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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2014
Japan, four other countries to build world's biggest telescope in Hawaii
Japan, the United States, China, Canada and India are scheduled to launch work Tuesday to build the world's biggest telescope, known as the 30-meter telescope, or TMT, near the summit of the Mauna Kea volcano on Hawaii Island.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2014
Hayabusa2 asteroid probe set for November launch
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch its Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer aboard an H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 30, officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 29, 2014
As Indian orbiter reaches Mars, at home, red tape binds space firms
As India celebrated becoming the first Asian nation to reach Mars, S.M. Vaidya, head of business at conglomerate Godrej's aerospace division that made the spacecraft's engine and thruster components, sounded surprisingly downbeat.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 26, 2014
Study finds solar system's water older than the sun
Water found in Earth's oceans, in meteorites and frozen in lunar craters predates the birth of the solar system, a study published on Thursday shows, a finding with implications for the search for life on other planets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 21, 2014
SpaceX Falcon rocket blasts off from Florida
An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday to deliver a cargo ship to the International Space Station for NASA.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2014
Astronaut Wakata visits NASA to monitor progress on rain satellite network
Astronaut Koichi Wakata visited a NASA facility Wednesday to monitor the progress being made on a satellite network designed to monitor rain and snowfall worldwide.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 16, 2014
NASA's hunt for dangerous asteroids faltering despite 10-fold budget hike
NASA won't meet a congressionally ordered goal to find 90 percent of nearby and potentially dangerous asteroids larger than 460 feet (140 meters) in diameter, the agency's inspector general said on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2014
Asteroid-mining race starts with few laws in place
Nobody is expected to start mining asteroids this decade, but the U.S. Congress is to hold hearings on the Asteroids Act, legislation that takes a simple line: If you extract a resource from an asteroid, it's yours.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2014
NASA says new heavy-lift rocket debut not likely until 2018
NASA's new heavy-lift rocket, designed to fly astronauts to the moon, asteroids and eventually Mars, likely will not have its debut test flight until November 2018, nearly a year later than previous estimates, agency officials said on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2014
Defense Ministry eyes space as new missile detection frontier
The Defense Ministry plans to use space more effectively to detect early signs of ballistic missile launches by North Korea and bolster Japan's defensive capabilities, a draft of its new space policy showed Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2014
First dust particles from interstellar space are found in samples collected from comet
A NASA spacecraft that was dispatched 15 years ago to collect samples from a comet also snared what scientists suspect are the first dust specks from interstellar space.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2014
Europe's last cargo ship reaches the International Space Station
A European resupply line to the International Space Station closed on Tuesday with the arrival of a fifth and final freighter to the orbital outpost.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2014
Japan to create SDF space monitoring division by 2019
The government intends to create a space monitoring division within the Self-Defense Forces by around 2019 and the Defense Ministry has already informed the United States, a source close to the bilateral relationship said Saturday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 26, 2014
'Space Expo' offers a cosmic sense of wonder
With man's natural curiosity and a potentially endless, undiscovered universe waiting to be explored, it's no wonder that space appeals equally to both the scientist and the fantasist. The "Space Expo 2014" collaborative exhibition being hosted through Sept. 23 by U.S. space agency NASA and its Japanese...
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 21, 2014
45 years after Apollo, U.S. split on lunar landings
Forty-five years after the first Apollo lunar landing, the United States remains divided about the moon's role in future human space exploration.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 18, 2014
Contemporary art is not lost in space
While space art is a relatively small field — in which works that have actually been created in space is an even smaller subset — it can only become more commonplace as costs fall and the private sector promises to open up space travel to non-specialists, albeit very wealthy ones.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jul 18, 2014
Makuhari Messe takes a trip into space
What happened to the grand days of space exploration? It was only a few decades ago when Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon and solemnly stated: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." But the dreams of adventuring further into space have been all but forgotten, with...
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 2, 2014
Launchpad glitch delays liftoff of NASA carbon-hunting satellite
The launch of an unmanned Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was called off less than a minute before liftoff Tuesday when the launchpad's water system failed, a live NASA Television broadcast showed.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2014
Bum parachute mars U.S. 'saucer' test
A helium balloon carrying an experimental saucer-shaped NASA spacecraft floated off a launch tower at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, on Saturday to test landing systems for future missions to Mars.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2014
Russia set to launch first new space rocket since Soviet era
Russia was to debut its first new design of space rocket since the Soviet era in a launch from its own territory on Friday, aiming to end its reliance on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and on foreign suppliers.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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