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Space One's Kairos No. 2 rocket is launched in Wakayama Prefecture on Wednesday. The launch subsequently failed.

JAPAN / Science & Health

Dec 18, 2024

Tokyo startup's second satellite launch attempt ends in failure

By Kathleen Benoza

Space One was again bidding to become the first private Japanese company to place a satellite into orbit.

Students at Hiroshima University’s School of Dentistry offer silent prayers for the donors of bodies before they practice anatomy on the cadavers in late October.

JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Chugoku

Dec 16, 2024

In death, body donors become silent teachers for medical students

Practical training on cadavers significantly increases the understanding of the human body, says one professor.

A boy who came to watch the launch of Space One's Kairos rocket in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sunday shows his disappointment after the liftoff was postponed again.

JAPAN / Science & Health

Dec 15, 2024

Japanese firm Space One postpones rocket launch again

Sunday's postponement was due to strong winds, according to the Tokyo-based company, which aims to launch 30 satellites annually by the 2030s.

The failed launch of a small rocket by Tokyo-based startup Space One is seen at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, in this screenshot taken from an online broadcast on March 13.

JAPAN / Science & Health

Dec 14, 2024

Japanese firm delays bid to be first to put a satellite into orbit

By Kathleen Benoza

This delay comes after the failure of its first rocket, which erupted into flames just seconds after liftoff earlier this spring.

Before (top) and after images of the regrowth of a tooth in a ferret (center top and bottom) and mice (right and left)

JAPAN / Science & Health

Dec 13, 2024

Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth

By Tomohiro Osaki

Tests on mice and ferrets suggest that blocking a protein called USAG-1 can awaken a third set of teeth.

Currently, if a hospital declines an organ due to logistical or other issues, it is instead offered to a patient at another facility.

JAPAN / Science & Health

Dec 6, 2024

Multi-facility option set for patients awaiting organ transplants

The health ministry aims to address situations in which high-priority patients miss out on transplants due to logistical issues at their hospital.

An H2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid probe is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014.

JAPAN / Science & Health

Dec 3, 2024

Hayabusa2 continues its journey, 10 years after launch

The unmanned asteroid probe was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.

Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?

By Kathryn Wortley

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