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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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko visit the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, which was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on June 15.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2026
Ukraine eyes Â鶹´«Ã½ Mitsubishi for help with Patriot missiles
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv is interested in working with Â鶹´«Ã½ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, one of the few companies licensed to manufacture the weapons.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders gather during the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2026
China¡¯s export controls target Japan to split the Group of Seven
Why Japan and why now? Tokyo raised the first question itself: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara protested that controls singling out Japan depart from international practice.
An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers¡¯ Unions writes down companies¡¯ response to labor unions¡¯ demands in wage negotiations in Tokyo¡¯s Chuo Ward on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 19, 2026
Many major Japanese companies agree to pay hike demands in full
Close attention is being paid to whether the wage hike momentum will spread to small companies, which employ about 70% of all workers in Japan.
A conceptual image of Dassai, a Japanese sake, brewed in space
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2025
Sake brewing to be tested on International Space Station
The goal is to produce sake on the moon in the future.
JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said they will launch a Michibiki positioning satellite aboard on H3 rocket on Dec. 7 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2025
Japan to launch another positioning satellite on Dec. 7
The launch is set to occur between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries CEO Eisaku Ito at the firm's headquarters in Tokyo on Friday
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2025
Mitsubishi Heavy to double gas turbine capacity in two years as demand soars
Demand for the turbines has increased globally due to the proliferation of data centers, new manufacturing and continued electrification.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Â鶹´«Ã½ defense industry.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 6, 2025
Australia¡¯s warship selection signals Japanese defense industry¡¯s arrival
Â鶹´«Ã½ successful bid will serve as a confidence booster and could set a precedent for other countries to consider Japanese capabilities for their own militaries.
An official from the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down the results of this year's "shunt¨­" annual spring labor negotiations on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2025
Major Japanese companies agree to solid pay and bonus hikes
Toyota, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi, Fujitsu and NEC are among companies that say they have agreed to their respective labor unions¡¯ demands.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' announcement is believed to be part of a push by Japan as it vies with Germany for a lucrative contract to build new Mogami-class frigates for Australia.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2025
MHI to ramp up Australian business activities with eye on frigate contract
The expansion is seen as a push by Japan to improve its chances of securing a winning bid over Germany to supply the Australian Navy with seven to 11 warships.
An H-3 rocket, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima on Feb. 17, 2024.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2025
Fifth H-3 rocket with Michibiki No. 6 satellite successfully launched
The rocket blasted off at 5:30 p.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The satellite was placed into its target orbit.
A Mogami frigate at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2024
Australia¡¯s next frigates to come from Japan or Germany
Should Japan win the contract to replace aging Anzac-class warships, it would mark a major breakthrough for the country¡¯s defense industry.
Seiji Izumisawa, the CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, said at a briefing that while currency fluctuations and inflation make the future unpredictable, strong order intakes are encouraging.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2024
Mitsubishi Heavy net income falls, but orders still solid
Shares in the company fell 2.5% Tuesday after it reported that net income for the June-September period failed to meet analysts¡¯ average estimate.
Japanese firm Space Entertainment Laboratory is showcasing a model of its fully autonomous, battery-powered Hamadori 3000 amphibious drone at this week's Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2024
Drone solutions take center stage in Tokyo aerospace show
A flurry of dual-use unmanned aerial vehicles are being showcased, a testament to their growing popularity and the Defense Ministry¡¯s increasing demand for them.
At this week's Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unveiled concepts of two drone systems that could potentially operate alongside the next-generation fighter aircraft that Japan is developing with Italy and Britain. The full-scale model on the left is of an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drone while the other is a 1:10 scale model of a tactical combat drone.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2024
MHI and BAE showcase drones for potential use with GCAP fighter
The artificial intelligence-enabled drones are being designed to not only support and escort combat aircraft but also perform their own missions.
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.
An H2A rocket carrying an information gathering satellite is launched from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture in January. The latest launch of the rocket has been delayed for a second time.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2024
Mitsubishi Heavy cancels H2A rocket launch for the second time
Unsafe upper-level winds were behind the latest delay.
A computer-generated image shows the new refined design of a next-generation fighter aircraft being co-developed by Japan, Britain and Italy.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 24, 2024
Japan has ¡®no concerns¡¯ over rumored hitch in joint fighter jet plans
While experts agree there are currently no indications that the U.K. might drop out of the program, the multilateral project still faces a number of challenges.
A full-scale model of the new design of a next-generation fighter that Japan, Italy and Britain plan to develop together is showcased Monday by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Leonardo and BAE Systems ¡ª the projects¡¯ lead system integrators ¡ª at the Farnborough International Airshow near London on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2024
Japan and partners unveil design for cutting-edge new joint fighter
While unlikely to be the final design, the refined concept features major changes in the wing and aft fuselage areas ostensibly meant to improve its aerodynamics.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
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.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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