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.

JETRO to help Kyoto promote Japanese food exports

JETRO to help Kyoto promote Japanese food exports

KYOTO, Japan - Satoshi Miyamoto (C), president of the Japan External Trade Organization, shakes hands with Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada (L) and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa in the ancient Japanese capital on Nov. 14, 2014, following JETRO's decision to establish a trade information center to promote exports of vegetables and other food products from Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan.

JETRO to help Kyoto promote Japanese food exports

JETRO to help Kyoto promote Japanese food exports

KYOTO, Japan - Satoshi Miyamoto (C), president of the Japan External Trade Organization, shakes hands with Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada (L) and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa in the ancient Japanese capital on Nov. 14, 2014, following JETRO's decision to establish a trade information center to promote exports of vegetables and other food products from Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo)

Shoko Chukin Bank faces reprimand over shady loans

Shoko Chukin Bank faces reprimand over shady loans

Satoshi Miyamoto (R), head of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, a unit of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, submits a business improvement order to Kenyu Adachi, president of Shoko Chukin Bank, a government-linked lender for small and medium-sized firms, in Tokyo on May 9, 2017, following revelations bank employees extended shady loans by falsifying documents related to a state-backed scheme to help crisis-hit companies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo