The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter has been postponed until Friday due to bad weather at the Japanese launch site …
UAE Plans To Launch Mars Probe Friday After Weather Delay
The United Arab Emirates said it plans to launch its “Hope” Mars probe on Friday local time from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center after a two-day delay due to poor weather there. A rocket is due to …
Coronavirus latest: UK’s two-year government borrowing cost slips as low as Japan’s
Investors increasingly speculate BoE may set negative rates, US states reverse reopening efforts, UK GDP inches up after historic fall.
The UAE’s Mars mission seeks to bring Hope to more places than the red planet
On July 14, a new Mars-bound spacecraft will launch from Japan. While several Mars missions are planned to launch over the next month, what makes this different is who’s launching it: the United Arab …
North Korea blames United States for U.S.-China tensions
North Korea could be taking sides in ongoing disputes between the United States and China as the U.S. and its allies, including Japan, are pursuing new defense strategies in the South China Sea.
Newly formed Carina to douse Philippines, Taiwan with disruptive rain
Tropical Depression Carina spun to life just east of the Philippines to start the week, and the system could produce localized flooding to the country as well as Taiwan before moving toward Japan …
U.S. bases in Japan locked down as coronavirus outbreak blamed on July 4th parties
Governor of Okinawa voices “serious doubts about U.S. measures against infections,” as July 4th parties blamed locally for dozens of cases.
Japan has long accepted COVID’s airborne spread, and scientists say ventilation is key
It took pressure from 239 scientists for the WHO to even admit the new coronavirus may spread via aerosols, but in Japan, they’re focusing on solutions.
Japan’s pioneer of big data predicts change in BOJ’s approach on prices
The coronavirus pandemic will force the Bank of Japan to embrace big data as its conventional consumer price index fails to offer an accurate, real-time picture on inflation, said Tsutomu Watanabe, a …
Ghosn says he is aiding those who helped him flee to Lebanon
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn says he is assisting those who helped him flee from Japan to Lebanon last year but refuses to provide details about the escape, saying such information …