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JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2015
Astronaut Yui, colleagues return to Earth after 5-month space station stay
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and his two colleagues at the International Space Station returned to Earth on Friday evening after completing a nearly five-month mission.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 8, 2015
Japan to stay in space station project through 2024
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces that Japan will remain part of the U.S.-led International Space Station project when it is extended until 2024.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2015
Weather-delayed Orbital freighter heads back to ISS with key supplies, toiletries
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Florida on Sunday, sending a long-awaited Orbital ATK cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station for NASA.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2015
Yui and ISS colleagues to return to Earth earlier than planned
Astronaut Kimiya Yui and two colleagues aboard the International Space Station will return to Earth on Dec. 11, some 11 days earlier than planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2015
JAXA may develop new life-support system for International Space Station
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency may provide a new life-support system for the International Space Station so Japanese astronauts can continue participating in the orbiting laboratory through 2024, people close to the matter said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Musk's made-in-USA SpaceX vies in crowded, Russia-powered field for $3.5 billion NASA contract
Less than a decade after its first rocket launch, Elon Musk's SpaceX finds itself in an unfamiliar position.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 30, 2015
Japan's unmanned cargo ship plunges back to Earth after successful ISS mission
A Japanese unmanned cargo ship plunged into the atmosphere over the South Pacific early Wednesday after completing a supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the Japanese space agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2015
Japanese astronaut Yui to kids back on Earth: Pursue your dreams
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui expressed his hope Tuesday that children will try to achieve their dreams as he spoke aboard the International Space Station in orbit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2015
Astronaut Yui psyched up for task of docking Konotori transport to ISS via robotic arms
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, staying at the International Space Station, renewed his resolve to successfully dock the Konotori cargo transport to the ISS using robotic arms — one of his main missions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2015
Japanese astronaut Yui reaches space station
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday morning nearly six hours after liftoff from Kazakhstan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2015
Astronaut Yui confident about space flight despite Soyuz delays
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui said Tuesday that he is confident and feels safe about the approaching trip that will take him and two other colleagues to the International Space Station, despite a nearly two-month delay stemming from the failed launch of another spacecraft using a similar rocket.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2015
Japanese astronaut Yui says he's ready for space mission
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui has expressed his readiness to leave later this month for a five-month-long mission aboard the International Space Station.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2015
Astronaut Yui to blast off for ISS on July 23: Russian Space Agency
The Russian Space Agency announced Thursday that a Soyuz spacecraft will take Japan's Kimiya Yui and other astronauts to the International Space Station on July 23, TASS news service reported.
JAPAN
May 13, 2015
Russia delays launch of Soyuz craft carrying Japanese until late July due to failure probe: report
The Russian Space Agency has delayed a plan to launch a Soyuz spacecraft with crew members including Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui until late July, according to TASS news service.
JAPAN
May 8, 2015
Russian launch of new ISS crew members delayed until July: reports
The launch of the rocket that was to carry Japan's Kimiya Yui and two other astronauts to the International Space Station this month has been postponed to July, Russian media reports said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2015
JAXA astronaut Yui takes final exam before trip to ISS
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and his crewmates underwent a two-day final examination through Thursday ahead of their May 27 trip to the International Space Station.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2015
Emergency escape system succeeds as SpaceX puts Dragon passenger spaceship through test run
A Space Exploration Technologies passenger spaceship made a quick debut test flight on Wednesday, shooting itself off a Florida launchpad to demonstrate a key emergency escape system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2015
Weather forecloses on SpaceX rocket launch, landing test
The launch of an unmanned SpaceX rocket — and an innovative attempt to land it on an ocean barge — were postponed on Monday due to poor weather at the Florida launch site, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2014
U.S. rocket explosion probed; space station resupplied
Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what made an unmanned U.S. supply rocket explode in a fireball moments after lifting off from a launchpad in Virginia, destroying supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2014
Wakata back on Earth after stint as ISS commander
Koichi Wakata, the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, returned to Earth on Wednesday after completing a six-month mission.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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