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An H3 rocket lifts off at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southern Japan Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Japan's new flagship H3 rocket reaches orbit in a key test after failed debut last year
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Fri,02/16/24-6:43PM , 63 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's flagship H3 rocket reached orbit and released two small observation satellites in a key second test following a failed debut launch last year, buoying hope for the country in the global space race.
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LGBTQ activists distribute chocolates to morning commuters at Shinagawa Station, marking the fifth anniversary of the day a group of plaintiffs launched their legal battle to achieve the marriage equality, to bolster the momentum toward pushing the government to provide the protection Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Tokyo. Banners read as "Everyone has their own way of getting married", left, and "We are distributing limited edition chocolates, to 1000 pieces." (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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On Valentine's Day, LGBTQ+ activists in Japan call for the right for same-sex couples to marry
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Wed,02/14/24-6:32AM , 57 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Activists and LGBTQ+ community members handed out colorful chocolate candy for Valentine’s Day in Tokyo on Wednesday, marking the fifth anniversary of the launch of a legal battle to achieve marriage equality for same-sex couples
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Visitors are packed newly opened "Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai," an Edo Period-themed hot spring complex on opening day at Toyosu Fish Market Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan's biggest fish market on Thursday opened a long-awaited outer section with Japanese-style seafood restaurants and a spa for relaxation, as the wholesale venue that has struggled since relocating from the beloved Tsukiji market seeks to lure more visitors. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Tokyo's fish market opens long-awaited seafood restaurants and spa to attract more visitors
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Thu,02/01/24-1:19AM , 76 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's fish market on Thursday opened a long-awaited outer section with Japanese-style seafood restaurants and a spa for relaxation, as the wholesale venue that has struggled since relocating from the beloved Tsukiji market seeks to lure more visitors.
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Police officers gather outside the Kyoto District Court in Kyoto, western Japan, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, ahead of the sentencing hearing for Shinji Aoba, who has confessed to a deadly arson attack in July 2019 on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio. Aoba was convicted of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out the shocking arson attack on the anime studio that killed 36 people and drew an outpouring of grief from anime fans worldwide. (Miki Matsuzaki/Kyodo News via AP)

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Man sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Wed,01/24/24-9:59PM , 101 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out an arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto that killed 36 people.
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