Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Japan stands by its policy of supporting a “two-state solution” for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Nov. 16 during an unannounced visit to the ...

It's been a rough news cycle for balloons lately, but not all helium-powered vessels roam the skies for nefarious reasons. Some just want to send you 15 miles above the earth, where you can hang out ...

A Japanese startup announced plans Tuesday to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights that it hopes will bring an otherwise astronomically expensive experience down to Earth. Company CEO ...

A Japanese startup announced plans Tuesday to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights that it hopes will bring an otherwise astronomically expensive experience down to Earth. Company CEO ...

Driving along the Iseji, one of the seven Kumano Kodo routes, I saw a roadside sign that read “Hana-no-Iwaya--World Heritage Site--The Oldest Sacred Place in Japan.” I wasn’t sure about the kanji ...

Iwaya Giken, a Japanese startup, unveiled its commercial spacecraft expected to launch this year. It claims the capsule can rise up to 15 miles in the sky with a helium balloon, offering views of ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with top Chinese leaders Wednesday during his visit to Beijing, the first since the heads of the two countries met at a summit in Peru last month, in an ...

A new Japanese space tourism business says it aims to “democratize space” by taking customers to extreme altitudes not with rockets, but good old-fashioned helium balloons. The journey will take ...

The T-10 Earther airtight cabin has room for two people inside. (Credit: Keisuke Iwaya/Facebook) Trips to the edge of space currently require spending millions of dollars, but a Japanese startup ...