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Japan's business sentiment in Sept hits 7-month low on soft Chinese demand: Reuters poll

Business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers sank to a seven-month low in September, with managers across a wide range of sectors citing soft Chinese demand as

Japan's business sentiment in Sept hits 7-month low on soft Chinese demand: Reuters poll
Asia|News|World

What is Japan's Nankai Trough megaquake advisory?

Japan issued its first-ever advisory on higher-than-usual risks of a megaquake, after a strong magnitude 7.1 quake occurred on Thursday at the edge of a tremulous

Asia|Technology

Analysis - Taiwanese rocket startup may be early test of Japan's space hub plans

A Taiwanese startup aims to become the first foreign firm to launch a rocket from Japan by early next year, part of a plan industry advocates say will aid Tokyo's

Analysis - Taiwanese rocket startup may be early test of Japan's space hub plans
World

Japan's SLIM moon probe unexpectedly survives lunar night

Japan's space agency said on Monday its SLIM moon lander has unexpectedly survived a freezing lunar night and re-established communication with the earth, more than

World

Japan's Space One counts down to inaugural Kairos rocket launch

Japan's Space One will launch its Kairos small rocket on its inaugural trip on Wednesday, in a bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a

World

Japan takes another shot at next-generation H3 rocket launch

Japan will try again this weekend to launch its new flagship rocket, the H3, in a bid to restore its space program after the booster's failed inaugural flight last

Japan takes another shot at next-generation H3 rocket launch
World

Japan starts precision landing of 'moon sniper' SLIM spacecraft

Japan started a "precision" landing attempt of its moon probe on Saturday, its bid to become the world's fifth country to achieve a moonshot and revitalise a space

Japan starts precision landing of 'moon sniper' SLIM spacecraft
World

Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country

Japan on Saturday became the world's fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, as the space agency said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has made

Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country
World

Japan counts down to precision 'moon sniper' landing mission

Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space

Japan counts down to precision 'moon sniper' landing mission
World

Japan asks US military to ground Osprey aircraft after fatal crash

Japan said it has asked the U.S. to suspend all non-emergency V-22 Osprey flights over its territory after one fell into the sea on Wednesday in western Japan,

Japan asks US military to ground Osprey aircraft after fatal crash

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