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Japan: JAXA Successfully Launches Next-Generation H3 Rocket Into Space 2

JAXA (The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) launched its new flagship H3 rocket into space in a second attempt on Saturday, February 17, and announced that it confirmed the rocket has reached orbit as planned. The H3 lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima at 9:22 a.m., JST.

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Literary award winners in Japan

(From L) Akane Chihaya and Satoshi Ogawa pose for photos at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2023, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction, together with Atsushi Sato (3rd from L) and Iko Idogawa (far R) who won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Satoshi Ogawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2023, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.