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Japan: Typhoon Jangmi Lashes Okinawa and Amami Islands With Destructive Winds

Typhoon Jangmi brought heavy rain and damaging winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan, as it approached Okinawa's main island on Monday, June 1. All flights to and from Naha Airport were cancelled, while public transport, schools, and businesses were also shut for the day.

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Japan: High Waves Pound Yoron Island Shore as Typhoon Jangmi Approaches

Typhoon Jangmi brought strong winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan on Monday, June 1 as it approached the Okinawa main island.

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US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 4

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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US: Palisades Fire Smoke Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 2

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 is ready to blast off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 16, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 is ready to blast off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 16, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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Space vehicle Konotori

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows reporters at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 19, 2013, the Konotori No. 4, the fourth unmanned cargo transfer vehicle to send supplies to the International Space Station.

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Space vehicle Konotori

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows reporters at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 19, 2013, the Konotori No. 4, the fourth unmanned cargo transfer vehicle to send supplies to the International Space Station.

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Japanese rocket carrying cargo heads for space station

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - The H-2B Launch Vehicle No. 2 carrying an unmanned cargo transporter blasts off into space from Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 22, 2011. The Japanese rocket will deliver the cargo to the International Space Station.

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Japanese rocket carrying cargo heads for space station

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - The H-2B Launch Vehicle No. 2 carrying an unmanned cargo transporter blasts off from the pad at Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 22, 2011. The Japanese rocket will deliver the cargo to the International Space Station.

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Japanese rocket carrying cargo heads for space station

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - The H-2B Launch Vehicle No. 2 carrying an unmanned cargo transporter blasts off into space from Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 22, 2011. The Japanese rocket will deliver the cargo to the International Space Station.

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Japanese rocket carrying cargo heads for space station

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - The H-2B Launch Vehicle No. 2 carrying an unmanned cargo transporter blasts off into space from Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 22, 2011. The Japanese rocket will deliver the cargo to the International Space Station.

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Japanese rocket carrying cargo heads for space station

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - The H-2B Launch Vehicle No. 2 carrying an unmanned cargo transporter blasts off from the pad at Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 22, 2011. The Japanese rocket will deliver the cargo to the International Space Station.

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Rocket launch for space station cargo

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2B rocket carrying an unmanned cargo transporter to the International Space Station is moved from an assembly building (L) to its launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, late at night on Jan. 21, 2011. The liftoff is scheduled for the following day.

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Weather delays Japanese rocket launch

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A representative of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (L) speaks to reporters at Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2011. The launch of an H-2B rocket carrying an unmanned cargo transporter to the International Space Station, initially planned for the following day, has been postponed because of unfavorable weather conditions.

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Japan successfully launches new rocket

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2B rocket successfully launches from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture shortly after 2 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2009. The rocket was carrying an unmanned transportation vehicle to be used to supply the International Space Station, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA.

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H-2B rocket on launch pad

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2B rocket, the first of its kind, is set at its launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2009. The rocket is scheduled to lift off 2:01 a.m. on Sept. 11 to carry Japan's first unmanned cargo vehicle, the domestically made HTV single-use vehicle, to the International Space Station.

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H-2B rocket on launch pad

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2B rocket, the first of its kind, is set at its launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2009. The rocket is scheduled to lift off 2:01 a.m. on Sept. 11 to carry Japan's first unmanned cargo vehicle, the domestically made HTV single-use vehicle, to the International Space Station.

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H-2B rocket carrying cargo vehicle moved to launch pad

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2B rocket, the first of its kind, is set at its launch pad from an assembly building at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2009. The rocket is scheduled to lift off 2:01 a.m. on Sept. 11 to carry Japan's first unmanned cargo vehicle, the domestically made HTV single-use vehicle, to the International Space Station.

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Japan launches H2-A rocket after 2-day delay

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying Japan's biggest satellite was launched Dec. 18 from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture after a two-day delay due to bad weather.

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Japan launches H2-A rocket after 2-day delay

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying Japan's biggest satellite was launched Dec. 18 from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture after a two-day delay due to bad weather.

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Japan launches intelligence-gathering satellite

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - The H-2A No. 10 rocket carrying an intelligence-gathering satellite successfully lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sept. 11. The optical satellite was later successfully put into orbit.

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Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off to launch weather satellite

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - A Japanese-developed H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Feb. 18 and successfully put into orbit a satellite for weather observation and air traffic control for the state-run Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

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Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off to launch weather satellite

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - A Japanese-developed H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Feb. 18 and successfully put into orbit a satellite for weather observation and air traffic control for the state-run Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

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(2)New cigarette vending machines check age of buyers

NAKATANE, Japan - An IC card for purchasing cigarettes from vending machines featuring an age-verification system, which have been experimentally introduced on the island of Tanegashima.

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(5)Japan spy satellite launch fails

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Tsukasa Mito, executive director of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, holds up a model of an H-2A rocket at Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Nov. 29 after a failed rocket launch the same day.

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(4)Japan spy satellite launch fails

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Shuichiro Yamanouchi (L) and Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Takeo Kawamura bow in apology at a press conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Nov. 29. The agency's launch the same day of an H-2A rocket carrying a pair of spy satellites failed.

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(2)Japan spy satellite launch fails

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2A rocket rises into the sky after being launched from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 29. But the launch failed and the rocket and its payload of spy satellites were deliberately destroyed by the agency 10 minutes after liftoff.

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(3)Japan spy satellite launch fails

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency officials are surrounded by reporters at Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 29. The agency deliberately destroyed an H-2A rocket and its payload of spy satellites 10 minutes after liftoff due to an unspecified failure.

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(1)Japan destroys rocket carrying spy satellites in flight

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 29. The rocket carrying the nation's second pair of spy satellites was destroyed 10 minutes after its liftoff.

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(1)Typhoon Fengshen heading toward Kyushu

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - The Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) is washed by high waves July 25 as powerful Typhoon Fengshen, the season's ninth, threatens to hit the main southern island of Kyushu.

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Space reentry experiment device unveiled

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A space reentry device, called DASH (Demonstrator of Atmospheric reentry System with Hyperbolic Velocity), is unveiled to the media at the National Space Development Agency of Japan's (NASDA) space center in Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 16. DASH will be loaded into Japan's second H-2A rocket to be launched Jan. 31 by the government's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. The device consists of box-shaped storage equipment (fore) and a cylinder-shaped tester (center), which is 40 centimeters wide, 20 cm high and weighs 16 kilograms.

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(3)H-2A rocket lifts off, releases mirror ball into orbit

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama (L) watches the launch of the H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center on the island of Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Aug. 29.

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(1)H-2A rocket lifts off, releases mirror ball into orbit

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A ring-shaped cloud appears around the head of a Japanese H-2A rocket during its launch from Tanegashima Space Center on the island of Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Aug. 29. The rocket released a mirror ball into orbit on schedule.

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(2)H-2A rocket lifts off, releases mirror ball into orbit

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Officials of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) celebrate the successful launch of the H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center on the island of Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Aug. 29.

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H-2A rocket launched successfully after delay

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off Aug. 29 for the first time, after a series of problems caused the postponement of the launch originally scheduled for February. The 53-meter-long rocket blasted off from Tanegashima Space Center on the island of Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Nearly completed H-2A rocket transferred to launch site

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket, which is to be launched on Aug. 25 from Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is set at the launch site at Tanegashima Space Center on Aug. 9. The rocket, an improved version of the domestic, trouble-prone H-2, will be used to launch satellites into orbit. It is about 53 meters high and weighs 285 tons.

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H-2A rocket arrives at Tanegashima for Aug. launch

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A container carrying the second stage of Japan's H-2A rocket arrives at Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 12, for assembly ahead of the scheduled launching on Aug. 25 from the Tanegashima Space Center.

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Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's amphibious rapid deployment unit conduct a drill on Nov. 25, 2021, on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima aboard AAV-7 amphibious vehicles. The landing operation by the unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands opened to the media.

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Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's amphibious rapid deployment unit conduct a drill on Nov. 25, 2021, on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima aboard AAV-7 amphibious vehicles. The landing operation by the unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands opened to the media.

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Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's amphibious rapid deployment unit conduct a drill on Nov. 25, 2021, on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima aboard AAV-7 amphibious vehicles. The landing operation by the unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands opened to the media.

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Amphibious drill by Japanese GSDF

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's amphibious rapid deployment unit conduct a drill on Nov. 25, 2021, on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima aboard AAV-7 amphibious vehicles. The landing operation by the unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands opened to the media.

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Suspected Chinese nuclear sub enters Japanese waters

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force spotted a Chinese submarine rescue vessel (shown) in waters off Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 8. Defense Agency sources said an unidentified submarine suspected of being a Chinese nuclear sub entered Japanese waters Nov. 10. Photo was provided by the MSDF. (MLB)(Kyodo)