Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
National Oct 1, 2013
Challenge comes true for Epsilon engineer
by Yuko Fukaya
Having vowed to “revolutionize the rocket world,” aerospace engineer Yasuhiro Morita saw his promise fulfilled with the recent takeoff of Japan’s new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon, utilizing an innovative mobile launch control system. Morita felt a rush of exhilaration on Sept. 14 while watching the ...
Editorial Sep 23, 2013
Launch of the Epsilon rocket
JAXA's successful Sept. 14 launch of the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, represents the culmination of Japan's solid-fuel rocket technology.
National | Focus Sep 17, 2013
Epsilon success is no guarantee for industry
Saturday's successful launch of a solid-fuel Epsilon rocket was seen as a breakthrough for Japans' space industry, but the international competition won't be easy to beat.
National Sep 14, 2013
New Epsilon rocket chalks up first launch
The nation’s newest solid-fuel rocket lifted off Saturday and put a space telescope into orbit as planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said. The Epsilon, Japan’s first new rocket in 12 years, blasted off from Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 2 p.m. ...
Science & Health Aug 28, 2013
Programming error suspected behind scrubbed rocket launch
Experts suspect a computer programming error and lax preliminary checks were among the reasons Japan’s newest rocket didn’t get off the ground Tuesday. The computer controlling the launch of the three-stage Epsilon rocket at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture detected an abnormality ...
National Aug 27, 2013
Epsilon rocket launch called off on the pad at last minute
The launch of a new type of solid-fuel rocket carrying the world's first space telescope for observing planets is scrubbed at the last minute.
National Aug 26, 2013
New rocket Epsilon set for Tuesday launch
The state-run Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will hold the first launch of its new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon from Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday. The Epsilon is Japan’s first new rocket since the H-IIA was launched in 2001, JAXA said ...