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The H3 Rocket No. 9 lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2026
Japan successfully launches H3 rocket with Michibiki satellite
The No. 9 rocket was the first H3 unit carrying a practical-use satellite since a launch failure last December.
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada (right) and Iwao Igarashi, space division senior general manager at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, signed a launch transportation service agreement using the H3 rocket in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2026
Japanese space startup to launch lunar lander using H3 rocket
Ispace signed a contract for launch and transportation services for its new lander, Ultra, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which jointly developed the H3 rocket with JAXA.
H3 Launch Vehicle No. 6 lifts off from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 12, 2026
Japan successfully launches H3 rocket
The successful launch is an important comeback for Japan as it seeks to restore confidence in the H3 series and demonstrate the rocket can support a wider range of missions.
The seventh H3 rocket carrying the newly developed HTV-X1 resupply vehicle is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2025
JAXA launches new HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft to International Space Station
The craft¡¯s journey to the ISS will be the first time in five years that Japan has sent supplies to the station.
Â鶹´«Ã½ flagship H2A rocket lifts off for the final time early Sunday from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ H2A rocket retired after successful final launch
The rocket¡¯s 50th and final mission carried the GOSAT-GW, a government-developed hybrid environmental observation satellite.
A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H3 rocket carrying a defense communication satellite is successfully launched Monday from the Tanegashima Space Center launch site in Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2024
Fifth time¡¯s a charm as H3 rocket puts defense satellite in orbit
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launched the defense communication satellite, after four earlier launch dates were postponed.
The H3 rocket, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 17.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2024
Mitsubishi to provide H3 rockets for France¡¯s Eutelsat from 2027
The deal is a major overseas win for Â鶹´«Ã½ ?220 billion ($1.55 billion) state-backed H3 rocket project.
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket takes off in Kourou, French Guiana, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 10, 2024
Europe¡¯s Ariane 6 rocket goes retro in challenge to SpaceX
Reusable rockets and frequent launches ¡°were once aspirational but are now minimal requirements¡± to compete commercially, said the Rocket Lab CEO and founder.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's new flagship H3 rocket is launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Monday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 1, 2024
Japan successfully puts advanced satellite into orbit using H3 rocket
The agency¡¯s third H3 rocket launch was carrying the high-resolution Daichi-4 Earth observation satellite, which cost around ?32 billion to develop.
Masashi Okada (right), project manager of the H3 rocket for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Mayuki Niitsu, Mitsubishi Heavy industries' H3 rocket project manager, in front of a rocket core at a Mitsubishi plant in Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, on March 21
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½ space agency sets June 30 as third launch date for H3 rocket
The rocket will carry the Daichi-4 satellite, which is designed for high-resolution Earth observation.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2024
Space One postpones bid to be Â鶹´«Ã½ first private firm to put satellite in orbit
The Tokyo-based startup halted the mission after a ship ventured into a ¡°maritime warning area¡± just 10 minutes before the launch.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 20, 2024
Can Â鶹´«Ã½ new H3 rocket compete with Elon Musk¡¯s Falcon 9?
In order to seriously compete with the Falcon 9, which currently dominates the market, experts say price and usability of the H3 would be key.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½ space agency successfully launches latest H3 rocket
With the H3, JAXA aims to maintain Â鶹´«Ã½ prowess in rocket development technologies and give a jolt to related industries.
Masashi Okada, project manager in charge of H3¡¯s development at JAXA, speaks during a news conference on Tuesday in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 16, 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½ space agency set to retry H3 rocket launch
With H3, JAXA aims to maintain Â鶹´«Ã½ prowess in rocket development technologies and give a jolt to related industries.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 13, 2024
Japan delays H3 rocket¡¯s second launch due to bad weather
The new launch date will be announced later, but weather conditions at the launch site, Tanegashima Space Center, appear to set recover late Friday.
The first unit of H3 rocket carrying the Earth observation satellite Daichi-3 is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in March last year.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2024
JAXA to give second shot at H3 rocket launch Thursday
During last year¡¯s launch, the second-stage engine of the first unit failed to ignite due to an electrical problem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 19, 2021
With lower launch costs, Â鶹´«Ã½ next-gen H3 rocket aims for global success
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are hoping to attract a wide range of commercial demand, including satellite launches for organizations overseas.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
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Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
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