Japan MSDF minesweeper sinks after catching fire, one crew still missing
Tokyo, Nov 11 (IANS) A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) minesweeper vessel capsized and sank on Monday after catching fire off the coast of the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka the previous day, local media reported. The fire was extinguished after the MSDF’s minesweeper Ukushima toppled on its side shortly after midnight, allowing the Coast Guard […]
Japan, South Korea, US condemn North Korea’s latest missile launches amid rising tensions
Tokyo, Nov 5 (IANS) Japan, South Korea, and the United States on Tuesday jointly condemned North Korea’s launch of multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, citing serious threats to regional and global security. In a high-level Japan-US-South Korea phone conference, Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Director-General Okochi Akihiro, South Korea’s Korean Peninsula Policy Director […]
Japan reports first bird flu outbreak of the season
Tokyo, Oct 17 (IANS) A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected in chickens at a poultry farm in Japan’s Hokkaido after several chickens were found dead, marking the country’s first confirmed outbreak for this season. Hokkaido’s authorities have begun culling approximately 19,000 chickens at the farm as a preventative measure, which is expected […]
Japan launches H2A rocket carrying information-gathering satellite
Tokyo, Sep 26 (IANS) Japan launched an H2A rocket carrying an information-gathering satellite on Thursday after two postponements due to bad weather. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said the rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima at 02:24 p.m. local time, and the satellite was placed into its planned […]