Hayabusa2 Capsule Arrives At Jaxa Lab In Japan

Hayabusa2 capsule arrives at JAXA lab in Japan

A capsule released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's space probe Hayabusa2 arrived at a lab near Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday.

The capsule is believed to contain samples from the Ryugu asteroid. It was retrieved after landing in an Australian desert on Sunday.

Hayabusa2 Capsule Arrives In Japan

Hayabusa2 capsule arrives in Japan

A capsule released by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency's probe Hayabusa2 arrived in Japan from Australia on Tuesday morning.

The capsule is believed to contain sand samples from Ryugu asteroid. It was retrieved after landing in an Australian desert on Sunday.

Suga Arrives In Vietnam For Summit

Suga arrives in Vietnam for summit

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has arrived in Hanoi for a summit with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The two leaders are scheduled to meet in the Vietnamese capital on Monday. This is Suga's first overseas trip since he assumed office.

Season's First Saury Catch Arrives At Ofunato

Season's first saury catch arrives at Ofunato

The season's first Pacific saury fishing boat docked early Saturday at a port in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

The vessel offloaded a catch of only around 4 tons, less than 20 percent of last year's first haul.

Olympic Flame Arrives In Japan

Olympic flame arrives in Japan

The Olympic flame for the Tokyo 2020 Games has arrived in Japan from Greece.

A special transport plane carrying the flame landed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Matsushima Base in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, 90 minutes earlier than scheduled.

S.korean Flight Arrives As New Restrictions Begin

S.Korean flight arrives as new restrictions begin

A flight from South Korea has arrived in Japan hours after the country tightened its border controls to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Starting on Monday, Japan's government is asking people arriving from China and South Korea, including Japanese nationals, to self-isolate at home or other private accommodation for two weeks.

Japan-chartered Plane Arrives In Wuhan

Japan-chartered plane arrives in Wuhan

A chartered jet has arrived in Wuhan to evacuate Japanese nationals from the Chinese city at the center of the new coronavirus outbreak.

The Japanese government chartered the All Nippon Airways Boeing 767 that flew into Wuhan late Tuesday night.