Japan's new weather satellite starts full operation

Japan's new weather satellite starts full operation

Images of the earth taken from the Himawari-7 and 8 are displayed during a ceremony to mark the commencement of the full operation of the weather satellite Himawari-8 at the Japan Meteorological Agency in Tokyo on July 7, 2015. The new satellite is capable of taking images in color amid expectations that typhoon movements and concentrated downpours will be forecast more accurately. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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