5 month agoSpace: Japan recovered an asteroid dust capsule in the remote Australia hinterland after the Hayabusa2 airdrop, a six-year mission that could help learn more about the origins of the planets and the water
Japan, France and the United States will hold joint military exercises on land and sea for the first time in May next year as the Chinese military intensifies activities in the region
5 month agoSamples from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have arrived in Woomera
5 month agoAustralia: A helicopter is currently searching for the capsule dropped by the Hayabusa2 probe from Japan, which contains samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu
5 month agoThe capsule released by the Japanese probe Hayabusa2 re-entered the atmosphere. There are still a few minutes before it hits Earth
5 month agoUK: Britain to send attack group with its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to waters near Japan The group is expected to conduct joint exercises with the US military and Japan Self-Defense Forces
5 month agoSpace: Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft brings a capsule back to Earth with samples from the asteroid Ryugu. The capsule is due to enter Earth's atmosphere early Sunday before landing in a desert in southern Australia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 42 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
5 month agoUSA: Video documenting US Marines in the Pacific during Exercise Fuji Viper 21.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center in Japan
5 month agoUSA: Photos documenting 1 US Navy EA-18G Growlers at Misawa Air Force Base, Japan, where the VAQ135 Electronic Attack Squadron
Australia plans to sign a military exchange deal with Japan so troops from both sides could pool their firepower if needed to counter China
Day 2 of @NATO ForMin virtual meeting. Today Allied Ministers, including Poland FM @RauZbigniew will discuss: The rise of China - session with partners Sweden, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, EU; Security in the Black Sea Region - session with partners Georgia and Ukraine
Tokyo protested against the deployment of S-300 air defense systems in the Kuril Islands
Bird flu has been detected in a fourth Japanese prefecture, the agriculture ministry said, as a wave of infections at poultry farms sparks the country's worst outbreak in more than four years
Military grouping on the Kuril Islands reinforced with a long-range air defense system - Eastern Military District
5 month agoUSA: US Marines video documenting a CH-53E Super Stallion from which units of the 3rd Marine Division are rappelling down during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Assessment at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves , in Okinawa, Japan
Moon's special adviser urges South Korea-Japan cooperation to help prevent 'new Cold War'
5 month agoEarthquake Detailed Report – 11/22 At around 7:05pm, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred offshore Ibaraki Prefecture at a depth of 40km. The maximum intensity was 5-. There is no threat of a tsunami
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 34 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 74 km ESE of Hachinohe, Japan
5 month agoIndian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, the American aircraft carrier USS Nimitz along with other Indian, American, Australian and Japanese warships carrying out 'Malabar-2020' wargames in the Western Indian Ocean Region today
Tokyo reports 180 new cases of coronavirus
In Phase 2 of MALABAR, aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya along with its Carrier Battle Group to participate with US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group; warships of Australian & Japanese Navies to be part of exercise starting tomorrow in Arabian Sea:Indian Navy spox
Japan exits recession as GDP grows 5.0% in Q3
China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world's largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement took place during the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 157 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 163 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
6 month agoTwo Russian Tu-95MS long-range bombers escorted by Su-35S fighter jets conducted a flight over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 150 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 - 157 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
