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Japan’s QZS-2 Launched Seeking For Higher GPS

The Japan’s thirty-fourth H-IIA rocket launched the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki No.2, from the Tanegashima Space Centre on schedule at 9:17 on June 1. The rocket successfully orbited under the way. The satellite will operate as GPS, is also expected to consist of four satellites to operate GPS starting from the next year. Three operate revolve geosynchronous orbits and one does in a geostationary orbit. 
 GPS satellite had a technical problem to navigate accurately because of the jamming in the tall building complexes. Compared to preceding technique of GPS, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, Michibiki enables to operate more accurate GPS because it orbits in a particularly calculated oval orbital. Quasi-Zenith Satellite System is expected to consist of four satellites to operate GPS starting from the next year, including No.1 which has already been on under the way since 2012. Three operate as geosynchronous orbits and one does as a geostationary orbit. Another three...

Sekitori Takayasu promises his further practice at his promotion

The Japan Sumo Association held a meeting to determine the rankings and an extraordinary meeting of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in order to accept a 27 years old sumo wrestler from Tagonoura stable, Sekiwake Takayasu, to be Oseki. Takayasu who waited for the messenger from the association at a hotel in the city, declared, “I will make my best effort for sophisticating Sumo as Oseki,” and showed his preparation to be it as the representative of Sumo wrestlers. 
 A messenger, stable master Kashugano arrived at the hotel for Takayasu after 9:30. Takayasu received the promotion from the messenger, sitting on the zabuton with stable master. 
 In addition to 11 wins in the first tournament in January and 12 wins in the spring in March, he got 11 wins in this tournament. His total 34 wins compared to 33 wins in 3 tournaments which are considered as a standard for promotion, and his outstanding win from Yokozuna, Harumafuji, brought him to be promoted to Ozek...

Former Panama Military Dedicator Noriega died at 83

The Associated Press reports former military dictator Manuel Noriega who controlled the Republic of Panama in 1980s died at 83 years old in Panama City on 29th May. When a cerebral hemorrhage was found after an operation for a brain tumor, his condition had never returned during recovering it at ICU. He occupied the Republic of Panama as the military dictator from 1983. He attempted to have a relationship with the CIA in order to stop South Latin’s left wing’s invasion during the Cold War. He was likewise was a criminal of money laundering and drug trading by colluding with a Colombian drug ring. He resigned his political power after losing the election against anti-Noriega candidate in 1989. The United States attacked the Republic of Panama in the name of eliminating drug dealing. He was liable to a term in prison after captured in 1990. He was taken to a prison close to Manama Canal in December 2011 after 22 years in a prion in foreign countries. ...

Coomaraswamy-like Special Rapporteur ignores the government’s explanation.

“It was set up by him,” said a government official after reading read a draft report written by United Nation Special Rapporteur, David Kaye, which was planned to submit in June. When Kaye visited in Japan in April, the Japanese Government scheduled a meeting with the executives of the foreign ministry, ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, ministry of Justice for him in order to explain about the incident so called, comfort women. Nevertheless, the main content of the draft report was based on his opinion who heard from his friends’ NGO and particular news medias, which looked like he ignored the Japanese government’s opinion. Kay had hid clear mind before visiting in Japan because he kept saying, “You should not erase the comfort women issue from a textbook,” while he was visiting in Japan. Although the Special Rapporteurs’ report does not have a binding authority, Korean and anit-Japanese activists took advantage of the Coomaraswamy’s report ...