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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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2 dead, 1 missing after fishing boat capsizes off Ishikawa

KANAZAWA, Japan - The 4.7-ton fishing boat Yamato Maru was washed ashore at Ataka, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 10 after capsizing near the mouth of the Kakehashi River. Two men -- its captain, Satoshi Higashi, 57, and crew member Takashi Yachi, 62 -- died and crew member Takao Araki, 62, is missing.

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2 dead, 1 missing after fishing boat capsizes off Ishikawa

KANAZAWA, Japan - The 4.7-ton fishing boat Yamato Maru was washed ashore at Ataka, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 10 after capsizing near the mouth of the Kakehashi River. Two men -- its captain, Satoshi Higashi, 57, and crew member Takashi Yachi, 62 -- died and crew member Takao Araki, 62, is missing.