December 2023 Machinery Order Statistics: Private Demand Increases by 2.7%, First Positive Increase in Two Months

December 2023 Machinery Order Statistics: Private Demand Increases by 2.7%, First Positive Increase in Two Months

According to the December machinery order statistics released by the Cabinet Office on the 19th, the order amount (seasonally adjusted) for private demand, excluding ships and electric power, which is a leading indicator of capital investment, increased by 2.7% from the previous month. . The photo was taken in September 2018 at the Keihin Industrial … Read more

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Announces Second Attempt to Launch H3 Rocket No. 2 from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Announces Second Attempt to Launch H3 Rocket No. 2 from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture

Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, where the postponement of the launch of H3 rocket No. 2 was announced. On the afternoon of the 13th, in Minamitane-cho, the same prefecture. TOKYO (Reuters) – On the 17th, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will try again to launch its new flagship rocket, “H3,” which will be … Read more

Tokyo Stock Market Sees Highest Level in 34 Years, Nikkei Average Jumps 900+ Yen

Tokyo Stock Market Sees Highest Level in 34 Years, Nikkei Average Jumps 900+ Yen

On the morning of February 13th, the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo stock market rose by 901.47 yen from the previous business day to 37,798.89 yen, a significant increase for the third day in a row. The photo was taken in October 2020 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo (2024 Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon) TOKYO … Read more

Israeli Special Forces Conduct Operation in Rafah, Gaza, Rescue Two Hostages Amidst Air Strike Chaos

Israeli Special Forces Conduct Operation in Rafah, Gaza, Rescue Two Hostages Amidst Air Strike Chaos

On the 12th, Israel conducted a special operation in Rafah, the southernmost part of Gaza, in the Palestinian autonomous region, and rescued two hostages. Local health authorities said 37 people were killed and dozens injured. The photo shows the helicopter carrying the two rescued people. Photographed in Tel Aviv. Provided by the Israel Defense Forces … Read more

Massive Flooding in Southern Ukraine After Dam Breach and Clashes with Russian Forces

Massive Flooding in Southern Ukraine After Dam Breach and Clashes with Russian Forces

On June 6, a massive breach in a dam controlled by Russia that holds water equivalent to the Great Salt Lake in Utah flooded a portion of the war-torn southern region of Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the catastrophic breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam. The dam supplies water to Ukraine’s … Read more