Latest news with #Onishi
10-08-2025
- Science
Japanese Astronaut Onishi Returns to Earth
News from Japan Science Society Aug 10, 2025 12:35 (JST) Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi safely returned to Earth Sunday Japan time following a stay of about five months aboard the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon capsule carrying Onishi, 49, and other astronauts landed in the waters off the U.S, state of California around 12:33 a.m. Japan time. About an hour after landing, the hatch of the capsule was opened and Onishi appeared, smiling and waving at the camera. For Onishi, this was the second space flight and the first since 2016. He stayed at the ISS from March and became the third Japanese commander of the ISS in April. On Aug. 2, Onishi welcomed Kimiya Yui, 55, who was selected as an astronaut in Japan at the same time as him, to the ISS. The Crew Dragon capsule was separated from the ISS around 7:15 a.m. Saturday Japan time. After re-entering the atmosphere, it opened its parachute and splashed down into the sea. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
The Mainichi
10-08-2025
- Science
- The Mainichi
Astronaut Onishi returns to Earth after 5-month mission to ISS
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi along with three fellow crew members returned to Earth on Saturday after spending around five months orbiting the planet aboard the International Space Station. "Thank you very much to everyone who supported me during my long stay on the ISS," Onishi, 49, posted on the social media platform X. Onishi, from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, along with two Americans and one Russian, departed the station on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule on Friday afternoon. Onishi also left words of encouragement for fellow Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, 55, who remains aboard the station. "It was only for a short time, but I was overjoyed to be able to work together in space with you," Onishi said. "Please do your best during the rest of your stay." Onishi departed Earth in March from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Crew Dragon. During his mission, Onishi took part in scientific experiments with a view toward future lunar exploration. In April, Onishi became the third Japanese astronaut to serve as ISS commander. He welcomed Yui aboard when he arrived at the station on Aug. 2.
Kyodo News
10-08-2025
- Business
- Kyodo News
Kyodo News Digest: Aug. 10, 2025
TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Firms believing Japan economy growing falls to 30% amid tariff woes TOKYO - Just a third of major Japanese firms said the domestic economy was continuing to grow, falling from the 71 percent that said so in January, reflecting uncertainty over the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, a Kyodo News survey showed recently. In the survey of 113 companies, just 33 percent said they expect moderate growth, while those that responded they were either "concerned" or "somewhat concerned" regarding the levies hit 68 percent. ---------- Astronaut Onishi returns to Earth after 5-month mission to ISS WASHINGTON - Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi along with three fellow crew members returned to Earth on Saturday after spending around five months orbiting the planet aboard the International Space Station. "Thank you very much to everyone who supported me during my long stay on the ISS," Onishi, 49, posted on the social media platform X. Onishi, from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, along with two Americans and one Russian, departed the station on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule on Friday afternoon. ---------- Nagasaki warns of impending nuclear war on 80th A-bomb anniversary NAGASAKI - Nagasaki on Saturday warned of the intensifying threat of nuclear war as it marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, urging the world to learn from history and ensure the southwestern Japanese city remains the last to suffer such devastation. "This existential crisis of humanity has become imminent to each and every one of us living on Earth," Mayor Shiro Suzuki said in the Peace Declaration read during the annual memorial ceremony, laying out a bleak outlook for the world that is plagued with a "vicious cycle of confrontation and fragmentation." ---------- Japan summer holiday travel rush underway as trains, flights full TOKYO - Japan's summer holiday travel rush got underway Saturday, with many shinkansen bullet train services and flights fully booked as people returned to their hometowns or set off on domestic and overseas vacations. JR Tokyo Station was crowded from the early morning as all seats on the Nozomi shinkansen bullet train services to the major metropolises of Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka were booked out, with long lines of passengers seeking unreserved seats on other trains. ---------- Football: Komori brace gives Urawa win at Yokohama FC YOKOHAMA - Hiiro Komori scored early in each half as Urawa Reds grabbed a 2-1 win away to Yokohama FC on Saturday in the J-League first division. Urawa moved up to 41 points, five behind leaders Vissel Kobe, before six matches are played Sunday. Yokohama FC remained at the bottom of the table with 19 points, having lost seven straight. ---------- Baseball: Hawks beat Fighters to extend PL lead FUKUOKA - Hotaka Yamakawa and Jeter Downs both homered to back a strong outing from Kohei Arihara as the SoftBank Hawks beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 4-1 on Saturday. The win, in the opener of a crucial three-game home series, saw the Hawks extend their lead at the top of the Pacific League standings to two games over the second-place Fighters. ---------- White House confirms Japan, like EU, exempt from tariff stacking WASHINGTON - A White House official on Friday confirmed that imports from Japan, like those from the European Union, will be exempt from tariff stacking, meaning the United States will not add a new 15 percent rate set for the Asian country on top of preexisting duties. The confirmation came a day after Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said U.S. President Donald Trump's team had acknowledged that his executive order on so-called reciprocal duties signed last week was inaccurate and did not properly reflect a trade deal Tokyo and Washington struck on July 22. ---------- Video: Eve of Yosakoi dance festival
Kyodo News
10-08-2025
- Science
- Kyodo News
Astronaut Onishi returns to Earth after 5-month mission to ISS
WASHINGTON - Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi along with three fellow crew members returned to Earth on Saturday after spending around five months orbiting the planet aboard the International Space Station. "Thank you very much to everyone who supported me during my long stay on the ISS," Onishi, 49, posted on the social media platform X. Onishi, from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, along with two Americans and one Russian, departed the station on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule on Friday afternoon. Onishi also left words of encouragement for fellow Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, 55, who remains aboard the station. "It was only for a short time, but I was overjoyed to be able to work together in space with you," Onishi said. "Please do your best during the rest of your stay." Onishi departed Earth in March from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Crew Dragon. During his mission, Onishi took part in scientific experiments with a view toward future lunar exploration. In April, Onishi became the third Japanese astronaut to serve as ISS commander. He welcomed Yui aboard when he arrived at the station on Aug. 2.
Yomiuri Shimbun
09-08-2025
- Science
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Japanese Astronaut Onishi Heading Back to Earth After Finishing Long-Term Stay on ISS
WASHINGTON — Takuya Onishi and three other astronauts from the United States and Russia departed the International Space Station at 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, Japan time, and began their journey aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft to return to Earth. The spacecraft, operated by U.S. company SpaceX, is scheduled to splash down off the coast of California on early Sunday morning. Onishi, 49, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, arrived at the ISS in March and conducted medical and scientific experiments, including research on the functioning of the human immune system in space. It was his second stay and in April, he became the third Japanese astronaut to serve as ISS commander. During his last days on the ISS, he was joined by another JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, 55, who arrived on Aug. 2. 'The ISS is a very special place for me, as it's where I devoted all of my adolescence as an astronaut,' Onishi said at a press conference held on the ISS on Monday. Onishi was initially scheduled to leave the ISS on Thursday, but the departure was postponed due to a forecast of strong winds at the splashdown site.
