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The 10-meter (33-foot) pencil rocket lifted only slightly from its launch pad before dropping to the ground, disappearing in a fireball. (AP Photo)

Rocket developed by Japan startup in flames after liftoff

The MOMO-2 rocket, developed by Interstellar Technologies, was supposed to reach as high as 100 kilometres into space.

1 July 2018 8:18 AM IST

Torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides in towns east of Tokyo left at least seven people dead and added damage in areas still recovering from recent typhoons, officials said Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Torrential rains, landslides kill 10 in Japan, 3 reported missing

Two weeks ago, Typhoon Hagibis caused widespread flooding and left more than 80 people dead or presumed dead across...

26 Oct 2019 11:31 AM IST

Once activated, the in-app SOS button generates a trigger alert to OYOs Safety Response Team with the guest, booking, location and emergency contact details.

India's Oyo launches Japan hotels in SoftBank JV

The Japanese tech giant has already invested nearly USD 1 billion in Oyo.

25 Oct 2019 12:19 PM IST

The emperor and the empress. (Photo: Instagram)

Japanese Emperor crowned in elaborate ceremony

In ancient throne ritual, Japanese emperor vows to fulfil duty.

22 Oct 2019 6:30 PM IST

Hisahitos birth in 2006 was seen as a miracle by conservatives eager to preserve the males-only succession. (Photo: Social Media)

Fate of Japan's royal dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old

Hisahito, 13, the lone royal male in his generation, is second in line to throne after his father Crown Prince Akishino.

18 Oct 2019 12:17 PM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will travel to South Korea for the opening ceremony of the Games, where he is expected to hold talks on Korean comfort women used by the Japanese as war-time sex slaves. (Photo: File)

Japan to allocate 710 million yen to support Typhoon Hagibis hit areas

As per Cabinet Office, around 5,500 people remain housed in shelters and more than 2,30,000 people had been evacuated...

16 Oct 2019 6:43 PM IST

Rescuers in Japan worked into a third day on Tuesday in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a powerful typhoon that killed nearly 70 people and caused widespread destruction. (Photo: AP)

Clean-up, rescue efforts on in Japan as typhoon Hagibis death toll...

By Tuesday morning, some 34,000 households were still without power, and 133,000 homes had no water.

15 Oct 2019 12:15 PM IST

Japans military scrambled Sunday to rescue people trapped by flooding in the aftermath of powerful Typhoon Hagibis, which killed at least eleven people, caused landslides and burst rivers. (Photo: AP)

11 dead, thousands in shelters as typhoon hagibis hammers Japan

Japan's military deployed helicopters to rescue people seen in aerial footage standing on balconies waving towels to...

13 Oct 2019 9:59 AM IST

Nakasone was known for trying to integrate the nation defeated in World War II as a full-fledged member of the West during the Cold War era. (Photo: File)

Ex-Japanese PM Yasuhiro Nakasone passes away at 101

He was in office for five years from November 1982 to November 1987,

29 Nov 2019 1:00 PM IST

Tokyo is likely to continue to lead the world as a city of gastronomy. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Michelin starred Japanese restaurant closes for general public

Star-stricken: Tokyo's famed Jiro sushi restaurant excluded from Michelin guide.

28 Nov 2019 5:29 PM IST

There are also dance steps and stylised hand gestures that are the Japanese sign language version of the lyrics, with a teaching video posted on the official website for the popes visit. (Photo: Video screengrab)

High-tech Japan uses AI in song to welcome pope

The song was partly composed using an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered programme song-writer Jun Inoue created.

26 Nov 2019 11:21 AM IST

Japanese Emperor Naruhito will be ushered into a dark wooden hall on Thursday night to celebrate his last major accession rite after becoming emperor this spring: spending the night with a goddess. (Photo: AP)

Row over Japan Emperor's last accession rite: 'Spend night' with...

Though the empress, dressed in robes with a long train, also appears, she does not follow him in.

14 Nov 2019 3:57 PM IST