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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2020
SoftBank shares tumble 10% after OneWeb files for bankruptcy
SoftBank Group Corp. fell as much as 10 percent after a provider of satellite-based internet service that it invested in filed for bankruptcy, ceding some gains from an unprecedented plan to sell assets and buy back shares.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2020
SpaceX wins NASA award to supply lunar space station
NASA on Friday picked a new space capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX to ferry cargo and supplies to the agency's planned lunar space station, a crucial building block to its goals to build a permanent post on the moon and mount future missions to Mars.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2020
New Chinese rocket fails on maiden launch
A new Chinese medium-lift rocket, part of a family of launch vehicles meant to support most of China's launch missions in future, failed on its debut flight, the official news agency Xinhua reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2020
Olympic orbiter: 'Gundam satellite' hitches ride to ISS to promote 2020 Games
A microsatellite carrying model robots from the popular science fiction anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" was successfully launched to promote the Olympics, organizers said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2020
Oddly shaped celestial body Arrokoth sheds light on planet formation
A vaguely hourglass-shaped icy object called Arrokoth residing in the far reaches of the solar system — the most distant body ever explored by a spacecraft — is giving scientists intriguing clues about the formation of the planets including Earth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020
Japan launches spy satellite to keep eye on North Korea
Japan has put a new spy satellite into orbit that is expected to help the government capture images of North Korean missile sites.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2020
Solar probe set to launch on mission to map sun's poles
NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to send a new probe toward the sun to take a unique look at its blazing poles, an unprecedented view expected to help researchers grasp how the star's vast bubble of energy affects Earth and humans in space.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 8, 2020
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has 'critical software defects,' NASA finds
NASA is reviewing Boeing's software engineering, and it doesn't like what it sees.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 8, 2020
Spacecraft to map sun's poles for first time
A spacecraft built jointly by U.S. and European space agencies is ready for a blazing journey to the sun to capture an unprecedented view of its two poles, an angle that could help researchers understand how the star's vast bubble of magnetic energy affects Earth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 4, 2020
Where no alliance has gone before
Japan and the U.S. could have the first security partnership that operates in space.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 31, 2020
Sun's surface revealed in closest detail yet
Images from a powerful new telescope installed on top of a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet, revealing features as small as 30 km (18 miles) across.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2020
Japan's rise as a space power
Nation emerges as a key leader in the peaceful exploration of the cosmos.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2020
Earth's oldest crater found in Australia; asteroid may have helped thaw 'snowball Earth'
Scientists have identified Earth's oldest-known impact crater, and in doing so may have solved a mystery about how our planet emerged from one of its most dire periods.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2020
Oldest stuff on Earth found inside meteorite that hit Australia in 1969, dating back about 7 billion years
A meteorite that crashed into rural southeastern Australia in a fireball in 1969 contained the oldest material ever found on Earth, stardust that predated the formation of our solar system by billions of years, scientists said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 2, 2020
India to take another shot at moon landing after crash last year
India will attempt a second moon landing, after a previous try last year failed just minutes before a scheduled touchdown on the lunar surface, in a bid to restore its credentials as an ambitious space power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2020
Photos of black holes will blow our minds again in 2020
The most awe-inspiring scientific discovery of 2019 is just the beginning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2019
Japan's low altitude satellite Tsubame registered in Guinness World Records
The honor is for achieving the “lowest altitude by an Earth observation satellite in orbit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 30, 2019
NASA's Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils, scout for manned missions
A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars and lay the groundwork for the space agency's mission to send humans into deep space.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2019
Interstellar Technologies delays launch of Momo-5 rocket in Hokkaido
Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies Inc. says it has postponed the launch of a small observation rocket until at least Tuesday due to technical reasons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2019
May the (space) force be with you
It may sound silly, but it's an idea whose time has come. Here's what everyone should know about the space force.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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