IBUSUKI, Kagoshima — Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii enjoyed riding a sightseeing train in Kagoshima Prefecture earlier this month and received a warm welcome from local residents. The 23-year-old holds six ...

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the sixth satellite in a seven-orbiter geolocation system failed to deliver its payload into orbit after lift-off on Monday, the country’s science ministry said. The ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its eigth H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Monday. This image was captured from JAXA’s live stream of the launch.

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the sixth satellite in a seven-orbiter geolocation system failed to deliver its payload into orbit after liftoff on Monday, the country's science ministry said. The Japan ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, says the eighth launch of the H3 rocket has ended in failure due to a problem with the second stage engine. The rocket was carrying the Michibiki No. 5 ...

Japan’s space agency said its latest attempt at launching the Michibiki No. 5 satellite into orbit using its eighth H3 rocket on Monday morning ended without success due to an engine failure following ...

Beijing’s ironic, abusive tantrums aimed at Japan since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly stated that a Taiwan contingency would be an existential crisis for Japan, have revealed for all ...

Keep your hands on the wheel while chatting with Gemini about your route and destination -- or have it handle your to-do list. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, ...

This file photo taken in March 2025 shows a green tea plantation in Minamikyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's green tea exports in the first 10 months of this year reached ...

Japan is not typically considered a winter tropical escape. The most familiar images of Japan in winter include the thatched-roof houses of Shirakawago, blanketed in snow, and the snow-dusted monkeys ...

TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit the south-western Japan prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita on Nov 25, with the country’s weather agency warning the public to remain on ...

This image from the Japan Meteorological Agency website shows the seismic intensity of the earthquake that struck at about 6:01 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2025. TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary ...