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The Japanese island of Hokkaido is drowning in snow. Within twelve hours, more snow fell on the island than ever before. The ...

The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on a southwestern Japanese island. Everything went smoothly and the satellite successfully separated ...