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TOKYO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - MUFG Bank is among three Japanese firms leading a $290-million fundraising round for U.S. spaceship company Sierra Space, spearheading a commercial "spaceport" project in the southwestern region of Oita, the Nikkei daily said on Tuesday. A spokesperson of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire, a unit of Tokio Marine Holdings (8766.T), confirmed that the three companies formed a strategic partnership with Sierra, but declined to elaborate on their investments. Sierra Space, spun off in 20221 from billionaire-owned Sierra Nevada Corp, is among a handful of space industry players attempting to build a private space station that NASA hopes will replace the two decade-old International Space Station by 2030. The Oita project took a hit this year from the bankruptcy of another U.S. space company Virgin Orbit , which had partnered with airline ANA Holdings (9202.T). MUFG Bank, one of Japan's three biggest, has invested in domestic space startups such as orbital debris-removal firm Astroscale.
Persons: Sierra, inc's, Kantaro Komiya, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: MUFG, Space, Nikkei, SpaceX, MUFG Bank, Tokio Marine, Tokio Marine Holdings, Sierra, Mitsubishi UFJ, Kanematsu Corp, CNBC, Sierra Nevada Corp, NASA, Japan Airlines, Orbit, ANA Holdings, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, Japan Aerospace Exploration, SLIM, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Oita, Sierra, Kanematsu, Asia's, Japan
Hong Kong CNN —Seven people have died and thousands have evacuated their homes in South Korea due to heavy rain. Three others were missing, the country’s Yonhap News Agency reported Saturday, citing the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters. Across South Korea, more than 1,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes and seek temporary shelter on Saturday, Yonhap reported. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ordered authorities to evacuate those in landslide-prone regions and to carry out rescue efforts, according to the South Korean news agency. Last year, the South Korean capital Seoul logged record downpours that inundated homes, roads and subways, killing at least nine people.
Persons: Yonhap, Han Duck Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Yonhap News Agency, Central Disaster, Safety, South Korean Locations: Hong Kong, South Korea, Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, Seoul, East Asia, Japan, Fukuoka, Oita prefectures, Kyushu, China, Chongqing
Japan’s Kyushu region has been experiencing heavy rainfall since the beginning of the month and Monday saw record-breaking levels, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Harumi Ozawa/AFP/Getty ImagesResidents maneuver through a flooded street in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, on July 10, 2023. JIJI Press/AFP/Getty ImagesJapan is not the only country currently grappling with intense rainfall. While heavy rainfall events will always happen, scientists say that climate change means they are becoming more severe. A warmer atmosphere is able to store more water, leading to more intense rainfall when it falls.
Persons: Harumi Ozawa, Kazuhiro Nogi, JIJI Press, , Richard Allan, Stefan Uhlenbrook, It’s, Uhlenbrook, they’re, ” Uhlenbrook Organizations: CNN, Disaster Management Agency, Japan Meteorological Agency, Getty, Reuters, JIJI, Japan, UK’s University of Reading, World Meteorological Organization Locations: Japan, Japan’s Kyushu, Chugoku, Kyushu, Karatsu, AFP, Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Fukuoka, Oita prefectures, Tanushimarumachi, India, Delhi, New York, New York , Vermont , Massachusetts, Maine
One killed as heavy rain triggers landslides in Japan
  + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Torrential rain triggered landslides that killed at least one person and prompted authorities to order tens of thousands of people to leave their homes on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday. One woman in her 70s was killed when a landslide hit her house in Fukuoka prefecture, public broadcaster NHK said. Another three people were missing after a landslide hit two homes in Saga prefecture, NHK said. The highest-level warning for heavy rain was issued in parts of Fukuoka and Oita prefectures. "The rain is becoming so heavy unlike anything seen before," the official said.
Persons: Satoshi Sugimoto, Daniel Leussink, Satoshi Sugiyama, Stephen Coates Organizations: NHK, Japan Meteorological Agency, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Kyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Saga, Fukuoka, Oita, Hiroshima, Hakata
Oita prefecture, home to Japan's largest number of hot springs, partnered with Virgin Orbit in 2020 to create its first Asian spaceport at Oita Airport using a Boeing (BA.N) 747 for horizontal rocket launches. Two Japanese companies, ANA Holdings (9202.T) unit All Nippon Airways Trading Co and little-known Japanese satellite development start-up iQPS Inc emerged among the top six creditors when Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. ANA said it was hopeful Virgin Orbit, which has said it is seeking a buyer, would be able to restructure and resume business. "We pray that Virgin Orbit will resume their business for the development of the global space industry." "It is possible that some other company will buy Virgin Orbit.
Seceta din acest an a afectat cantitatea de furaje, aşa că acestea s-au scumpit chiar şi de trei ori. În aceste condiţii, fermierii îşi fac griji cum își vor întreţine animalele în perioada iernii. În ultimele luni a mai vândut şi a sacrificat în jur de 70. "Specialiştii de la ANSA spun că numărul animalelor a scăzut cu 10 la sută în acest an. Au rămas doar fermierii ceia care îşi dedică viaţa, îşi dau sufletul pentru animale care acum sunt fermieri, sunt fermieri adevăraţi care nu pun baza pe bani.
Persons: Mulţi, îşi Locations: Step, Soci, Orhei, Moldova
Renumita cușmă a lui Guguță din cărțile lui Spiridon Vangheni ar putea fi amplasată, în proporții gigantice, în centrul Chișinăului. Ideea îi aparține rectorului Academiei de Studii Economice din Moldova (ASEM), Grigore Belostecinic, care a prezentat astăzi, în cadrul unui eveniment public, macheta viitoarei compoziții sculpturale „Cușma lui Guguță”, realizată de sculptorul Veaceslav Jiglițchi, în prezența „tatălui” lui Guguță, Spiridon Vangheli. Viitoarea compoziție ar putea avea înălțimea de până la șapte metri, astfel încât sub cușmă să încapă „tot satul”, exact ca în carte, pentru ca doritorii să poată face poze. Dimensiunile vor permite ca 5-7 persoane să se poată afla în același timp sub căciulă, lângă Guguță, pentru a face poze. Potrivit rectorului ASEM, costurile aproximative pentru realizarea sculpturii ar putea să se ridice la 50 de mii de euro și ar putea fi acoperite de eventuali sponsori privați.
Persons: Spiridon Vangheni, Grigore, Veaceslav Jiglițchi, Guguță, Spiridon Vangheli, Frații Grimm, Grigore Belostecinic Organizations: Academiei, Studii Locations: Chișinăului, Moldova, ASEM, Bremen, Germania, Republicii Moldova
„Batalia miniștrilor...
  + stars: | 2020-11-05 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md   time to read: +2 min
Ministrul Justiției, Fadei Nagacevschi, ar fi fost la sfârșitul lunii octombrie curent, la Penitenciarul nr. 4 Cricova în vizită la deținuți cu ceai și țigări, pentru a-i convinge să-l voteze pe Igor Dodon la funcția de președinte al țării în cadrul alegerilor prezidențiale. Cu o asemenea acuzație ar veni ex-ministra Justiției, Olesea Stamate, care ar fi depus o sesizare în acest context. „Doamnei Stamate nu-i e rușine să facă sesizări vădit false despre umblatul ministrului Justiției cu ceai și țigări - pentru că nu are rușine. Însă cel puțin pe ultimul subiect despre care a scris Fadei Nagacevschi pe Facebook, Olesea Stamate încă nu a venit cu vreun comentariu.
Persons: Igor Dodon, Stamate, RIZEA, Doamnei Stamate, Justiției Organizations: Justiției, Facebook Locations: Justiției, Penitenciarului
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