Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, May 18th (reported by Lan Jianzhong) - On the morning of the 18th, Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency announced that due to weather conditions not meeting the launch requirements, the launch of Japan's H2A rocket, originally scheduled for 6:44 am on the same day (5:44 am Beijing Time), carrying Japan's first Venus probe "Akatsuki", has been postponed until after the 21st.