Month: May 2019

Launch of private Momo-3 rocket delayed again, this time due to strong wind at Hokkaido site  The Japan Times

Aerospace startup Interstellar Technology Inc. said it postponed the planned launch of a small rocket on Thursday due to strong wind. The unmanned Momo-3 …

Sentencing in Japan of Ness Wadia won’t impact his business operations, says Wadia Group  Economic Times

The arrest of Ness Wadia, heir to the 283-year-old Wadia group in early March and subsequent sentencing in a Japanese court over possession of drugs will …

Famous Hakodate park area sealed off after man presents artillery shell to police  The Mainichi

HAKODATE, Hokkaido — A man caused chaos here around 2 p.m. on May 1 when he abruptly delivered a Japanese Imperial Army artillery shell to a police s.

Super Kings return to the top  The Tribune India

TheTribune: CHENNAI:Skipper MS Dhoni’s prowess in the slog overs was on display yet again while home spinners bamboozled the Delhi Capitals batsmen as …

CoA to discuss Ness Wadia issue  Mid-Day

Wadia was arrested earlier this year at an airport in Japanese town Hokkaido for possession of 25gm of cannabis resin.

People celebrate arrival of Reiwa Era across Japan – Xinhua | English.news.cn  Xinhua

People take photos of calligraphy “Reiwa” in Ginza of Tokyo, Japan, May 1, 2019. With the end of the three-decade long Heisei Era, Japan began its new Reiwa …

With sake and Shinto rites, Japanese see in new era  AsiaOne

With refreshing slurps of sake, a spot of mediaeval horseback samurai archery, and solemn Shinto rites, Japanese rang in a new imperial era in festive mood …

Train from Tokyo to London: Project aims to fill gap to create rail line from Japan to Europe  Traveller

A new project would make it possible for globe-trotters to travel all the way from London to Tokyo by train.

Parsi Party Boy Industrialist Ness Wadia Sentenced to Two Years in Japan Prison for Drug Possession  India West

NEW DELHI — Ness Wadia, son of industrialist Nusli Wadia and heir apparent to one of India’s wealthiest business families, has been sentenced for drugs …