Tanegashima Space Center on the island of Kagoshima is the largest rocket launch site in Japan and serves as the hub of the country’s space program. An outing there will include relaxing coastal scenery.


Tanegashima Space Center on the island of Kagoshima is the largest rocket launch site in Japan and serves as the hub of the country’s space program. An outing there will include relaxing coastal scenery.

The F-15J Eagle’s landing gear apparently failed as it touched down on runway B shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, a Japan Air Self-Defense spokesman said. The aircraft’s left wing contacted the runway before the fighter rolled to a stop.

The guided-missile destroyer JS Chokai successfully fired the missile with support from the U.S. Navy, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a news release
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