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A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 216 km ESE of Kushimoto, Japan (134 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was picked up at 17:25:02/5:25 pm (UTC/GMT)...

A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 216 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan (134 miles) The temblor was reported at 17:14:56/5:14 pm (UTC/GMT) at ...

Compartments of consistently sized, tightly packed microspheres are what makes some brown algae shimmer like opal. The Kobe University discovery not only sheds light on the mechanism behind the algas structural coloration, it is also the first to spot the effect in an order of brown algae other than the two where it was known to occur.

A high school in Kushimoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture, known for its civilian rocket launch site, has inaugurated a new course specializing in space studies, holding an entrance ceremony for its first batch of students.

A high school in Kushimoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture, known for its civilian rocket launch site, has inaugurated a new course specializing in space studies, holding an entrance ceremony for its first batch of students.

Japanese company Space One is probing what went wrong after it was forced to explode a rocket shortly after liftoff on a mission meant to be Japan's first private sector success at putting a satellite into orbit.

Online video showed the Kairos rocket blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture.

Online video showed the Kairos rocket blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture.

Online video showed the Kairos rocket blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture.

Online video showed the Kairos rocket blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture.