TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese startup ispace inc’s failed Hakuto-R moon landing mission last month was caused by an altitude miscalculation that meant the spacecraft ran out of fuel, the company said on Friday.
Four dead, suspect arrested in rare shooting incident in Japan -media
A 31-year-old man was arrested on Friday in rural Japan for suspected murder after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing incident involving a 12-hour stand-off with police, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Three Dead in Japan After Attack by Man Who ‘Wanted to Kill’
The assault on Thursday in the city of Nakano in central Japan took the lives of a woman and two police officers. It was a rare explosion of violence in a country where gun crime remains low.
Stocks limp toward U.S. debt denouement; Japan sparkles
Stocks were subdued on Friday, apart from standout gains in Japan, as an artificial intelligence rally took a breather and as time ticked out on high-stakes talks to avoid a U.S. debt default. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan drifted 0.
North Korea slams ‘sinister’ South and allies as live-fire exercises with US begin
US, Japan and South Korea tighten monitoring of North’s missile launches; meanwhile South puts first commercial satellite in space on own rocket …
Bank of Japan has made it ‘very clear’ it will not raise interest rates, economist says
Martin Schulz of Fujitsu discusses Japan’s low inflation and the central bank’s stance on monetary policy.
Japan scrambles jets after Russian ‘intelligence-gathering’ aircraft detected off its coast
This comes days after Japan hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid the Group of Seven (G7) summit, in Hiroshima.
Ukraine war latest: Japan scrambles fighter jets to Russian military planes – as US intelligence ‘casts new light on Kremlin attack’
US intelligence believes Ukraine was behind a dramatic drone attack on the Kremlin, according to a new report. Listen to a Daily podcast special on the rise of Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin as you scroll.
Japan Bank’s $4 Billion Bond Deal Is Country’s Biggest This Year
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. raised 570 billion yen ($4 billion) worth of debt in what is Japan’s biggest yen bond deal this year.
Toyota May Lead Transition Finance in Japan’s Auto Industry
Toyota Motor Corp. is willing to use transition financing for hybrid vehicles, which may lay the groundwork for more such automakers to follow as the government pushes to boost investment in greener …