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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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Gamba Osaka beat Sriwijaya 5-0 in AFC Champions League

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka defender Satoshi Yamaguchi (R) scores the team's fourth goal during the second half of an AFC Champions League first round game against Indonesia's Sriwijaya at Expo '70 Stadium in Osaka on April 8. Gamba won 5-0.

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Governor, mayor lodge protest over Osprey deployment

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (C) and Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda (R) present a written request to Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto at the ministry in Tokyo on July 25, 2012. The governor and mayor lodged strong protests with the central government over the deployment of the U.S. Osprey military aircraft in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, requesting the Ospreys not be stationed for long at the Iwakuni base and calling for the planes to be returned to the United States if their safety is not verified.

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Iwakuni mayor rejects Osprey deployment

IWAKUNI, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (2nd from L) and Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda (R) hold talks at the Iwakuni city office in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2012. Fukuda rejected a U.S. plan to deploy the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Marines' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture for trial flights ahead of its deployment in Okinawa Prefecture during the talks.

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Yamaguchi gov. rejects Osprey deployment

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (R back) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (L back) hold talks at the prefectural office in the city of Yamaguchi on July 1, 2012. Nii rejected a U.S. plan to deploy the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Marines' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture for trial flights ahead of its deployment in Okinawa Prefecture during the talks.

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Gamba beat Kashiwa to capture Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Gamba Osaka captain Satoshi Yamaguchi (C in front) raises the Emperor's Cup after Asian club champions beat Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 to claim the victory at National Stadium on Jan. 1.

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Gamba beat Kashiwa to capture Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Gamba Osaka captain Satoshi Yamaguchi (C in front) raises the Emperor's Cup after Asian club champions beat Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 to claim the victory at National Stadium on Jan. 1. (Kyodo)

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Gamba Osaka beat Sriwijaya 5-0 in AFC Champions League

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka defender Satoshi Yamaguchi (R) scores the team's fourth goal during the second half of an AFC Champions League first round game against Indonesia's Sriwijaya at Expo '70 Stadium in Osaka on April 8. Gamba won 5-0. (Kyodo)