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SATELLITES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2021
Looking to the heavens: Japanese temple planned for inside satellite
Services will be held remotely in Kyoto, and prayers will be sent to the 'space temple' to be saved in its memory.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2020
Japan to mount U.S. sensors on satellites to monitor space debris
It is the first time Japan has agreed to carry equipment from another country on its satellites for defense purposes, the Foreign Ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2020
Suisen satellite, developed in Fukui-led project, shown to media
The compact observational satellite — its name meaning daffodils, which are a symbol of Fukui Prefecture — will be lifted into space in March from Kazakhstan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2020
Satellite developed by local Japanese government set for March liftoff
The prefecture said it plans to utilize satellite imagery in disaster management and tourism, among other fields.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2020
SpaceX to launch satellite tracking rising sea levels
The mission will be to track how the accelerating rise of sea levels is changing coastlines, threatening the habitat of more than a third of the world's population.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2020
Japan to launch ASDF space unit to monitor threat to satellites
Japan will launch its first space operations unit within the Air Self-Defense Force on May 18 to monitor threats to Japanese satellites in outer space, Defense Minister Taro Kono has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2020
SoftBank shares tumble 10% after OneWeb files for bankruptcy
SoftBank Group Corp. fell as much as 10 percent after a provider of satellite-based internet service that it invested in filed for bankruptcy, ceding some gains from an unprecedented plan to sell assets and buy back shares.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2020
Olympic orbiter: 'Gundam satellite' hitches ride to ISS to promote 2020 Games
A microsatellite carrying model robots from the popular science fiction anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" was successfully launched to promote the Olympics, organizers said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2020
JAXA and U.N. food agency join hands on global monitoring of forests
Amid deepening concerns over climate change, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization agree to cooperate on monitoring forests and mangroves around the world by using data from observation satellites.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020
Japan launches spy satellite to keep eye on North Korea
Japan has put a new spy satellite into orbit that is expected to help the government capture images of North Korean missile sites.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2020
Japan plans to launch intelligence-gathering satellite Sunday after delay
Japan has decided Sunday will be the new launch date for an H2A rocket carrying a government optical intelligence-gathering satellite after the previous launch attempt was scrubbed due to a glitch during the countdown, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2019
Japan's low altitude satellite Tsubame registered in Guinness World Records
The honor is for achieving the “lowest altitude by an Earth observation satellite in orbit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2019
Japan to launch intelligence-gathering satellite in January
An H-IIA rocket carrying a government optical intelligence-gathering satellite is scheduled for launch in January, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2019
Satellites are changing the night sky
The stars we can see from Earth could soon be outnumbered by a swarm of satellites.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2019
Methane-measuring satellite mission will be based in New Zealand
A satellite mission to measure global methane emissions from oil and gas facilities will be based in New Zealand, the government said on Wednesday, in a collaboration with a U.S. environmental group.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2019
China launches Gaofen-7 high-resolution satellite able to provide stereo imagery
China on Sunday launched a new high-resolution remote sensing satellite capable of providing stereoscopic imagery, state-run media said, marking another important step as Beijing seeks to reduce reliance on foreign technology in topographic mapping.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2019
Vietnam to get Japan's first exported Earth observation satellite as part of disaster prevention initiative
A Japan-developed weather satellite will be exported to Vietnam under a Japanese public-private initiative, it was learned Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2019
Pre-dawn fire leads to cancellation of rocket launch from Tanegashima facility to International Space Station
A fire broke out near a rocket launch pad on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture early Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of an unmanned rocket launch scheduled for the same day to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, the operator said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2019
Elon Musk's SpaceX lifts 24 satellites into orbit after 'most difficult launch'
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, putting 24 experimental satellites into orbit after what Elon Musk's rocket company called one of its "most difficult" launches ever.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2019
ANA and Japan's space agency to look into possibility of using satellite system to find optimal flight paths
ANA Holdings Inc. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have joined forces to look into the feasibility of using a satellite system to find the best flight paths for airplanes by observing wind and other conditions, thus cutting fuel consumption and costs.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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