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  Taipei (AFP) Sept 27, 2021 Britain sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Monday for the first time since 2008, a move that challenges Beijing's claim to the sensitive waterway and marks a rare voyage by a non-US military vessel. HMS Richmond, a frigate deployed with Britain's aircraft carrier strike group, sailed through the strait on a trip from Japan to Vietnam, Britain's defence ministry said. "Wherever the Royal Navy operate, they do so in full compliance with international law," the ministry said in a statement ... read more |
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Taiwan applies to join Pacific trade deal days after ChinaTaipei (AFP) Sept 23, 2021 Taiwan has applied to join a major trans-Pacific trade deal, officials confirmed Thursday, days after China said it also wanted to become a member of the agreement. ... more  
USS John S. McCain heads to new home port after 24 years in JapanWashington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2021 The USS John S. McCain on Friday headed to its new homeport in Naval Station Everett, Wash., after 24 years in Yokosuka, Japan, the Navy said. ... more 
USS Germantown returns to San Diego after a decade in JapanWashington DC (UPI) Sep 16, 2021 After a decade of forward deployment in Japan, the USS Germantown departed U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo on Wednesday. ... more  
Japan issues alert after volcano eruptsTokyo (AFP) Sept 16, 2021 Japan issued an alert on Friday after a volcano in the southwest of the country erupted, jettisoning large rocks hundreds of metres away from the crater, Kyodo news agency reported. ... more |
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Two astronauts return to ISS after 7-Hour SpacewalkMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 14, 2021 Two international astronauts, Japan's Akihiko Hoshide and France's Thomas Pesquet have returned safely to the International Space Station (ISS) after completing a spacewalk that spanned nearly seven ... more  
SPY-7 Hybrid Defense program with Japan completes additional capability testsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2021 On August 26, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy Aegis Technical Representative (TECHREP) witnessed a successful Mid-Release 2 Demonstration of the software release for the Japanese J7.B ... more  
Largest virtual universe free for anyone to exploreTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 13, 2021 Forget about online games that promise you a "whole world" to explore. An international team of researchers has generated an entire virtual UNIVERSE, and made it freely available on the cloud to eve ... more  
Time to shine: scientists reveal at an atomic scale how chlorine stabilizes next-gen solar cellsOnna, Japan (SPX) Sep 13, 2021 A team of researchers led by Professor Yabing Qi in the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan have imaged ... more
Dates set for Space Station change of command as Franco-German relations awarded Media prizeParis (ESA) Sep 10, 2021 The dates have been set for ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet's upcoming command of the International Space Station, as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer prepares to join him on board. Thomas, who is c ... more |
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UN nuclear watchdog launches review of Fukushima water releaseTokyo (AFP) Sept 9, 2021 The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday promised a "comprehensive" and "objective" review of Japan's controversial plan to release treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. ... more  
New opportunities for light-powered battery and fuel cell designTsukuba, Japan (SPX) Sep 09, 2021 Automotive and other industries are hard at work improving the performance of rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. Now, researchers from Japan have made a discovery that will enable new possibilit ... more  
Protests as France sends latest nuclear shipment to JapanCherbourg, France (AFP) Sept 8, 2021 Activists from environmental group Greenpeace protested against a shipment of reprocessed nuclear fuel that was set to leave France for Japan on Wednesday for use in a power plant. ... more 
Seventh nuclear shipment to leave France for JapanCherbourg, France (AFP) Sept 8, 2021 A shipment of nuclear fuel containing highly radioactive plutonium headed to the French port of Cherbourg overnight Tuesday en route to Japan, according to environmental watchdog Greenpeace, which protested the transport. ... more 
USS Carl Vinson first non-forward deployed carrier to stop at Yokosuka in 10 yearsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 7, 2021 The USS Carl Vinson has become the first non-forward deployed carrier to port at Yokosuka, Japan in nearly 10 years. ... more |
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