, on the outskirts of Tokyo, has come up with a novel solution: Give away houses to young families for free. Ben Tracy talks with the man in charge of giving away homes, who isn't averse to playing Cupid to get people to move into his shrinking town.
Japan and the space industry are hanging in suspense as they try to connect with a lander that was expected to touch down on the moon Thursday. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the latest.
Known for its rigorous discipline, long academic year, and cutthroat competition, the Japanese school system turns out graduates who consistently outscore their American counterparts. But does all that studying stifle creativity? Mike Wallace visits Japan to find out.
A privately-built Japanese moon lander has so far failed to send a signal back to Earth after making its descent to the lunar surface on Thursday. CBS News space consultant William Harwood reports.
Fans around the world lined up outside electronics stores hours in advance to collect their pre-ordered video game consoles.
A potentially historic moment in commercial space exploration is nearing as a private Japanese lunar lander gets set to touch down on the moon's surface. CBS News space consultant William Harwood has the latest.
Bob Simon reports on the aftermath of the disaster in Fukushima, Japan, where the triple tragedy of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident turned the area into a toxic ghost town frozen in time.
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley reports from the disaster zone.
Bob Simon reports for "60 Minutes" on the aftermath of the disaster in Fukushima, Japan, and finds toxic ghost towns frozen in time.
Seven years after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused a massive nuclear meltdown in the Daiichi Power Plant, Lesley Stahl reports on the unprecedented cleanup effort. Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT on CBS
More than 10 years after one of the worst nuclear disasters in history, towns around Japan's nuclear power plant struggle to rebuild.
Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Charles W. McCook, 23, of Georgetown, Texas, was credited with saving a fellow soldier before his death.
Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country’s economy, national defense and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates.
President Trump is traveling to Pennsylvania on Friday to herald a deal to preserve U.S. Steel. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe is in Pittsburgh with the latest.
Japan is experiencing a rapidly declining birth rate. This Sunday, Jon Wertheim reports on how the shrinking population is affecting the country and its culture.
The U.S. is expanding its military presence in northern Australia as it looks to project power and provide a deterrence against the increasing threat of China in the Asia-Pacific.
Onosato, 24, is the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in years, and he's vowed not to "disgrace the title."
The final round of the Twinfields Ladies on the women's second-tier Step Up tour in central Japan was cancelled after a bear was spotted on the course.
President Trump said Tuesday he's "very unhappy" after Israel's military targeted members of Hamas in Qatar's capital of Doha.
President Trump has said he is firing Cook from her role over allegations she made false representations on mortgage agreements several years ago.
The Polish military said late Tuesday it's responding to unspecified "drone-type objects" that entered its airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine.
Democrat James Walkinshaw will defeat Republican Stewart Whitson in a Northern Virginia special House election to pick Rep. Gerry Connolly's successor, the Associated Press projects.
President Trump ordered the FDA to enforce rules on direct-to-consumer drug ads, after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a report on the administration's approach to healthy outcomes for children and families.
In August, the Pentagon offered full military funeral honors to Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, after denying her family's request for the honor in 2021.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will decide whether President Trump can impose his most sweeping tariffs.
The Justice Department charged the suspect, Decarlos Brown Jr., with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system.
President Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid funding.