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Jan 11, 2025 | accuweather.com | Alkira Reinfrank |Junko Ogura |Will Ripley

Ise Jingu is also the gateway to the vast Ise-Shima National Park. (Photo Credits: Shiratakiâ??san via CNN Newsource) Editor's note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policy.

Jan 9, 2025 | cnn.com | Alkira Reinfrank |Junko Ogura |Will Ripley

Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policy. Aiko Ohno dives down in the cool waters off Japan’s Ise-Shima National Park, scanning the rocky seabed for urchins and turban shells.

Oct 17, 2024 | cnn.com | Alkira Reinfrank

From a warzone in Iraq to a Michelin-starred kitchen and a hit Netflix show, chef Sung Anh’s path to the top of Asia’s fine dining scene has been anything but ordinary. “Just like I did in the US Army, where I volunteered to go to the war, wanting to do something different — I decided to come here to Korea to try something different,” says the Korean-American chef and judge on hit reality cooking show “Culinary Class Wars,” which has just been green-lit for a second season.

Oct 2, 2024 | cnn.com | Amy Gunia |Alkira Reinfrank

Meet the three-legged asteroid explorer 02:59 - Source: CNN CNN  —  Apollo mission astronauts who visited the moon between 1969 and 1972 found a useful for navigating its surface, where the gravity is one-sixth of Earth’s. Today, robots are playing a leading role in space exploration, and some are taking cues from those bunny-hopping astronauts. That includes SpaceHopper, a three-legged robot designed for exploring microgravity environments, like the surface of asteroids.

Oct 2, 2024 | cnn.com | Alkira Reinfrank |Jenny Marc

Meet the three-legged asteroid explorer SpaceHopper was designed by university students in Switzerland for exploring microgravity environments, such as asteroids and planetary bodies.