COVER

Perils of Passage

Coffee, tea or deep vein thrombosis? From foul air to cosmic rays to raging passengers, the hazards of long-haul flying are getting new attention

ASIA

Island Fever

Yet another rape charge spotlights Okinawa as Washington and Tokyo's biggest headache

Somewhere to Run To

A North Korean family in China makes a bold bid for asylum — and wins its freedom

BRIEFING

SOCIETY

Tokyo Takes a Trip

Japan's beaten generation is turning on, tuning in and dropping out with a legal dose of 'shrooms

TRAVEL