COVER

Aging Naturally (Cover Story)

In an exclusive TIME book excerpt, Dr. Andrew Weil shares his secrets for maximizing health and happinessno matter how old you are

Living It Up (Cover Story)

From septuagenarian mountaineers to nonagenarian CEOs, Japan's greatest generation refuses to quit

A Guru's Guide (Cover Story)

At 94, Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara knows how to live

ASIA

On Terror's Trail

The Bali suicide bombings show that Asian terror networks have become more loosely organizedand harder to combat

WORLD

BRIEFING

Nature's Fury (Notebook)

A devastating earthquake strikes South Asia, flattening entire villages and claiming tens of thousands of lives

Letters (Notebook)

Where the System Broke Down

SCIENCE

Asia's Space Race (Asia)

Three decades after the U.S. beat the Soviet Union to the moon, China and Japan have launched rival space odysseys of their own

GLOBAL ADVISER

The Age of Asparagus (TIME Global Adviser)

Think eating veggie means boring? Terre à Terre will rock your palate

Home and Away (TIME Global Adviser)

A luscious new line of books for the armchair traveler

iPod is a DJ (TIME Global Adviser)

Numark's new iDJ takes the heavy lifting out of mixing music