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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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Prince Tomohito undergoes surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoundo Hospital director Satoshi Ebihara briefs reporters on the operation for throat cancer on Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010. He said the 64-year-old prince had two cancerous lesions removed during surgery performed the same day by Ebihara at the hospital in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

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Prince Tomohito undergoes surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoundo Hospital director Satoshi Ebihara briefs reporters on the operation for throat cancer on Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010. He said the 64-year-old prince had two cancerous lesions removed during surgery performed the same day by Ebihara at the hospital in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. (Kyodo)