Japan
Japan GPS satellite launch postponed due to glitch
TOKYO Japan on Saturday postponed the planned launch of an H-2A rocket tasked to put a geo-positioning satellite into orbit due to possible helium gas leakage, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) said.
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Japan could legally intercept a Guam-bound North Korea missile: Kyodo
TOKYO Japan could legally intercept a North Korean missile headed towards Guam, Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Thursday in remarks reported by Kyodo news service.
Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Tokyo area, no tsunami warning
TOKYO An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 hit the Tokyo area on Thursday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.
Japanese fighters conducted air drills with U.S. B-1B bombers on Tuesday
(Story corrects to say B1-B was designed as nuclear bomber in final paragraph)
Altice weighing takeover offer for Charter: sources
Netherlands-based telecom conglomerate Altice NV and its U.S. cable unit are in the early stages of working on an offer to buy Charter Communications Inc , sources told Reuters on Wednesday, in a move that would build more scale in the United States.
Pokemon Go fans join giant Pikachus at Yokohama festival
YOKOHAMA, Japan Thousands of Pokemon Go players gathered in the Japanese port city of Yokohama to try their hand at catching rare virtual creatures while watching dance shows featuring people dressed as giant Pikachus.