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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2021
Japan launches successor to aging GPS satellite into orbit
The satellite was previously scheduled to be launched Monday, but it was postponed due to bad weather.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 22, 2020
Japan's robots fill the void as social distancing becomes the norm
Robots are being deployed in various roles, helping to navigate awkward social distancing issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2019
Japan's cargo vessel to resupply International Space Station in September
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will send an unmanned cargo transporter to the International Space Station in September.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2019
Interstellar Technologies to launch fourth rocket next week following success of Momo-3
A Hokkaido-based aerospace startup said Thursday it will launch its fourth privately developed small rocket next week, following the success of its predecessor in May.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 24, 2018
Mikki Rocket claims first G1 win at Takarazuka Kinen
Seventh-favorite Mikki Rocket picked up his first Grade 1 victory on Sunday at the 59th running of the Takarazuka Kinen, the first of Japan's two "all-star" races each year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2018
JAXA postpones launch of satellite due to lightning
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Monday it will postpone the Wednesday launch of its third Epsilon solid-fuel rocket due to expected bad weather.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2017
Russia loses contact with weather satellite after launch from new spaceport; orbit believed failed
Russia said it had lost contact Tuesday with a weather satellite just hours after it was launched from its Vostochny cosmodrome, in only the second rocket liftoff from the new spaceport.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2017
North Korea reportedly tested possible ICBM rocket engine
North Korea on Wednesday conducted another test of a rocket engine that could potentially be used on a future intercontinental ballistic missile, Fox News reported Thursday, quoting two U.S. officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2017
Electrical circuit glitch believed caused failure of Japan's small rocket after launch
An electrical circuit problem may have led to the recent failure of the launch of the world's smallest rocket capable of placing a satellite into orbit, Japan's space agency said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2016
China boosts space program with new heavy rocket's launch
China has launched its new Long March-5 heavy rocket, state media said, sending its payload into orbit in the country's latest step in advancing its space exploration program.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2016
Korean schools in Japan put in cross hairs as Pyongyang's rocket launch stokes ire
Pro-Pyongyang Korean schools in Japan braced for harassment and threats to students on Monday, a day after North Korea drew international criticism for launching a rocket.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2016
Japan, U.S., South Korea defense officials discuss North's launch plans
Defense officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea held a video conference Friday to discuss the planned North Korean satellite launch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2016
Tokyo explains alert systems to be used if North Korea fires missile
The information systems would be used to warn local municipalities if Self-Defense Forces radar detects the planned missile launch.
JAPAN
May 13, 2015
Russia delays launch of Soyuz craft carrying Japanese until late July due to failure probe: report
The Russian Space Agency has delayed a plan to launch a Soyuz spacecraft with crew members including Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui until late July, according to TASS news service.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2015
Weather forecloses on SpaceX rocket launch, landing test
The launch of an unmanned SpaceX rocket — and an innovative attempt to land it on an ocean barge — were postponed on Monday due to poor weather at the Florida launch site, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2015
Japan launches replacement intelligence satellite
A rocket blasted off successfully Thursday morning carrying a backup optical satellite for the government's intelligence gathering program.
WORLD
Dec 23, 2014
Hamas test-fires rockets Into Mediterranean in show of strength, thanks Iran for weapons
Hamas test-fired rockets from the Gaza Strip into the Mediterranean Sea for the second time in nine days in a show of military strength months after its devastating war with Israel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2014
U.S. rocket explosion probed; space station resupplied
Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what made an unmanned U.S. supply rocket explode in a fireball moments after lifting off from a launchpad in Virginia, destroying supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2014
Kitakyushu man guilty of hoarding weapons
A Kitakyushu man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for stockpiling weapons, including an anti-tank rocket launcher.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2013
Challenge comes true for Epsilon engineer
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.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world