Japan’s space program doesn’t make headlines like NASA or SpaceX, but behind the scenes, they are pioneering some of the most advanced space technologies. From asteroid mining and Moon bases ...

Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile have held the first-ever video call in Japan using a low Earth orbit satellite and unmodified smartphones. Takeaway Points The call was held in April 2025. Rakuten ...

As part of their strategic partnership launched in March 2020, Rakuten Group and AST SpaceMobile aim to provide ...

The Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 has been forced into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space.

Such funding has spurred a number of Japanese Ministry of Defense (JMOD) programs, including but not limited to space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and missile warning ...

Japan, France, Israel, Australia and India highlighted the critical role of shared innovation, scientific research and infrastructure as they outlined visions for their space programs. The ...

How do space programs get their names? Elizabeth Coen | Monterey, California ...