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51³Ô¹ÏÍø / 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.
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 Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / 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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / 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 Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2015
Weather forecloses on SpaceX rocket launch, landing test
The launch of an unmanned SpaceX rocket ¡ª and an innovative attempt to land it on an ocean barge ¡ª were postponed on Monday due to poor weather at the Florida launch site, officials said.
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
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2013
New rocket hopes to take off with launch from the skies
Start with the largest aircraft ever built, with a wingspan longer than a football field and a split fuselage fitted with six Boeing 747 jet engines ¡ª enough thrust to get 585,000 kg off the ground, about 190,000 kg more than a fully loaded 747. Sling a 36-meter, three-stage rocket below the aircraft,...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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