Japanese spacecraft launched to inspect growing problem of space junk
TOKYO, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - A Japanese firm said Monday it had successfully launched a spacecraft tasked with inspecting…
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Japan’s humble ‘onigiri’ rice balls get image upgrade
By Mathias Cena with Cecilia Sanchez in New York TOKYO, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Wrapped in seaweed and stuffed…
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Japan announces successful launch of next-gen H3 rocket
By Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Feb 17, 2024 (AFP) - Japan's space agency announced the successful launch of its new flagship…
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Japan dethroned: Germany claims third place as world’s largest economy
By Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Once forecast to become the world's biggest economy, Japan slipped below…
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Fukushima operator reports leak, says no contamination detected
TOKYO, Feb 8, 2024 (AFP) - An estimated 5,500 litres of radioactive water leaked from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant…
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Taiwan chip giant TSMC announces second Japan plant
TAIPEI, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - TSMC will build a second foundry in Japan, the semiconductor giant and its local…
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Japan’s Aozora Bank shares plunge over bad loans
TOKYO, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - Shares in Japan's Aozora Bank plunged for a second straight day Friday -- wiping…
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US, Japan conduct joint naval drills
ON BOARD THE USS CARL VINSON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The US and Japanese navies held joint exercises in…
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Japanese airliners ‘clip wings’, no injuries
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The wing tips of two passenger jets "scratched" each other at a Japanese airport…
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Japan craft made successful pin-point Moon landing, space agency says
By Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - Japan's "Moon Sniper" craft made a pin-point lunar landing despite last-minute…
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Japanese man sentenced to death in anime arson trial
By Hiroshi HIYAMA KYOTO, Japan, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced to death the…
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Death sentence expected in Japan anime arson trial
By Hiroshi HIYAMA KYOTO, Japan, Jan 25, 2024 (AFP) - A Japanese court found guilty on Thursday the perpetrator of…
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