In a setback for Japan’s ambitious space endeavors, the Kairos rocket, a small, solid-fuelled vehicle developed by Space One, exploded moments after its inaugural launch. The 18-meter rocket, intended to make Japan the first country to launch a satellite into orbit via a private company, lifted off from the Kii Peninsula in western Japan […]
Read MoreBreaking a yearlong hiatus in diplomatic relations, Nikolai Nozdrev, Russia’s recently appointed ambassador to Japan, has landed in the country, reigniting hope for a potential thaw in strained bilateral ties. The post had been vacant for over a year, a period marked by heightened tensions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Nozdrev’s arrival at Haneda Airport […]
Read MoreJustin McCurry At the height of the Covid pandemic, the restaurateurs and shopkeepers of Tsukiji market in Tokyo must have dreamed of days like these. Columns of smartphone-wielding visitors shuffle along the narrow streets, pausing to inspect hand-forged kitchen knives and tsukemono pickles, and to sip gratis samples of green tea. Restaurants tempt the lunchtime […]
Read MoreJapan said it is joining other countries in suspending funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees following Israeli charges that some UNRWA staff took part in Hamas’s October 7 attack. The agency has fired several staff over Israel’s accusations and promised a thorough investigation into the claims, which were not specified, while Israel has […]
Read MoreThe toll from the powerful earthquake in central Japan rose to 50 on Tuesday, AFP reported citing local authorities. Japan’s western coast rescuers raced to save residents trapped in the rubble of a 7.5 magnitude quake and aftershocks that hit central Japan, killing at least 50, reports CNN. The powerful quake prompted the Japan Meteorological […]
Read MoreA Japan Airlines jet was engulfed in flames at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying that all 379 passengers and crew had been safely evacuated. Live footage on public broadcaster NHK showed the aircraft erupt in flames as it skidded down the tarmac […]
Read MoreA U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed into the ocean Wednesday near the small southern Japanese island of Yakushima with eight people on board, killing at least one crew member, a U.S. defense official confirmed to CBS News. An official with Japan’s coast guard told CBS News that one crew member was recovered dead and search […]
Read MoreJapan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a poultry farm in the south of the country, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday. The local government in Saga prefecture will cull about 40,000 birds on the farm, NHK said, citing agriculture ministry officials it did not name. Ministry officials […]
Read MoreX, the social network formerly known as Twitter, typically earns the most money in the last months of the year, as brands ramp up their advertising campaigns for the holiday shopping season. According to The New York Times, though, the company’s earnings report for this quarter might look different than usual. Based on internal documents […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida committed to pursuing mutually-beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, a sign that Asia’s two largest economies are looking to patch up strained ties. The two leaders also discussed China’s ban on Japanese seafood and the high-profile case of a Japanese businessman […]
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