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Rail company inundated with requests after putting up for sale 50 of the disused trolleys from the Tokyo-Osaka shinkansen routeThey are simple, practical items that have rolled seamlessly along bullet train aisles for decades, carrying snacks to millio…
Japan is hosting a conference for Japanese and Ukrainian officials to discuss the reconstruction of Ukraine just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, while the US and other Western countries are still focusing on military aid for the…
The environmentally friendly LignaSat probe – set to orbit this summer – has been created to combat harmful aluminium particlesJapanese scientists have created one of the world’s most unusual spacecraft – a tiny satellite that is made of timber.The Lig…
Space agency announces ‘successful liftoff’ and says rocket has already released one micro-satelliteJapan’s space agency has successfully launched a second test model of its new flagship rocket H3, in a welcome boost to its space program after last yea…
At a 2002 workshop organized by the United States Air Force to examine surveillance and reconnaissance needs for a then-new War on Terrorism, one attendee proclaimed, “What we need is intergalactic, all-domain, comprehensive situational awareness across the past, present, and future.” While speaking tongue and cheek, it was hard to disagree with that sentiment. Who […]
Integrated Deterrence: Which of These Two Words Is More Important? was originally published on Global Security Review.
Military planners in the US appear biased toward a scenario that allows for multiple moves in a game called “Defend Taiwan from a Chinese Invasion.” In this game, there is a tendency to focus on a drawn-out slog over a Chinese invasion of the island. Such a back-and-forth tit-for-tat contingency is in no one’s interest […]
Why 2024 Is a Good Year for China to Attack American Forces was originally published on Global Security Review.
Five coastguard members missing and Japan Airlines passengers evacuated after incident at Haneda airportJapan earthquakes and tsunami warnings – live updatesA Japan Airlines passenger jet appears to have collided with a coastguard aircraft while landin…
Six coastguards were on plane, which was delivering earthquake relief supplies, which hit Japan Airlines plane at Haneda airportRoughly 400 people on board a Japan Airlines plane that is now on fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport have evacuated, Reuters rep…
The authorities continued to look for people buried in the rubble of collapsed and burned buildings in the coastal epicenter of the disaster.
There were reports of collapsed buildings and people being trapped underneath them. The quake disrupted electricity and phone service, and initially raised fears of a tsunami.