 Caroline Kennedy (center), United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan, tours the Tanegashima Space Center with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President Naoki Okumura (right) on Thursday in Tanegashima, Japan. AFP PHOTO
 Caroline Kennedy (center), United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan, tours the Tanegashima Space Center with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President Naoki Okumura (right) on Thursday in Tanegashima, Japan. AFP PHOTO

TOKYO: Japan will launch its latest rocket on Friday morning, carrying a hi-tech satellite to monitor global rainfall and help meteorologists forecast big storms.

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