Month: May 2019

Japan’s private rocket reaches outer space for first time  New Jersey Herald

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese aerospace startup funded by a former internet maverick successfully launched a small rocket into space Saturday, making it the first …

Katsuya Kakunaka, Seiya Inoue deliver clutch hits as Marines top Fighters  The Japan Times

There was sun, rain, a little hail, sun again and finally a blanket of gray clouds at Zozo Marine Stadium on Saturday. Eventually, the Chiba Lotte Marines’

Katsuya Kakunaka, Seiya Inoue deliver clutch hits as Marines top Fighters  The Japan Times

There was sun, rain, a little hail, sun again and finally a blanket of gray clouds at Zozo Marine Stadium on Saturday. Eventually, the Chiba Lotte Marines’

Changing Eras and Emperors: A Tribute to Modern Japan  American Thinker

These days in Japan, the attention of most people has been riveted on the historic abdication of one emperor and the ascension to the throne of a new one, …

Japanese private rocket reaches space for first time  Independent.ie

A Japanese aerospace start-up funded by a former internet maverick has successfully launched a small rocket into space, making it the first commercially …

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northeast Japan, No Tsunami Warning  NDTV

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Hokkaido early on Sunday morning local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Coast of Japan’s Hokkaido Island  Sputnik International

This is the second time the Japanese island has been hit by an earthquake in the past two months. Japan’s northernmost Hokkaido island was hit on Saturday …