S. Korea launches homegrown space rocket with 8 satellites

STORY: S. Korea launches homegrown space rocket with 8 satellites DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of space rocket's movement and standing up (filmed on May 24, 2023) (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) 2. various of rocket launching (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) 3. various of the footage captured by the rocket's internal camera (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) 4. various of satellite-connected images (files) (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) 5. various of Satellite Research Institute (files) (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) STORYLINE: South Korea launched its homegrown space rocket on Thursday to carry eight satellites into orbit, marking the country's second successful rocket launch. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV)-II, also dubbed Nuri, blasted off from the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village of Goheung at about 6:24 p.m. local time (0924

Group files fresh complaint over Fukushima nuclear disaster

Group files fresh complaint over Fukushima nuclear disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a civil group attend a press conference in Tokyo after filing a second criminal complaint with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Jan. 13, 2015, against a former nuclear safety official and eight others, arguing they failed to take necessary measures to prevent the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

Ministry viewed nukes entry into Japan as effective deterrent in 1960s

Ministry viewed nukes entry into Japan as effective deterrent in 1960s

TOKYO, Japan - Diplomatic documents totaling 8,100 pages are unveiled to the media at the Diplomatic Record Office of the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 7, 2010. The documents consist of eight files concerning the revision of the Japan-U.S. security treaty in 1960 and 29 files concerning the reversion of U.S.-occupied Okinawa to Japan in 1972.

Takanohana files for board of directors candidacy

Takanohana files for board of directors candidacy

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna (grand champion) Takanohana files his candidacy for the Japan Sumo Association's 10-man board of directors at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2010. His candidacy forced a board election for the first time in eight years as a total of 11 sumo stable masters filed their candidacies. (Pool photo)

Seagaia resort group files for bankruptcy protection

Seagaia resort group files for bankruptcy protection

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The operators of the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, filed Feb. 19 for bankruptcy protection with the Miyazaki District Court. Phoenix Resort Ltd., a semipublic company, and two group firms filed bankruptcy petitions. The resort (seen in this October 1997 photo), which includes hotels, golf courses, a convention hall, zoo, tennis court and pool, was used as the venue for last July's Group of Eight foreign ministerial meeting.

Ministry viewed nukes entry into Japan as effective deterrent in

Ministry viewed nukes entry into Japan as effective deterrent in

TOKYO, Japan - Diplomatic documents totaling 8,100 pages are unveiled to the media at the Diplomatic Record Office of the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 7, 2010. The documents consist of eight files concerning the revision of the Japan-U.S. security treaty in 1960 and 29 files concerning the reversion of U.S.-occupied Okinawa to Japan in 1972. (Kyodo)

Takanohana files for board of directors candidacy

Takanohana files for board of directors candidacy

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna (grand champion) Takanohana files his candidacy for the Japan Sumo Association's 10-man board of directors at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2010. His candidacy forced a board election for the first time in eight years as a total of 11 sumo stable masters filed their candidacies. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)